Shop insulation ?'s

jmwands

jmwands

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Hey all,,,

I am going to get a new shop, oh and house too, and I am planning to turn part of my 2 car garage into my forging, cutting , hammering area and turning a portion of the basement into my grinding/fitting area. The concern I have is the sounds emminating from the hammer area. I also need to insulate the garage. I was wondering if you ( the collective YOU) know of any insulation that can pull double duty, thermal/audio protection. I was also thinking about protecting the wifes car (she gets half of the garage) with some sort of hanging curtain type thingy ma jiggy that hopefully wont burn. I was also wondering your opinions regarding dust collection systems, good one bad ones etc. My brother is a tinner so he can help me build some sorta system if we have some plan/idea. Thanks for all your posts, I read them all and they inspire me to no ends. Have a blessed Christmas and a bountiful New Year,,,,JM
 
Gosh, JM. Couple of big questions there! Hmmm... let me see if I can tackle it...

Hot work in the Garage: My advice? Don't. If at all possible, and you are building a new house, anyway, build yourself a building separate from the house for all your hot work. That way, should anything get out of control, you'll still have the house. I'll be building a 16x16 building this spring, which will suit my needs just fine (the old old collapsed last winter). Lots of smiths work out of even smaller shops, so I guess I'm saying it don't have to be very big.

Dust Collection: You may want to do a search on this here and on CKD. Its a fairly popular topic. If you are going to install a system, be sure to install a spark arrester of some kind. Dust can be very explosive! Do some research on it, because there is a lot to it, such as grounding it, flow rates, etc. I'm sure that if your bro is a sheetmetal guy he knows this already. AND WEAR A RESPIRATOR!!!

Peace
 
I think you'll always hear the hammer throughout the house. Whatever insulation you use make sure fire resistance is top priority. There have been some spray on insulations that are extremely flammable.But I agree - put it in a separate building , you'll be happier, your wife will be happier and your insurance co will be happier.
 
sorry,,,I am not building a house, just getting a new (newer) one. The gas forge I am building ( small one) will be in the garage (detached 2+) as will my welder, torch etc. The grinder/fitting area will be in the basement in a segregated room. Just wondered if anyone had experience with sound damping/insulating,,,thanks for your input,,,jm
 
JM,
I've done a few houses with this method and it seems to cut down the noise by quite a bit. Assuming you have open stud bays, 2x4 walls use R-13 batt insulation, 2x6 use R-19, next use 1 or 2 layers of 1/2" thick 4'x8' sheets of sound board, any lumber yard should have them, cover this with Type X 5/8" fire rated drywall and at least tape the joints and one coat of drywall compound, caulk or foam all cracks along the floor, around doors and windows and if you can change the windows to dual glazed that will help. If this will not work for you try Owens Corning site for sound and thermal issues, Hope this helps, Dave. http://www.owenscorning.com/around/sound/products/index2.asp
 
Down on the Rust Coast we have most everything outside exept for our belt grinders and "clean area". My forge, anvil and everything is outside. I will be putting a cover over it sometime these next few months. It snows here about once every 20 years and the thermometer will dip below 30 on occasion. Its the summers that suck. A lot of heat with high humidity and a few mosquitos thrown in for good measure.

Craig
 
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