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Hi,

I've posted before about my studio plans and have received much help. Before I begin construction (and while waiting for the Building Dept) I wanted to know if anyone ever heard of k-13, or if anyone has had any experience with it. Since I plan on building 4 rehearsal rooms, a live stage, and a control room in one warehouse space, I thought it would be a good idea to acoustically treat the entire 3600 sq ft space first, then build my rooms after, since the reverse is next to impossible.

K-13 seems like the way to go
http://www.spray-on.com

Read teh sections on soulnd isolation.

Yes, you can use k-13. You willl spend much more money than other materials.

Andre

After learning that my warehouse had no (zero) insulation between the drywall leaves in my space and my neighbors, I decided to research my alternatives. This is one of them.

How would one go about treating common walls 20 ft high otherwise?

I've yet to build any of my rooms within this space, and am reluctant to do so until I attenuate the excess noise from within the main shell which is 60x60x20.

ktb1025 wrote:After learning that my warehouse had no (zero) insulation between the drywall leaves in my space and my neighbors, I decided to research my alternatives. This is one of them.

How would one go about treating common walls 20 ft high otherwise?

I've yet to build any of my rooms within this space, and am reluctant to do so until I attenuate the excess noise from within the main shell which is 60x60x20.

I repeat now quite emphatically read the sections on sound isolation!

Insulation by itself will give minimal improvemtn in the ranges where sound isolation is needed with musics (low frequencies). The best isolation is achieved by mass. The real world compromise is two masses islaoted from each other with an space in between that has sound absorbent material in it.

Repost in the construction forum INCUDING complete details in the current construction. Be specific (eg. "6" hollow core concrete block with stucco"). not layman vague (eg. "normal finished outside concrete walls")

Andre

Indeed!

http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewt ... 2574#22574

My son works at Disney in Orlando. One of the things I noticed is that they use this k-13 type stuff on the interior surfaces prior to construction and above the dropped acoustical ceiling tiles. Theirs is black since the product can be dyed almost any color.