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   tinkerer2 | Feb 16, 2006 01:44am | #1

        Cabinetry, tools, furniture projects, people, whatever; Anything you put in there should cut down on the echo.  Yes, even that box of acoustic tile that sits in the corner that you decided not to install.  Note, I'm not an acoustic engineer, but I think anything you put in there should help break up the sound waves and cause less echo.

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   KiddervilleAcres | Feb 17, 2006 06:20am | #2

   Aaron,

   Any windows or doors that could be left open?

   Regards,

    

   Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   Use whatever tool needed to Git 'r Done!

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   mudman | Feb 17, 2006 07:05am | #3

   You should consider acustic ceiling tiles. He he. Well if you are dead set against that, spray the ceiling with a "popcorn" texture. It will help. Also hanging heavy fabric baners across the ceiling works. Both of those options come at a cost of cleanability.

   Mike

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   John_D | Feb 17, 2006 11:24am | #4

   Have you ever had the same experience in a house with hardwood floors?  It almost always disappears when you move in your furniture etc.  I wouldn't get too worried unless you move in your machines, your cabinets, your stock, your trash barrel and your clamps and tools.  It's an echo chamber because there's nothing to impede the sound as it bounces around.  That'll change.

   My goal is for my work to outlast me.  Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.
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   aaronb | Feb 17, 2006 05:35pm | #5

   Thanks for all of your responses i will wait and see how it is after i move in.

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   pcooper | Mar 05, 2006 05:45am | #7

   Same here, I just finished moving into my shop, for the most part anyway, and at first the echo was LOUD, but now with clamp racks installed, and wood racks put up, wood put away, machines in place, all kinds of storage installed, there is little if any echo. There might be some small amount but you can run machines without running yourself out of the room. I also have 7 windows, one large door and an entry door. My dust collector is inside a closet that is insulated with R-30 stuffed between the six inches of space (2x6 walls) and one vent, and an air compressor in another closet like it, and when they are running you barely hear them. I am quite pleased with the performance of the building and the lack of noise levels. Yours will be fine once you move in. I'd find a way to use the wall space and be amazed at how little noise echo you have left.

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   mikegagne | Mar 27, 2006 03:15am | #9

   If all else fails-try earplugs........... ;-) aloha, mike

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   aaronb | Mar 27, 2006 08:56pm | #10

   After moving in and setting up the noise is no longer an issue. Thanks for all your replies

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   Dave | Feb 18, 2006 09:12am | #6

   aaron,

   I just finished (well, about a year ago?) my shop.  Same set of circumstances more or less.  Concrete floor, 5/8 sheetrock walls and ceiling, and it echoed like crazy!  Well, after I got the equipment, benches, pegboard tool racks, etc. in place, it quieted down nicely and has not been a problem.  I even have 4 speakers playing music and it sounds just fine. 

   No worries!  All the corners added by the misc. stuff you place breaks the sound paths up a lot and tames down the echo and noise tranmission. 

    

    

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   tangomike | Mar 06, 2006 06:15am | #8

   1,200 square is a pretty good sized space, have you sectioned it off at all? What I mean is build a few walls to create a bench room, machine room, stock storage, and a finish space. It's a preferance issue to be sure, but I don't like large spaces, prefer to do my work in areas that have a closed and quiet feel.