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Perry Winkle · 04-24-2011, 02:15 PM

Not exactly the right forum, but good enough I guess...

We're buying a house, and I want to build a blacksmith shop. We will be within the city limits, so I have to keep things within pretty tight parameters.

General sound level must remain below 55 dBs and spikes below 50 dBs. From what I can tell a good anvil will ring at about 85 dBs.

Is it possible and not ridiculously expensive to sound-proof a building to this level?

Any tips on materials?

I'll either be building a stand-alone shop or converting part of my garage, whichever I think can be made suitable more easily.

04-24-2011, 02:15 PM	#1
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Sound Proofing Not exactly the right forum, but good enough I guess... We're buying a house, and I want to build a blacksmith shop. We will be within the city limits, so I have to keep things within pretty tight parameters. General sound level must remain below 55 dBs and spikes below 50 dBs. From what I can tell a good anvil will ring at about 85 dBs. Is it possible and not ridiculously expensive to sound-proof a building to this level? Any tips on materials? I'll either be building a stand-alone shop or converting part of my garage, whichever I think can be made suitable more easily.