Does anyone have good, easy, and cheap examples of installing a sound absorptive surface between large exposed trusses in an existing industrial space that's changing to assembly use? I've found various fabric-wrapped panels and hanging clouds and whatnot but I just keep thinking there must be something really easy to just shove up into the space between.
I saw an event space advertised that had a cool-looking ceiling, but when I zoomed in and read the text it turns out it was just spray-foam between the purlins....that foam is not legally allowed to be exposed, is it?!
I love, and my client loves, the hard stripped-down industrial aesthetic, but I am certain the sound in the room will be horrible if I don't put something up there. It may end up being a Phase 2 for the project, since wedding season is about to start....so it might need to be something that can be added rather than done in the initial construction.
archanonymous
Nov 1, 18 3:16 pm
Donna,
How about expanded or perforated metal out of the McNicholas catalog with black mineral wool/ acoustic insulation blankets on top?
You can pick the acoustic blankets out of a catalog and they are UL listed and should be Class A Fire and Smoke spread. I recently used some with a Hunter Douglas ceiling system, but they are available by themselves. As for the "finish", I can't imagine much cheaper or more rustic looking than expanded steel or aluminum. Throw the steel outside and spray it down with some salt and vinegar (mmm potato chips) and let it get a little rusty.
bil
Nov 5, 18 11:31 am
Has anybody mentioned wood fiber cement board yet?
Does anyone have good, easy, and cheap examples of installing a sound absorptive surface between large exposed trusses in an existing industrial space that's changing to assembly use? I've found various fabric-wrapped panels and hanging clouds and whatnot but I just keep thinking there must be something really easy to just shove up into the space between.
I saw an event space advertised that had a cool-looking ceiling, but when I zoomed in and read the text it turns out it was just spray-foam between the purlins....that foam is not legally allowed to be exposed, is it?!
I love, and my client loves, the hard stripped-down industrial aesthetic, but I am certain the sound in the room will be horrible if I don't put something up there. It may end up being a Phase 2 for the project, since wedding season is about to start....so it might need to be something that can be added rather than done in the initial construction.
Donna,
How about expanded or perforated metal out of the McNicholas catalog with black mineral wool/ acoustic insulation blankets on top?
You can pick the acoustic blankets out of a catalog and they are UL listed and should be Class A Fire and Smoke spread. I recently used some with a Hunter Douglas ceiling system, but they are available by themselves. As for the "finish", I can't imagine much cheaper or more rustic looking than expanded steel or aluminum. Throw the steel outside and spray it down with some salt and vinegar (mmm potato chips) and let it get a little rusty.
Has anybody mentioned wood fiber cement board yet?
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