Soundproofing any rooms in a log home

[mediaman]

Does anyone have any experience with soundproofing any one room or more than one in your log home ?
I have seen it done before with sheet rock walls but not with log walls. There is a certain type of insulation
that you can get which is placed between sheet rock panels or on the outside of the panel (inside the room)
facing towards you. It is supposed to confine the sound level in the room so it does not go anywhere and does not interfere with other sounds.

I would like to know if you can get the same (or better) effect using logs instead of sheet rock.

I would like to create a KILLER home theatre room AND a separate studio (for music).

I would like to keep the whole house as a log style home if a could without having to resort to "traditional style" home characteristics.

Any input is welcomed and appreciated. Thanks !!

[BoFuller]

I think we just had this thread a month ago.

[Timber]

go basememt use quiet rock

[mediaman]

I think we just had this thread a month ago.


Before I posted I did a forum search with the word sound proof.
No results.

Do you happen to remember the title of the thread or , better yet, a link to the thread that you can post ?

thanks if you can help !

[BoFuller]

"Sound proofing a sheetrock wall?"

Started Aug 10

Don't know how to do the link.

[donjuedo]

I don't remember it either. Is that thread on the members' side? I slept since then, so I could have easily forgotten. :-D


Peter

[Timberwolf]

http://community.loghomebuilders.org/showthread.php?10161-Sound-proofing-a-sheet-rock-wall&highlight=sound

[sdart]

Yes, that thread is on the members' side. I remember it too.

[Ellsworth]

We have an article with general information and tips on reducing sound transmission between rooms (http://www.loghomebuilders.org/five-easy-steps-quiet-house). You might find something helpful there.

[Ted White]

I read through the general article. I would avoid lightweight "sound board" and resilient channel. Can you accomodate drywall? Seems like you'd want to look at the logs rather than drywall, however

[mediaman]

I read through the general article. I would avoid lightweight "sound board" and resilient channel. Can you accomodate drywall? Seems like you'd want to look at the logs rather than drywall, however


I would rather not use drywall IF I COULD GET THE SAME QUALITY FROM USING LOGS INSTEAD.
If I HAD to, I would accommodate drywall but only if it was a TOTALLY ISOLATED room in the house.
(like somewhere in the basement where it would be out of plain view.)

IF I HAD TO USE sheet rock, I would install it inside the room AFTER installing the log walls for the same room.

see these to links. One is a picture from a blog, the other is a video that explains it in more detail.
I would like to put a voice over studio and and home theatre room. Want to find out if the quality would be the same (or better) by using the sheet rock in addition to the logs or instead of.
It would really stink to have all the rooms in your house to be log rooms and one to be sheet rock only.

http://barnesloghome.blogspot.com/2009/09/exterior-stairs-retaining-walls-drywall.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX4--Ix-tOI

I don't know if they were talking about this subject on this thread:

http://community.loghomebuilders.org/showthread.php?1407-Interior-wall-trim-sheetrock-wall-to-Double-D-log-wall

[edkemper]

mediaman,

Are all your interior walls going to be logs?

[PeeCee]

I'm a musician and have experience building studios in my house. A product that I found worked very well was green glue. Use it between layers of sheetrock and under framing.

http://www.soundisolationstore.com/products/green-glue.html

LHBA has a suggestion that works very well--building a practice shed before starting on a bigger build. I'm currently building a practice "cabin" where I will live while building the house. Once the house is finished, I will use the cabin as a guest house AND a studio. Considering that air space is one of the best sound insulators, having quite a few meters between the cabin and the house should be a pretty effective sound barrier.