A Simple Way To Build A Music Studio In A Garage

This garage music studio article includes pertinent information that may cause you to reconsider what you thought you understood. The most important thing is to study with an open mind and be willing to revise your understanding if it will be necessary.

If music is your passion and you want to practice with your band, where can you go and not be a nuisance? Building a music studio in your garage may be the only pratical and available place that you can think of. However you must take your neighbors into consideration so that they will your garage not be disturbed while you are practicing. However this isn't too difficult and the only solution to using your garage as a music studio is to soundproof it or build a small heavily insulated studio in one corner of the garage.

This does not need to be a major garage remodeling project. One option is to use two of the existing garage walls and build two new walls in between them. I'm no sound expert, but I have read that you should build these walls on an angle instead of perfectly perpendicular to improve the acoustics of the studio.

To start your simply need to measure the length of the walls and determine how much materials it will take to complete the project. I find it much easier to draw the walls out on graph paper to scale. Although it's not critical to be to scale, it will make it much easier determining how many studs will be required if it is done this way. Just simply place a stud every 16 " and then all you have to do is count how many lines you have, although some can easily calculate the number mathematically. Just remember or draw three studs that will be naile together on each side of any door frames you will be putting in the walls.

Once you have the lumber for your garage music studio it's time for the construction to begin. There are two different ways to actually build the walls. One is to build the wall in place by toe nailing the studs into the the floor sole plate and top board frame after they have already been anchored to the floor and ceiling. Personally I prefer the other method of building the walls in sections laying on the floor and standing them up after they are assembled. Just remember to make the wall sections a little shorter than the floor to celing height so that there will be room to tip them up straight under the ceiling and that they are light enough for a couple of people to pick up. Once the sections are stood up they can then be attached to the floor and ceiling in - between the studs.

Affter finishing the framing for both walls and any doorways you are adding you should have any electrical wiring done if new outlets or lighting are included in your music studio plans.
It's very easy to drill the holes through the studs, run the wires, and mount all the electrical boxes while the walls are wide open.

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Once the wiring is completed and inspected if there is an electrical permit you can start to insulate the garage walls to help deaden the sounds. If the two exisiting garage walls are not already insulated then they will need to be done also. It will take less materials to remove the existing drywall to insulate them than to build new walls in front of them so this is probably your better option. At this point, if you have done already done so, you should verify if the ceiling insulation is sufficient or if more needs to be added.

By now the music studio in your garage should really be taking shape and you should have a pretty good idea if it is going to turn out the way you had planned. If any final adjustments in the layout are needed they should be done immediately before you can any further. Any adjustments that are made beyond this point could add greatly to the cost and the time that it takes to complete the project.

Next you will hang drywall on the walls and tape the seams. You will want to leave a small gap between the bottom of the drywall and the concrete floor so the walls do not drop any moisture up from the wall. Most drywallers will just lay small pieces of drywall on the floor for the sheets to rest on. Once the boards are attached to the walls the pieces on the floor are then removed. If you are going to apply another layer of sound deadening material over the walls there really isn't any need to finish off the walls any further.

The final layer of sound - deadening material will be installed on the ceilings and walls. In many cases to save money this layer is made from some secondhand carpeting or factory defects and is simply nailed or stapled right over top of the drywall. If you are going to spend a lot of time in your garage music studio it would be a good idea to also carpet the concrete floor. Standing on hard bare concrete for long periods of time can be very hard on the feet and your practices will be much more rewarding and productive if your doing them while mainaining your carpet. Your music studio in your garage is now complete, now lets hear some music! Oh that's right, you did such a fantastic job, I can't hear it unless I'm in there with you. Let's Rock!!!