Studio Build Question

[dans-attic]

hi. I am considering building a small audiobook studio in my double garage. The garage is single skin brick course with tiled pitched roof with metal double garage door to one end.

I plan to cut the garage space in half providing studio and storage area

Is it best to build the inside shell (inside the garage) from brick or breeze block and line walls with stud work or should i build stud partitions only and pack with rockwall.

The second is a cheaper option but not sure what other peoples experiences are with this type of sound proofing.

Any help appreciated. ta dans-attic

[bpape]

Doing stud construction inside and 2 layers of drywall will give you very good isolation as well as still having a little give to it rather than something completely rigid like brick.

Better performance for less cost sounds like a winner to me.

Bryan

[tINY]

The only reason to do bricks on the inside is that garage door.

The studs are a lot easier to take out late if you move.

How quiet is your neighborhood?



-tINY

[jwl]

No matter which way you go, make sure you end up with a 2-leaf system for max isolation. If you build stud walls, do NOT put drywall on both sides of the studs, put 2 (or more) layers of drywall on the same side, leaving exposed studs on one side of the wall. For even better performance, use green glue between the 2 layers of sheetrock.

[dans-attic]

hi thanks for the tips.

the area is residential and down a dead end. even in areas like this tho things like people mowing lawns etc can be an issue

certainly the garage door is a problem but i dont want to remove this due to planning restrictions.

the general consensus seems to be stud.

can i ask what you guys would do in this situation.

having been to many non pro studios the builds are generally awful-for instance i went to one that had great walls etc but the studio door was a cheap (hollow type residential internal door) totally making the whole studio un sound proof??

i have managed to get 3 metal acoustic doors from an esomo room and a window from same. just want the whole thing to go right as no margin for error.

any help appreciated.

[tINY]

I would consider the garage nothing more than a rain sheild and build a dual-stud booth in the garage. build a room inside a room within your garage.



-tINY