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Sound Proofing,

good question i do it a lot. are you looking to soundproof a small recording studio (inside noise) or trying to reduce outside noise?

either way the answer is...use at least some cushion foam. Of course, studio foam is different from foam you might use to block noise from a hallway. here's the bad news, most foam is an oil based product, so its not exactly cheap. and the price isnt headed down.

however, the market i mentioned above 云纺has some places for foam rubber and for soundproofing. their prices are about the lowest ive seen lately. The studio foam is dark in color and has baffles cut into it. for the other kind, soundproofing doors and windows, ask them for the cheaper stuff and tell them its not for sleeping on its for soundproofing, they'll likely sell you a kind of foam that is fairly rigid.

one doorway i soundproofed was for a friend who lived right next to the first floor entryway and elevator. this was a while back and prices have since doubled but i remember he got about 20 cm of foam for a large door covered in fabric for 200 or so. prices have gone way up. you might expect to pay more like 400 for it now.

However if I were to do that one again I have had more recent and better success installing a second door just inside the apartment if the layout allows for it. 375 installed and it is equally effective to the foam.

studio sound proofing is sold by the meter and for my money is fairly inexpensive. also available at 云纺

floor soundproofing—you can hardly do better than those foam tiles everyone gets at wal-mart. not terribly expensive and they do kill floor noise and feel better on your feet than ice cold tiles.

if you are building a recording studio however, constructing some walls employing sound-proofing techniques in the design will save a bit on all that expensive foam. contact me if you need help I'm in classifieds under jobs>services offered.

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well there was the market that got torn out across the farthest intersection behind da shang hui market and also one directly across from it but quite a bit smaller directly behind the massive stores of da shang hui. there are still a few stores right there with good prices and they have a lot of stuff, to find it head to the original small market and instead of going through the intersection where the market used to be head to the right toward guangfulu 广福路,on the right you'll see some paintstores and just before you arrive at guangfulu 广福路 theres a large empty parking area that used to be part of the market in question on the inside edge of the big parking area you can find a lot of what you need in just three or four surviving stores. however, for most of my stuff these days ive been heading to the market at

云纺商务楼‎ yunfangshangwulou
云南省昆明市西山区
环城南路668
very close to the city center just outside south first ring road they have absolutely everything.

also 大商汇dashanghui main entrance is on 前兴路 qianxinglu and directly across from that entrance is another small market with flooring and various other items.

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just out of curiosity will you attempt to recover any amoun
t from the landlord as the piping and any subsequent leaks would be his/her responsibility? hows your chinese?

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Hi Ben. Your project sounds really cool. I'm very much into sustainable fuels and farming and water usage and energy. I've lived here in kunming for 6 years I know the city well and I'd love to help out if you need interpreting or some other kind of help let me know.

I have been very interested.in.the same thing. Long distance railways even to americas from here. It seems like logistics will be a serious problem Though. My guess is that the same as the alaskan pipeline nightmare, the costs associated with building across that particular landscape will be a serious hurdle. Itd be cool if an underwater train could be built. I dont think our oceans can take much more though and the bering sea fishing industry might oppose a big noisy thingbeing plunked down into a fairly stable environment. Once agaIn the last thing we think of is the earth. Lastly... if it only goes 200kph...What! Forget it. I think we will come up with a better plan before this one comes to fruition.

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