I'm planning to use my garage as a music practice room, so require good soundproofing of the ceiling. The existing roof is corrugated asbestos sheet, I had intended to board out underneath this with ply, but I don't think the flimsy metal truss will take the weight, plus I will have very little headroom, so I'm at a bit of a crossroads on how to proceed with this.
The garage is detached, 20x16ft, with bolt together concrete panels for walls.
A friend who is an experienced chippie has suggested a frame of steelwork, consisting of 4 uprights and an inner rectangle frame to sit timber trusses onto. This sounds like a great idea, but pricey, so I'm wondering if anyone has ideas to keep the costs down.
I had intended to built a wall of medium density blocks just inside the main garage door, spanning 16ft from wall to wall. This was to act as extra soundproofing and security against the flimsy metal door.
The main Q's I need suggestions/answers for are:
Would I be able to sit steel beams on this wall if I built pillars into it? ..and if so would it need a foundation dug, or could I fix it down to the concrete floor using another method? (metal stud or similar?)
Could I build a pair of brick pillars at the other end of the garage to take the other ends of the steels, (this would do away with the need for steel uprights altogether) If so what size would they need to be to remain stable?
If timber trusses are used, they would have to be scissor type, as to give more headroom, so would be pushing outwards, which is why I dont just want to build them onto the existing walls. The roof will likely be felted 18mm ply, with mdf or plasterboard fixed directly to the underside, as to improve soundproofing.
For the record I will be building an inner ceiling on inner walls for the main studio room. Following the mass/air/mass principle of soundproofing.
The garage is detached, 20x16ft, with bolt together concrete panels for walls.
A friend who is an experienced chippie has suggested a frame of steelwork, consisting of 4 uprights and an inner rectangle frame to sit timber trusses onto. This sounds like a great idea, but pricey, so I'm wondering if anyone has ideas to keep the costs down.
I had intended to built a wall of medium density blocks just inside the main garage door, spanning 16ft from wall to wall. This was to act as extra soundproofing and security against the flimsy metal door.
The main Q's I need suggestions/answers for are:
Would I be able to sit steel beams on this wall if I built pillars into it? ..and if so would it need a foundation dug, or could I fix it down to the concrete floor using another method? (metal stud or similar?)
Could I build a pair of brick pillars at the other end of the garage to take the other ends of the steels, (this would do away with the need for steel uprights altogether) If so what size would they need to be to remain stable?
If timber trusses are used, they would have to be scissor type, as to give more headroom, so would be pushing outwards, which is why I dont just want to build them onto the existing walls. The roof will likely be felted 18mm ply, with mdf or plasterboard fixed directly to the underside, as to improve soundproofing.
For the record I will be building an inner ceiling on inner walls for the main studio room. Following the mass/air/mass principle of soundproofing.