I was thinking of fixing the acoustics in the rec room by installing acoustic panels in the form of vertical slat panels, such as those mounted on fiber boards. The boards are about 240x60 and will be mounted vertically. I also plan to frame out the wall by 45 mm and insulate underneath the acoustic panels with mineral wool to also dampen lower frequencies.
The wall on which the panels will be mounted needs to be framed with horizontal studs. The wall is an interior wall in the basement, either brick or concrete. It would of course be easiest to frame with 45*45 wooden studs anchored with concrete plugs, but since it's a basement (which is otherwise dry and in good condition without any organic materials in the construction), maybe it's more appropriate with metal studs.
I have no experience with metal studs, but I'm wondering how to easily go about mounting such horizontal ones? I'm considering whether the wall will be sufficiently sturdy if you just mount U-profiles vertically and then rivet or crimp the studs into these? It would be nice to avoid a lot of holes in the concrete wall and just mount the wall freestanding, but maybe it wouldn't be very sturdy with metal studs in the 'wrong' direction, so to speak?
Does anyone have any input on this? Would wooden studs be acceptable because it's just an interior wall, or are metal studs best, and how would you install them horizontally in that case?
Thanks!
The wall on which the panels will be mounted needs to be framed with horizontal studs. The wall is an interior wall in the basement, either brick or concrete. It would of course be easiest to frame with 45*45 wooden studs anchored with concrete plugs, but since it's a basement (which is otherwise dry and in good condition without any organic materials in the construction), maybe it's more appropriate with metal studs.
I have no experience with metal studs, but I'm wondering how to easily go about mounting such horizontal ones? I'm considering whether the wall will be sufficiently sturdy if you just mount U-profiles vertically and then rivet or crimp the studs into these? It would be nice to avoid a lot of holes in the concrete wall and just mount the wall freestanding, but maybe it wouldn't be very sturdy with metal studs in the 'wrong' direction, so to speak?
Does anyone have any input on this? Would wooden studs be acceptable because it's just an interior wall, or are metal studs best, and how would you install them horizontally in that case?
Thanks!
Thanks for the answers. I ended up using wooden studs anyway, with sill paper between each stud and the wall just to be safe. The wall is an interior wall, so it doesn't feel like there are any extreme moisture migrations in the wall. Used nail plugs for fastening, so there was a heck of a lot of drilling, but at least the studs are in place.