Soundproofing a room cheaply?

[slackerinabox]

We currently have two rooms seperated by two sliding mirrored doors. Since my roommates, a couple, are moving out I'm sealing the door and renting both rooms to two different people. For privacy's sake, I'd like to limit sound transmission between rooms as much as possible - any suggestions?

We're not building a sound studio but a little dampening of sound would be nice.

Thanks!

 

[Regs]

Foam.

http://www.soundprooffoam.com/...o-classa-anechoic.html

We use it at work. I'm sure though you can be creative and find a cheaper alternative.


I would just go to Home Depot and ask them what they have for sound proofing.

 

[Chunkee]

popcorn

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
We currently have two rooms seperated by two sliding mirrored doors. Since my roommates, a couple, are moving out I'm sealing the door and renting both rooms to two different people. For privacy's sake, I'd like to limit sound transmission between rooms as much as possible - any suggestions?

We're not building a sound studio but a little dampening of sound would be nice.

Thanks!

Use dense insulation. That's probably the best you're going to get...that is if you can fill in the space.

 

[NanoStuff]

Have had the question many times, can't be done, don't even bother. Headphones are your friend.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
We currently have two rooms seperated by two sliding mirrored doors. Since my roommates, a couple, are moving out I'm sealing the door and renting both rooms to two different people. For privacy's sake, I'd like to limit sound transmission between rooms as much as possible - any suggestions?

We're not building a sound studio but a little dampening of sound would be nice.

Thanks!

how about the cardboard soundproofing from Hustle and Flow?

 

[Cogman]

Arn't cardboard egg crates supposed to provide some sound isolation? that might be your best bet for cheap. Put a rubber barrier between anything that vibrates, that's how I would do it with my computer at least

 

[JohnOfSheffield]

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
We currently have two rooms seperated by two sliding mirrored doors. Since my roommates, a couple, are moving out I'm sealing the door and renting both rooms to two different people. For privacy's sake, I'd like to limit sound transmission between rooms as much as possible - any suggestions?

We're not building a sound studio but a little dampening of sound would be nice.

Thanks!

Rockwool, aluminum bars and cover it with plaster, there is no cheaper way and besides, you'll still have a real wall in your room.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: JohnOfSheffield

Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
We currently have two rooms seperated by two sliding mirrored doors. Since my roommates, a couple, are moving out I'm sealing the door and renting both rooms to two different people. For privacy's sake, I'd like to limit sound transmission between rooms as much as possible - any suggestions?

We're not building a sound studio but a little dampening of sound would be nice.

Thanks!

Rockwool, aluminum bars and cover it with plaster, there is no cheaper way and besides, you'll still have a real wall in your room.

Rockwool

put up a new layer of drywall, instead of alum bars and plaster?

original wall | rockwool | new drywall

like 2 pieces of bread, and marhmellow in the middle