Basement garage

[thedoc]

Built new home. Had a garage put under three car main garage. Walkout with 8x9 overhead door. Prestressed floor was installed on main (upper garage).
So this thing is literally a cave. Concrete walls on all sides and ceiling.
You would not believe the echo is this lower garage. Loud as hell. Can't even hold conversation.
Plans are to fur the walls out and cover with metal or something else.
My problem: what to do for ceiling down there? It's about 9.5 ft tall as it sits. I want to keep as much height clearance as possible for low rise auto lift.
Would you leave ceiling as is and hope walls quiet the space down? Fur out ceiling with 2x2 and cover? Any suggestions welcome
Thanks

 

[05r50]

Look for sound deadening panels.

We converted an old retail space into a church and the sound echoed like crazy. Found a maker of thous sound panels within driving distance and picked up a couple of loads of "seconds" at a great price. Painted and mounted to the block walls with furring strips. Made a huge difference.

 

[Anarius]

How much do you care about the looks? You can glue sound deadening panels directly to the ceiling with construction adhesive. You could even glue foam insulation panels and that will help with the noise as well.

 

[thedoc]

Its gotta have somewhat of a finished look to it. I culdnt live with pink foam board on there. Sound deadoning panels u mean drop down ceiling panels? I hoping after i put up some walls maybe i can just paint the ceiling with killz white or something similiar and it will do the trick.

 

[WWIIjeep]

Plans are to fur the walls out and cover with metal or something else.

Cover with something else. Metal isn't going to reduce the echo unless you change the surface of the walls so they're not parallel flat surfaces.

2x4 acoustic panels on furring strips for the ceiling.

If you're intending to use it as a workshop, adding some shelving, cabinets, machinery, etc. along the walls, will help with sound deadening.

 

[thedoc]

You can see the garage here on the left


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[thedoc]

Loops installed in lower garage


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[thedoc]

Heres my last shop before the last bit of moving
28x40 detached


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[thedoc]

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[thedoc]

Precast slabs for upper garage floor


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[rburke65]

Great looking house! You could use white EXP foam boards/panels. Lightweight and white to reflect light.

 

[Falcon67]

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Unbrande...ctural-Insulating-Sheathing-3103308/202089176

 

[thedoc]

Great ideas. Sounds like i got plenty of options. Appreciate your info


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[Architorture]

Do like they do in motel construction...spray on accoustic finish and paint it.

 

[kbs2244]

A few panels of outdoor carpet (You do not neeed to cover the entire wall) should break up the reflected sound.
May give a little color to the room too?

 

[TheModelAGuy]

Interesting floor heating, something not seen much out west....
As articles and equipment are added some sound echo will diminish. I found that a lot of the materials that I could have used in my shop were not suitable around welding/grinding if heat resistive ness is a consideration for you....