I agree, and since drywall is fragile, save the work later with 16 inch now. As far as the soundings, put a sheet of foam, behind the plywood.
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010, Darrin Porter wrote: > Dan, > > Unfortunately, my house interior walls are on 24 in. centers. Seems to hold > up the drywall pretty well, but it is sure annoying, since I'm so used to > expecting a stud every 16 in. > > As for the sound dampening, Plywood is a pretty good sound conductor. I'd > put up some insulation behind the plywood. > > For an even better sound barrier, use two sets of 2X4 studs and stagger them > so that the plywood is not connected or touching the studs supporting the > drywall. This will require twice as many studs, but, unless you're building > lots of wall, the cost won't be that much more. I've done this and it really > works well. > > Darrin > > > Darrin Porter > Senior Technical Engineer > > > United Ocean Services, L.L.C. > 601 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 230 > Tampa, Florida 33602 > (813) 209-4247 (office) > (813) 744-0011 (cellular phone) > (813) 242-4849 (fax) > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > ________________________________ > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Dan Rossi > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:23 AM > To: Blind Handyman List > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Studly Do-Right > > > > When I build the wall separating my finished basement room from the shop, > I am attempting some sound dampening strategies. From talking with a guy > who built a studio in his basement, aside from making sure there are > absolutely no air passages through the wall, the main consideration is > mass-air-mass. Heavy walls, separated by an air gap. > > I intend on using a 2X6 footer and header, with offset studs so there is > no bridging between the two wall surfaces. My question is, do I put the > studs for each wall surface 16 inches on center? Or can I put them 24 > inches on center? > > The shop wall surface will be 3/4 inch plywood so that I can hang shelves > on it. So, I think the plywood will be stiff enough to be supported on 24 > inch centers. > > However, the finished room wall surface will be 5/8 dry wall. Is 24 > inches on center enough support for the dry wall or does it need to be 16 > inches on center? > > Thanks. > > -- > Blue skies. > Dan Rossi > Carnegie Mellon University. > E-Mail: [email protected]<mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> > Tel: (412) 268-9081 > > > ________________________________ > Attention: This email and any accompanying attachments constitute > confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you have received this > email communication in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete > the message and any attachments from your system. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
