Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Soundproofing with Tectum

[Chris ScottHanson (chris]

Wow, Jenny!  This is great to hear (or not hear in your case!).

Is there someone or someplace where we/I can see plans and sections of 
your common house great room?  I know a lot of groups who would love to 
achieve this in their common house.

Chris ScottHanson
Cohousing Resources LLC
(206) 842-9160


On May 7, 2004, at 8:17 AM, Juniperjojo [at] aol.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> At Great Oak, we have the "traditional" soaring dining room ceiling 
> Chris described.  The peak is probably 18 feet high.  (We budgeted 
> ~10K for Tectum upfront based on complaints we heard from other 
> cohousing groups about noisy dining rooms.)  The Tectum isn't the most 
> beautiful stuff in the world, but ours is trimmed in clear-finished 
> cedar, and from the ground you don't even notice the Tectum.  What you 
> *do* notice is the quiet.
>
> The soundproofing is almost too good, in that when we hold business 
> meetings in our dining room, we have to make more of an effort than 
> some of us are used to in order to be heard.  But that beats the 
> alternative, I think.  Even with 10-20 kids at a typical dinner, our 
> meals are generally peaceful, quiet affairs.
>
> Jenny Cook
> Great Oak Cohousing
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