The Home Improvement Thread
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AlienXtx
Nignog
True storyYou have a bus barn to work in.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Good deal, ours was supposed to be tomorrow, but the builder has trouble getting the property surveyed. I have no clue now on the change date, but I did hire a notary for real estate closings to remote close at our current house, gonna hound our realtor tomorrow.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
Appreciate ya.
Not a chance I am buying enough material for that
PSU Taco85
Well-Known Member
i used a few sheets of this and cut to fit each panel, secured with foil tape. Much cheaper than any kit that’s available. Also cut down on outside noise quite a bit
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
I didn't think about sound deadener. I have some left over from my truck that I was sort of planning on dropping the headliner (or whatever its called) and installing on the roof. Maybe I'll put it on the garage door instead. That would add a lot of weight though and IDK about my builder grade opener. Though it is loud AF and I've wanted to replace with a quiet one for a few years now.
CowboyTaco
Well-Known Member
LOL. I was mostly kidding. I figure any building supplier probably sells enough to big builder projects that 5 guys on a truck forum looking for a discount would be laughed out of the building (or just hung up on).
Oswego
n00b
You dont have to cover the whole thingNot a chance I am buying enough material for that
If you did prob blow out springs or a motor cause that's stuffs heavy.
16 small pcs in the middle of each of the panels prior to insulation would do it.
All depends on how critical actual noise reduction is needed.
You could also just hang some diy diffusers on the walls
balakay
BabyMax
New door opener is one of the upgrades I plan to make to the new house in the short term. They didn't change it during the remodel and it's an old chain driven one that's pretty damn noisy. I fucking hate noisy garage openers.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I was kidding as well.
Taco Loco
Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
You dont have to cover the whole thing
If you did prob blow out springs or a motor cause that's stuffs heavy.
16 small pcs in the middle of each of the panels prior to insulation would do it.
All depends on how critical actual noise reduction is needed.
You could also just hang some diy diffusers on the walls
Yeah I subscribed to her now, she is good and really digs down into her topics.
Unfortunately her video does not accurately reflect real world usage based off her testing method. She is only testing a certain frequency and not the whole range of sound frequencies.You dont have to cover the whole thing
If you did prob blow out springs or a motor cause that's stuffs heavy.
16 small pcs in the middle of each of the panels prior to insulation would do it.
All depends on how critical actual noise reduction is needed.
You could also just hang some diy diffusers on the walls
The interior walls in the house I currently live in has two layers of 5/8" drywall with R-13 insulation (just a rent house). You can hear everything going on in the next room.
I re-modeled a house and used blown-in cellulose with a rockwool mixture in it. Once the insulation was installed, you could no longer hear the cars on the major freeway that was a block away and the exterior walls weren't sheetrocked yet either (this is what I'm going to use in my house re-model). I couldn't believe the home owners lived in the house for that long with the amount of road noise that came into the house before I remodeled it.
At work, I use Rockwool insulation along with a layer of Acoustiblok when I need to "soundproof" or re-direct noise away from a room.
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You dont have to cover the whole thing
If you did prob blow out springs or a motor cause that's stuffs heavy.
16 small pcs in the middle of each of the panels prior to insulation would do it.
All depends on how critical actual noise reduction is needed.
You could also just hang some diy diffusers on the walls
Problem is I have a two car garage with a single 16' door. It is a lot of surface area.
Silverback
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Reach Barrier Reflective Air Garage Door Insulation Kit 3009 - The Home Depot
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AlienXtx
Nignog
Fify
Oswego
n00b
No ones perfect, but she accepts as nd learns from her mistakes so I'm content. As with anything you need multiple educated takes. Shes an architect by trade so a specialist of nothing but a pro at it all
Meh.... I'd bet a few sq inches per panel would work wonders before insulation. It's not a car interior doing 100mph with an engine a foot away.
You'd be amazed what little it takes to muffle......um....yea