Soundproof Your Garage Walls (Using My Cleat Method)

Step 6 Step 3: Cut the resilient track

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This step is pretty easy. Using a utility knife, slice a 1/2" (inner diameter) pipe insulation tube in half longways. Here is what I did:

1. One side is pre-sliced. Open it by ripping through with the butt of a utility knife, as in the photo.
2. Clamp the insulation tube lightly in the portable benches, just to keep it straight.
3. Score the other side with a utility knife and rip it open with the butt end.

Once cut, lay each half down as a track for the drywall.

Comments

[aparition42]

Would self adhesive door sealant strips, the kind used to waterproof car doors or boat hatches, work here?

[rik_akashian]

Yeah, the really thick rubber stuff could work really well. But it's much more expensive than the pipe insulation. It does need to be thick -- the pipe insulation is at least 1/4" thick, and equivalent weather-stripping would be really expensive. I'm also not confident on its longevity based on how some of that stuff weathers -- when I've used it for doors, it tends to need replacing quickly. True, under a wall isn't exactly "exposed to the elements", so... I guess you could do some investigation and make the best gamble. Also don't expect it to stick to the bottom of the drywall!