I have read for a few hours about ht room contruction and had a few questions about ceilings. Later this week I will be building fiberglass insulated staggered stud walls with double 5/8 drywall sheets in my 1 car garage to turn it into a ht room.
The dimensions are 17L x 12w x 7.75h for before the walls. The floor is tar (driveway material) and will be framed in with an air space directly above tar, insulation, plywood, and carpet pad then carpet. This garage is touching the house with one wall and the ceiling. It is outside the house's foundation and the wall touching the house is insulated and has a layer of plywood, drywall and will have the false wall built next to it. The ceiling has my bedroom above it and is bare studs atm.
I was reading the best ceiling to have would be double drywall utilizing clips and furring channels with insulation above it. I was thinking why not run 2 x 6s across the top of the staggered studded walls so the drywall is an inch away from the studs in the floor above. I was thinking this would decouple the ceiling from the studs above and reduce the transfer of sound. Pls let me know if this is a viable option or I’m just building a room that will fall on my head. thank you for your input
The dimensions are 17L x 12w x 7.75h for before the walls. The floor is tar (driveway material) and will be framed in with an air space directly above tar, insulation, plywood, and carpet pad then carpet. This garage is touching the house with one wall and the ceiling. It is outside the house's foundation and the wall touching the house is insulated and has a layer of plywood, drywall and will have the false wall built next to it. The ceiling has my bedroom above it and is bare studs atm.
I was reading the best ceiling to have would be double drywall utilizing clips and furring channels with insulation above it. I was thinking why not run 2 x 6s across the top of the staggered studded walls so the drywall is an inch away from the studs in the floor above. I was thinking this would decouple the ceiling from the studs above and reduce the transfer of sound. Pls let me know if this is a viable option or I’m just building a room that will fall on my head. thank you for your input