[LosBenos]

I'm just about to open a 2 room rehearsal suite in Leicester city centre...
I need both rooms sound proofing and a couple of partition walls and
suspeneded cielings taking out.
Anyone know a good company to use? The service, quality and reliability of
the builders could make or break my whole business so I'd like a
recomendation before I hire anyone.

[coreybenson]

LosBenos wrote:
I'm just about to open a 2 room rehearsal suite in Leicester city centre...
I need both rooms sound proofing and a couple of partition walls and
suspeneded cielings taking out.
Anyone know a good company to use? The service, quality and reliability of
the builders could make or break my whole business so I'd like a
recomendation before I hire anyone.

Is there a reason you can't do it yourself? It would substantially
reduce your upfront costs, and you'd learn a ton in the process.

Good luck!

Corey

[Mike Rivers]

coreybenson wrote:


Is there a reason you can't do it yourself? It would substantially
reduce your upfront costs, and you'd learn a ton in the process.

It it involves asbestos or other hazardous materials, he may not want
to handle it himself, or it may be tha tthe city requires a licensed
contractor to dispose of it properly. If it's real sound proofing (like
a solid block wall) disposing of the materials, hazardous or not, is
going to be a major project.

I don't know what it's like over there, but ove here you can hire a
contractor and maybe if you're lucky they'll show up to do the job.

[LosBenos]

I had a studio in London a while back and I fitted it out at the same time
as a pro did the unit next door. I basically split the unit into seperate
rooms with stud walls, laid a foor on rockwool panels and built airtight
rooms on that floor padded with rockwool, spaced form the other walls and
quadruple glazed.
It took forever to do and the pro in the unit next door obviously did a much
better job of his and I'd like it to look good and do the job well because
it's for comercial use.
Anyone in the UK had a reliable contractor do their soundproofing???

[coreybenson]

Mike Rivers wrote:
coreybenson wrote:

Is there a reason you can't do it yourself? It would substantially
reduce your upfront costs, and you'd learn a ton in the process.

It it involves asbestos or other hazardous materials, he may not want
to handle it himself, or it may be tha tthe city requires a licensed
contractor to dispose of it properly. If it's real sound proofing (like
a solid block wall) disposing of the materials, hazardous or not, is
going to be a major project.

Fair enough, Mike. All good points. As far as handling Asbestos, if you
only do it once in a while, wear a respirator (which is rentable), and
handle it wet as much as possible, it really isn't that dangerous. Of
course, as you said, licensing requirements differ everywhere. I pulled
up the asbestos tiles that were on the floor in what has now become our
studio myself, and as it was a residence I was able to just throw it
out in the trash (I checked with the authorities! That's what they said
to do!).

This being a commercial endeavor, there may very well be other issues.

I don't know what it's like over there, but ove here you can hire a
contractor and maybe if you're lucky they'll show up to do the job.

Very true in these parts as well, Mike.

Corey