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Kim Fuller DC
Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 639 Location: Portlandish, Oregon
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 4:15 pm Post subject: floor under studio...mat? |
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We've converted the sunroom in our new house into a working studio space. It's small, 126 sf - and also shares a wall with the kitchen and a wall with the laundry room. Shouldn't be an issue since we just won't use those rooms when one of us is recording.
But the new floor in the room is going to be a wood-look vinyl tile and we want to protect the floor from the booth, and possibly also cut down some vibration from the neighborhood coming through.
Any recommendations as to a protective, sound-reducing mat that can be placed over floor and beneath booth to reduce noise coming up through the floor? |
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todd ellis A Zillion
Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 10494 Location: little egypt
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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horse stall mats? _________________ "i know philip banks": todd ellis
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Bruce Boardmeister
Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 7928 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Check out restaurant supply companies for kitchen floor mats. Some are thick, full of holes, and therefore light and flexible.
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Bish 3.5 kHz
Joined: 22 Nov 2009 Posts: 3738 Location: Lost in the cultural wasteland of Long Island
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Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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I'll echo Todd... there was quite a buzz around the audiobook groups a couple of years ago when horse-stall mats were suggested. _________________ Bish a.k.a. Bish
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Deirdre Czarina Emeritus
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 13016 Location: East Jesus, Maine
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Gym floor mats. Any closed-cell isloation layer. _________________ DBCooperVO.com |
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Lee Gordon A Zillion
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 6846 Location: West Hartford, CT
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:39 am Post subject: |
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If you're going to be standing directly on the resilient floor, any of the above suggestions is good. But it sounds like you're planning to set up a booth on top of the new floor inside this room. If your main goal is to protect the floor, with a bonus of a little sound isolation, any old carpet remnant should do. _________________ Lee Gordon, O.A.V.
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Jack Daniel Cinquecento
Joined: 23 Jun 2016 Posts: 576 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Kim, another thought is to elevate the booth slightly with wheels or hockey pucks or something. I haven't tried this myself, but I've heard that limiting contact points to just a few can make a difference. Perhaps a combo of one the suggestions here and elevation would work best. I'd ask George Whittam for his thoughts. _________________ Jack Daniel
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Frank F Fat, Old, and Sassy
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 4421 Location: Park City, Utah
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:28 am Post subject: |
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A thought only: One inch of rubber/mass vinyl (mat of jigsaw pieces) under the booth will isolate fairly.
Two inches will be better. Hockey pucks or similar small points of contact do not actually decrease vibration (as can be demonstrated with 3D printers) but may increase the rocking points of the structure if not perfectly balanced.
Horse stall mats work well, as Todd mentioned and are fairly inexpensive compare to commercial sound/audio specific alternatives.
Reflective concerns might also be something to investigate. Not just in the "booth" but in your editing/work area outside of the booth.
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Kim Fuller DC
Joined: 29 Jan 2011 Posts: 639 Location: Portlandish, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, all - we've got a little shopping around to do. Studio should be done on Wednesday, then as soon as we get the floor protection in place, booth can be moved - and....that's going to be fun. Custom wood booth, double walled., 6 x 4 interior dimensions. That sucker is heavy and awkward. Might be we'll hire some muscle. . |
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Jack Daniel Cinquecento
Joined: 23 Jun 2016 Posts: 576 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Good luck, Kim! Let us know how you handle things--and do talk with GW or another expert. Relying on the "expertise" of VOs can be dangerous :)
And post a pic or two! _________________ Jack Daniel
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Frank F Fat, Old, and Sassy
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 4421 Location: Park City, Utah
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 11:33 am Post subject: |
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oooooh pictures! We nee pictures! Blackmail is good.
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Karyn OBryant Cinquecento
Joined: 23 Jul 2013 Posts: 561 Location: Portlandia-adjacent
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2020 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Several years ago, George told me to float my booth on hockey pucks. And so I did. For a little extra floor protection, you may want to think about a cut-to size berber carpet piece (carpet side down) as your base layer, then a layer of pucks (you can buy a dozen of them at a time!), then the booth on top.
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Lee Gordon A Zillion
Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 6846 Location: West Hartford, CT
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:51 am Post subject: |
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My booth sits on Auralex Floor Floaters, which essentially serve the same purpose as Karyn's hockey pucks. And everything sits on top of carpet. The Floor Floaters are designed to be slipped over 2x4 floor joists, so if those are not exposed on the underside of your booth, you can't really use them. In that case, the hockey pucks would be a more practical option. _________________ Lee Gordon, O.A.V.
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