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Every room sounds wrong for its own reasons, so no two of our jobs get the same fix. Here is what a recent client near Charlotte was dealing with, and what we built.

Golf simulator garage soundproofing in Fort Mill, SC

The room

A golf simulator in a garage roughly 30 by 11 feet, with living space directly above it. Every strike sent impact noise up through the ceiling into the rooms overhead, and the family also wanted the simulator bay closed off from the rest of the garage.

Resilient isolation clips and hat channel over mineral wool in a golf simulator garage ceiling in Fort Mill, SC
The old ceiling came down to the joists. Mineral wool went into the cavity, and resilient clips and hat channel went up to carry the new ceiling.

What we did

  • Took the existing ceiling down to the joists and filled the cavity with mineral wool.
  • Rebuilt the ceiling on resilient isolation clips and hat channel, so the new ceiling is not tied directly to the floor framing above.
  • Hung two layers of 5/8-inch drywall with damping compound between them.
  • Built an insulated divider wall with double pocket doors to separate the simulator bay from the rest of the garage.
  • Wrapped the hitting area in black stretch-fabric acoustic panels over 2-inch rigid fiberglass board, in a band across the ceiling and down the side wall, to absorb the sound of each strike instead of letting it ring around the garage.
New double-layer drywall ceiling taped in the simulator bay, seen through the framed divider-wall opening
Two layers of 5/8-inch drywall with damping compound between them, hung on the channel and taped.
Rigid fiberglass acoustic board installed across the ceiling and side wall around the hitting area
Rigid fiberglass board going up around the hitting area, before the fabric.
Finished golf simulator bay with a black stretch-fabric acoustic band across the ceiling and side wall
Finished: the black fabric band frames the hitting area and absorbs the sound of each strike.
Insulated divider wall with double pocket doors closing off the golf simulator bay from the rest of the garage
The new divider wall and double pocket doors, seen from the garage side.

What it was built to do

Keep simulator impact noise from carrying into the rooms above, close the bay off from the rest of the garage, and stop the hard surfaces around the hitting area from ringing after every shot.

Planning a golf simulator room or dealing with noise from one? See our golf simulator soundproofing page or request a free consultation.

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