Accoustically making it better and sound proofing

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drdawg

Junior Audioholic
Okay So i am attaching the diagram below. The top of the diagram where there is 17 feet wall, the left most 6 feet is where i have the furnace room with closet doors...how do i block out sound from furnace through doors?

Also do accoustical panels help? anyone know where to gets some decent ones for cheap if it is worth it?


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WaynePflughaupt

WaynePflughaupt

Audioholic Samurai


Acoustical panels are for taming room reflections – e.g., less “reverb,” to put it crudely, to make a room less “live.” To get an idea, think the sound of an empty living and then the same room once typical furnishings have been moved in.

That has nothing to do with soundproofing. The easiest way to block the sound from the furnace room is to install a solid-core door (ala exterior), and then seal it air tight with weather stripping, including a threshold for the bottom (again, as with an exterior door).

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 
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lsiberian

lsiberian

Audioholic Overlord
Not sure you really want to seal off a furnace from your main living area. That said the above approach would be the one.
 
KEW

KEW

Audioholic Overlord
Wayne is correct, but you need to make sure that the unit is not drawing air through the door to function before sealing it off.
I assume this is in your basement and usually the returns are upstairs - if that is the case, you are gold! If not, you are in a world of hurt!

It is a little ghetto, but you can cut carpet to fit your door and tack it to the inside which would work on your current door and a solid core (depends on how much noise you have and how much you want to get rid of as much as possible).

From a cost approach, I would seal around the doorframe, buy a door transom (or - ghetto option - simply cut a 2X2 to length and caulk it to the floor with construction adhesive and seal as you did around door frame). Now you should have all air gaps sealed so noise must go through the door. See what you have.
If you want to try the scrap carpet, tack it. The door frame will be a solid frame at least 1 " around the outside to place nails. See if it is acceptable!
The solid door will be your greatest cost and you can use the carpet on it if you have cut it to size.

On the other hand a solid core door is cheap compared to what you likely have invested in your system.

If you are hearing mostly blower noise, sealing around the edges will do lots of good. If it is lower frequency motor noise, hum, resonance through ductwork, the solid core door is of greater benefit.

Last, if it is duct resonance, ask your hvac guy about installing insulation inside the duct near the fan. This will often make a big difference. It is a fiberboard type material used for this insulation since fiberglass would fray and be in your air system.
 
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drdawg

Junior Audioholic
Guys thanks for all the thoughts and advice! I appreciate it. The system goes up next week and the chairs come in in two weeks. I will see what i have noise wise once all is installed and see how bad the noise is! I appreciate all the responses!

Thanks!
 
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