[s-cars] Garage project (NAC)

[Ian Duff]

Lee makes a good point.

I wouldn't be so quick to simply suggest just fire resistance,  
however. Better to check the local building codes, whose genesis is  
usually fire prevention and occupant safety. They may end up saying  
the same thing, but I'd prefer to follow their requirements  
comprehensively. Unlike most ordinances, they are usually concerned  
with safety, and not so much with the commercial success of the  
lobbyists who promote them. And I'm a liberal, can't believe I just  
said that about ordinances. Maybe I'm not such a liberal, after all.

-Ian.

On 07 Jan, 2008, at 10:58, Lee Levitt wrote:

> Keep in mind that whatever you do put on the walls and ceiling, it  
> should be fire resistant. Doh. I'm not sure about the foam  
> panels....I'd guess that they wouldn't pass fire code.
>
> And once the garage is occupied, you'll have plenty of stuff that  
> absorbs the sound. It echoes now because it's empty.
>
> Lee
>
>
> Ian Duff wrote:
>> 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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