Acoustic enhancement for music rooms and recording studios

Acoustic enhancement for music rooms and recording studios

At Garden Spaces we have considerable experience in creating music rooms and recording studios.

In standard specification all our garden rooms perform very well acoustically - in terms of both sound absorption and sound proofing. This is due to the materials used in the walls, floor and ceiling – various thicknesses at various densities and structures. We use a 100mm, 125mm or 150m SIPs (Structural Insulating Panels) construction as a core of our buildings.

Internally we add plasterboard and externally we have a build-up of breathable water proof membrane, treated timber batten and finished in kiln dried (fibrous) timber cladding – either Western red cedar or Thermowood.

It’s all about using different materials of varying thicknesses and densities to block as wide a spectrum of noise as possible.

In addition we offer a range of acoustic enhancements in the walls, floor and ceiling. This starts at one or two layers of acoustic plasterboard and acoustic underlay and goes up to our ‘Gold standard’

On top of this, whichever style of garden room you choose, Garden Spaces has a range of methods to enhance your building’s acoustic performance. Enhanced acoustic performance can be built in, or added post build – or through a combination of both to gain the maximum benefit.

Windows are the weakest point of the structure so we advise that they are kept to a minimum for maximum acoustic performance. We do also offer acoustic glazing and acoustic curtains to improve the acoustic performance of the room.

If we need to go further there is also the option to decouple a recording room internally. It all comes down to need and cost.

Helix and Elegans upgrades include;

Acoustic (high mass) plasterboard (12.5mm)

SoundBlocker membrane (1.2mm) - insulation value of 22dB

Data Sheet

Cushion Acoustic Gold Underlay (5mm) – 22dB sound rating

Impactlay+ (15mm) – 51dB sound rating

Data Sheet

Acoustaseal tape – ideal for doors and windows

Acoustic Enhancement options & pricing

Acoustic Glazing

We offer acoustic glazing at £300 per glazing section (900mm x 2050mm), or performance acoustic glazing at £380 per glazing section.

NOTE: If you have already have performance glazing as standard (Elegans spec.) then you can take £80 off these prices.

Post build acoustic enhancers;

Acoustic corner cube

Acoustic corner traps

Acoustic wedge

Tegular tiles

Acoustic ‘Egg Box’ foam