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Posted by monz on October 20, 2006, 11:23 pm
Thanks DanG
DanG wrote:
> Look into Tectum.
>
> You may be able to create a decorative band or framed "picture"
> type wall groupings. I did this to an Army Guard assembly area.
> Huge, hangar-type facility, cement floor, CMU walls, exposed high
> ceilinged deck all made for a space that made talking impossible.
> The architect/engineer designed a pattern of aluminum framed
> Tectum panels spaced evenly around the space. As I recall, the
> bottom of the 8 foot panels started about 8' off the floor on
> sidewalls over 20 ' tall. They were spaced about 6 feet apart.
> I was amazed at the difference the panels made
>
> Tectum is made for sound attenuation. It is used in many gyms as
> the ceiling. Here is some information:
> http://www.tectum.com/interior.htm# You might look particularly
> at their Clouds and Baffles section.
> ______________________________
> Keep the whole world singing . . . .
> DanG (remove the sevens)
> dgriff237@7cox.net
>
>
>
> >I designed and built a 3800sqft community building in our town's
> >park a
> > few years ago. It consists of a storage garage, men's and
> > women's
> > restrooms, a kitchen and a 40' x 40' community room - all
> > designed to
> > look like an old train station. The community room is in
> > constant use
> > year round for park department functions, service organization
> > meetings, Santa's House and is rented nearly every weekend for
> > reunions, receptions, parties, etc. This space is roomy and
> > well lit,
> > has a massive stone fireplace with gas logs and the 10' ceilings
> > rise
> > from the middle of the room into a soaring 12/12 catherdral
> > ceiling.
> > The kitchen has a tambour serving door into the main room and
> > the acid
> > stained concrete slab is pretty much indestructible. Everything
> > has
> > worked out very well except for one very annoying flaw - the
> > accoustics
> > are awful. The sound bounces around that space making the din of
> > a
> > large group of people nearly unbearable. It is difficult to
> > hear the
> > speaker at even small meetings and when the kids are in there on
> > rainy
> > Park Program days the cacophony is incredible.
> > I realize the easiest and cheapest solution would be to carpet
> > this
> > space, but with the heavy and often rough use it gets even the
> > best
> > carpet would soon be filthy and/or ruined. With the Town's
> > limited
> > budget, I've thought about Homasote sheets wrapped in burlap on
> > the
> > available wall space and I've looked online at manufactured
> > accoustic
> > panels. Anybody have any insight or great ideas about how to
> > get a lot
> > of bang for our buck with some basic sound deadening? Thanks.
> >
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