[s-cars] Garage project (NAC)

Mon Jan 7 18:27:01 PST 2008

Simple curtains?

or earplugs?

ooh I know...noise cancelling headphones! Real big ones, just hook
em up to an amplifier and it'll be REAL quiet! Library quiet!

Before the rooster went blind quiet!

--- Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com> wrote:

> OK...
> 
> How about foam underpadding ?
> It's not much per sqft, mulit density... but ugly.
> You maybe can cover it with a dark thin cloth.
> 
> I am running out of ideas now.
> 
> Mark
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <djdawson2 at aol.com>
> To: <s.sikss at gmail.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 8:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Garage project (NAC)
> 
> 
> > It is a 25 x 40 room, with a 12 foot ceiling. I'd say every bit of
> it is a 
> > reflective surface. That amounts to 3560 square feet. Covering 50%
> is not 
> > an option. I'm hoping some "apprpriately" placed items will do the
> trick.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vincent Frégeac <s.sikss at gmail.com>
> > To: djdawson2 at aol.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Sent: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 4:53 pm
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Garage project (NAC)
> >
> >
> >
> > Matress foam is a good fire retardant sound dampening material.
> Used foam
> > attress is the cheapest source for it. There's always some for sale
> in
> > ocal papers.
> > Beside, you don't need to cover the full area. Check what seems to
> be the
> > ost reflective surfaces (empty walls, ceiling) and cover 50% of the
> area.
> > t should be enough since you don't need a anechoic chamber.
> > Another solution is to paint a thick layer of tar, like the
> waterproofing
> > aterial for roofs, but the smell in hot days may not be that
> agreable.
> >
> >
> > incent.
> >
> > ----Message d'origine-----
> > e : s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] De la part de
> djdawson2 at aol.com
> > nvoyé : 7 janvier 2008 12:50
> > : trgreen at comcast.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > bjet : Re: [s-cars] Garage project (NAC)
> >
> > hanks for all the suggestions.? I'm thinking the foam panel idea
> may be 
> > the
> > asiest.? Yeah, I know the fire issue, but I believe some of the
> insulating
> > oards are retardant.? I figure a couple of 2' x 4' sections up near
> the 
> > top
> > f the walls, and a couple on the ceiling should hopefully do it.
> >
> > The space is not huge (25 x 40 x 12), but the best I could excavate
> into 
> > the
> > ountain behind my house.? Numerous larger tools (tire changer,
> balancer,
> > ool box, lift, press) will be going in as well, and should also
> help 
> > reduce
> > eflection.
> > Tom, to your envy.... this has been a long time coming, and nearly
> 2 years
> > o complete (don't ask).? I've dreamed of a workspace like this
> since I was
> > n high school.? Nothing about building a garage like this makes any
> > inancial sense... but as the years go by, laying under a car on
> your back
> > n the cold loses it luster.??Cars are?my favorite hobby, and that's
> how I
> > ationalize it to myself!!!
> > Dave
> >
> > ----Original Message-----
> > rom: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
> > o: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>; djdawson2 at aol.com
> > ent: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 9:15 am
> > ubject: Re:[s-cars] Garage project (NAC)
> >
> > Dave,?
> >
> > am so envious of this project. I would give up half the house for
> such a
> > arage/workshop. Three or four bays and a recreation/ library and
> bath 
> > above
> > ould eliminate most of the need to?
> > isit the house. :-)?
> >
> > orry, I don't have any specific positive recommendations for the
> noise. If
> > t is attached to the house, there may be paths to carry it inside
> as well.
> > caution you about trying to use ordinary?
> > oam or other similar materials since most do not meet fire code if
> left
> > xposed. I expect the interior is somewhat empty when showing it
> off,
> > specially the new floor, which provides a lot?
> > ore flat reflective surfaces. A few of the cushion mats for
> extended
> > tanding and other equipment and vehicles can help interrupt the
> sound 
> > paths
> > hen the garage is in full operation.?
> >
> > here are professionals that do sound analysis for public space
> design, but
> > ou can probably get what you need by just observing the layout of
> service
> > enters you regularly visit, and add?
> > stop at a few more just to look and listen. You quickly pick up
> which ones
> > ontrol noise best just holding a short conversation in them, and
> probably
> > ee why.?
> >
> > t may be that the dirt or Kaolin clay (kitty litter) is a great
> sound
> > bsorber :-) and a full shop is less noisy than an empty one. :-)?
> >
> > om?
> >
> > Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:13:10 -0500?
> > From: djdawson2 at aol.com?
> > Subject: [s-cars] Garage project (NAC)?
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com?
> > Message-ID: <8CA1ED9389D0943-11FC-6792 at FWM-M44.sysops.aol.com>?
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"?
> > ?
> > So... my "dream car garage" nears completion.? I just finished >
> putting
> > own 25 mils of industrial grade epoxy on the floor (piece > of
> cake, I
> > ight add), and it is gorgeous.?
> > ?
> > It is basically ready to move in, but an annoying problem has >
> surfaced.?
> > hadn't really noticed while working in the garage > alone, but when
> there
> > re a few people inside talking, you can > barely understand each
> other...
> > he echoes/reverberation are > unbelievably bad.?
> > ?
> > So, to those of you?that may have?experience, what is a good way of
> >
> > educing this to a tolerable level?? I've researched acoustic >
> panels,
> > tc... but the cost is a bit extreme for a garage.? I do > feel I
> must do
> > omething, as I can't even imagine what an impact > wrench might
> sound
> > ike.?
> > ?
> > Any ideas appreciated...?
> > ?
> > Dave?
> >
> >
> >
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