Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Acoustics in common house--not always desirable

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

I don't think any cohousing community has enough money to create a dead space. 
Nothing to fear about that!

We had an acoustical study done - machines measuring all sorts of stuff. I sent 
those to a company that does theaters and concert halls like Kennedy Center. 
They said it would take $35,000 in about 2004 to make the room concert hall 
level. So dead would be way above that. 

They said we could get away with 10,000 of (less attractive) acoustical panels. 
We spent $5,000 and it was a significant help but we need much more — like the 
clouds.

FYI: the acoustical advice was to do perpendicular surfaces first rather than 
all the walls, etc. We did two perpendicular walls first because no one wanted 
to cope with the two story ceiling peppered with tons of light fixtures.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org