[s-cars] Garage project (NAC)

[Ian Duff]

One option is to put panels of Homasote www.homasote.com on the walls  
or ceiling where you don't intend to put other stuff.

Other stuff (workbench, storage, etc) will do a good job absorbing  
sound, it's generally the hard flat surfaces (floor, walls and  
ceiling) that reflect it. If your garage is drywalled, you can put  
smaller panels of Homasote on the interior of the drywall, and paint  
to suit. If your garage is studs, consider vapor barrier and  
insulation, and putting Homasote up as the interior wall surface.

Interior desecrators frequently use raised panels like this to accent  
the beauty, dontchaknow.

-Martha Stewart.

On 06 Jan, 2008, at 19:13, djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:

> So... my "dream car garage" nears completion.? I just finished  
> putting down 25 mils of industrial grade epoxy on the floor (piece  
> of cake, I might add), and it is gorgeous.
>
> It is basically ready to move in, but an annoying problem has  
> surfaced.? I hadn't really noticed while working in the garage  
> alone, but when there are a few people inside talking, you can  
> barely understand each other... the echoes/reverberation are  
> unbelievably bad.
>
> So, to those of you?that may have?experience, what is a good way of  
> reducing this to a tolerable level?? I've researched acoustic  
> panels, etc... but the cost is a bit extreme for a garage.? I do  
> feel I must do something, as I can't even imagine what an impact  
> wrench might sound like.
>
> Any ideas appreciated...
>
> Dave
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