I built a sound-resistant room inside my basement music room, so that I can record vocals and acoustic instruments; the basement is pretty noisy. This was my first ever construction project - very fun! (Thank god for the University of YouTube.) Tools used: hammer, level, power drills, rotary hammer drill, circular saw, jigsaw, hand saw, sawzall, dremel saw, utility knife, "mud" knife, tape measure, miter box, pencils, fingernails, blood, shop vac.Materials used: lumber (2x4, 1x2), sheetrock (5/8"), R19 insulation, R15 insulation, nails, screws, staples, sound-proofing caulking, sound-proof putty, mud and tape, wire, light switch, light fixture, junction boxes, pre-hung door, shims, window, carpet squares, PVC tube, weather stripping.Trips to hardware store: 17Cost: less than a private jet.
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Planning to build the frame for the wall with a door and window.
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Planning the door and window
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Learning how to frame a window.
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Figuring out how to frame a window
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I removed the sheet rock from one existing basement wall, added insulation, put the wiring through the wall, spliced in a junction box, then put the sheet rock back. I then added a second wall adjacent to this one, about an inch away, for sound deadening.
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Insullation added to existing wall
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This is the second wall installed next to the existing wall.
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First wall framed up
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Framed around the junction box so it could be reached if needed.
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Framed around the junction box
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All walls framed.
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Frame door and window
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Two walls framed.
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Framed 2 walls
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3 walls framed.
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3 framed walls
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Insulation added to back wall.
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Insullation
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I'll add a switch for the overhead light. This is a clever box - it can be adjusted forward or backward to match the surface of the sheet rock.
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Preparing for a switch
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Running the lighting wire to go outside of the room.
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Running the wiring out
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Putty to keep sound from coming in around the electrical box.
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Sound resistant putty
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Spliced wire, set in a box
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Window installed, very amateur sheet-rocking with multiple small pieces.
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Window in place
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Box and wiring for light fixture.
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Wiring for light fixture
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Interior walls.
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Sheetrock up
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Sheetrock in place on side walls, ceiling and window wall.
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Sheet-rocked around window
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Sheet-rocked door opening
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Door and window installed.
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Door and window installed
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The floor sill is screwed into the concrete floor (had to buy a tool for that), then caulked with sound proofing.
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Drilled into cement floor
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Door trim closeup.
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Added trim around the door
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Door hung - and *almost* level. It does the job.
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Hung the door
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Sheetrock ceiling, cut out for light
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Starting to add sheetrock
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JohnFeb 1, 2017 06:22 AM
Dude! Impressive that you taught yourself all of that - and that you bought all of those cool tools! Wonderful display of motivation! Can't wait to come and record.
John ReedFeb 1, 2017 06:23 AM
Forgot to add my last name - you might know other's with the same first name - God forbid.
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