Sorry in advance for the huge pictures. 
I've almost finished building my studio in my detached garage. I thought I'd share a few pics, but they're nothing special.
First I sealed the garage door shut with plywood and used spray foam to make sure it was completely sealed.
Next, I pulled the drywall off of the walls to reveal some crazy framing and installed Whisper Clips.
Hat channel clips into the to whisperclips. I nailed 2"x4" to the plywood that sealed the garage door for framing.
Drywall screws directly into the hat channel.
I used two layers of 5/8" drywall staggered. (First layer horizontal, second layer vertical). One bottle of Green Glue for each sheet of the second layer of drywall.
I also sealed around the entire first layer of drywall with SilenSeal and both layers of drywall are sitting on Sound Isolation Stripping.
After the drywall it was time for the laminate floor to go in. Here is the floor in the boxes still (in the bathroom of the garage).
Two of my friends helping me install the floor. We put down a moisture barrier over the concrete and then a layer of foam before putting the floor down.
We've put up two coats of paint and are ready to start treating the room before the gear moves in. I put a set of powered monitors in the studio and used my db meter to get 110db of music going.
I was unable to hear the music outside at all. If I put my ear against the outer wall I can hear the bass. There is a decent amount of ambient noise around my house, so that also helps with
the amount of sound coming out of the studio.
I'll update with more pics during treatment and moving in the gear if anyone is interested.
Mark
I've almost finished building my studio in my detached garage. I thought I'd share a few pics, but they're nothing special.
First I sealed the garage door shut with plywood and used spray foam to make sure it was completely sealed.
Next, I pulled the drywall off of the walls to reveal some crazy framing and installed Whisper Clips.
Hat channel clips into the to whisperclips. I nailed 2"x4" to the plywood that sealed the garage door for framing.
Drywall screws directly into the hat channel.
I used two layers of 5/8" drywall staggered. (First layer horizontal, second layer vertical). One bottle of Green Glue for each sheet of the second layer of drywall.
I also sealed around the entire first layer of drywall with SilenSeal and both layers of drywall are sitting on Sound Isolation Stripping.
After the drywall it was time for the laminate floor to go in. Here is the floor in the boxes still (in the bathroom of the garage).
Two of my friends helping me install the floor. We put down a moisture barrier over the concrete and then a layer of foam before putting the floor down.
We've put up two coats of paint and are ready to start treating the room before the gear moves in. I put a set of powered monitors in the studio and used my db meter to get 110db of music going.
I was unable to hear the music outside at all. If I put my ear against the outer wall I can hear the bass. There is a decent amount of ambient noise around my house, so that also helps with
the amount of sound coming out of the studio.
I'll update with more pics during treatment and moving in the gear if anyone is interested.
Mark
