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About Bill Hutson
Expertise
Founder and President of Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc. a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged. I have extensive expertise pertaining to cost effective rehabilitation and repair in older homes as well as all phases of newer residential construction.

Experience
Remodel and rehab contractor from 1979 to 1993 specializing in restaurant remodel and home restoration. Jobsite troubleshooter assisting residential contractors through KA Components, Mid America Truss, and Kerkhoff Associates from 1993 until 2002. Contractors' consultant 1990 to present. Used as a construction expert in the local court system. Registered contractor with The Fedral Government, FEMA and several insurance companies. Master Carpenter at Table Talk Ministries a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for those who could not ohterwise afford to have them done.

Organizations
Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc. www.tabletalkministries.org Founder/President.

Publications
Features have been published in Fleet Owner's Magazine, Trucker's News Magazine, The Daily Clintonian Newspaper, The Hoosier Topics Newspaper, and The Banner Graphic Newspaper several times. We have also done features on WKJK and WREB radio stations. WXIN 59 Indianapolis, WTHI 10 Terre Haute

Education/Credentials
Northwestern State University

Awards and Honors
"Make a Difference Award" from WTHI channel 10 in Terre Haute Indiana. We have recently received the Fueling Good prize from Citgo where we won free gas for a year, that will help us in our efforts to make homes warm, safe and dry for our elderly and disabled neighbors. We were recently featured on WXIN 59 in Indianapolis on their "Paying it Forward" segment, mainly because I pay for 90% of the repairs that Table Talk makes from my own pocket.

Past/Present Clients
We focus our attention to the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged. We are receiving clients from 1 Federal and 5 State Agencies, 9 different public and private organizations plus multiple churches and hospitals.

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Home Improvement--General - soundproofing

Expert: Bill Hutson - 10/28/2009

Question
I recently separated a room into two using 2 X 3 for a frame ant sheetrock for the walls on both sides. I can hear all the conversations from the next room and would like to reduce the noise.
I considered cutting a small (3" wide) strip on the top of the wall and pulling bat insulation through to the floor. Will this work? is there a simpler, more economic way to soundproof?

Answer
David,

That will reduce the noise to some extent and is probably your quickest cheapest way out at this point.

However, if you don't mind stripping the drywall off one side of your wall, you can make the bottom and top plates wider, (i use 2x8 for these) then install two rows of studs, one facing each room, but, make sure the studs are not directly across from one another, offset them by half, then weave roll insulation between the studs and hang your drywall as usual.

This is the best DIY low expense sound-proofing system.

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