Would a typical garden shed make a good practice room for drums?

Jacques Teri: ya man a shed would work awesome but sound proffing is a must unless you live on a giant peice of land with no neighbors loli dont know how personaly but there are some cheap ways to do it, u might have to search for it lol

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Caterina Yeargan: Well, that would work, but you'd have to make sure that water can't get into the shed. If it does, it could warp your set. But I would get something like insulation(for buildings) tape it to itself to make it tight, do it again and then tape those 2 together. Then put them on the walls of the shed, that should reduce the sound by a lot and prevent a good amount of water from getting in. But it would also be very hot in there, I would also put 2 or 3 fans in there and keep one of them running all night and turn the other ones on in the day time. Unless you don't mind playing in a room where you'd already be sweating without pl! aying the drums. And if you neighbor can still hear you tell him to suck it up....Show more

Janita Tetlow: Accoustical materials within the room will improve the sound qualtiy within the room, but not that much to reduce the transmission of sound OUT of the room, which is what you are looking for. (And low frequency sound is harder to block than high frequency sound.) To do that, there are three main considerations: The mass of the barrier, the thickness of the barrier and disconnecting the barrier from the rest of the structure. There is no substitute for a dense, thick, airtight box that is essentially separate from the rest of the structure to stop transmission. The walls against the outside of the basement are not as much of a factor as the interior walls and ceiling. The best solution for those walls is to frame up another wall inside the first one, without being connected to the original wall, fill the cavity with insulation and drywall the inside surface. The c! eiling will transmit a lot of sound, so if it has a lay-in gri! d, replacing the tiles with drywall panels will help. Insulating the floor joists above that ceiling will help, too. I suggest glueing lay-in accoustical ceiling panels on the walls. These panels are made to absorb sound, are fireproof and quite cheap. Gluing these panels on the ceiling drywall will add some absorbtion. Something to keep in mind is that an entire wall of soundproofing can be defeated by a small hole in that wall, so be sure to seal up any holes. Earplugs or sound cancelling headphones would be a cheaper and more easier way to attenuate your son's drumming!...Show more

Sabra Roers: SOUUUUUUND PROOF.That's the only cure for that fussy neighbor. EIther that, or, um... "Show him the genius of your work," if you know what I mean. With your fist. ;D

Willie Tun: Wouldn't wet English weather warp your drums?