Rodlow1 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'm planning on deadening my roof. If I do it myself I can save alot of money on installation. But I'm inexperienced. A local shop told me for 650 they would do the labor with me bringing the equipment. That includes laying the deadener adding bracing and spraying foam. I don't want to spend that much if I'm going to lose db's on the meter. How many of you have lost by adding deadener to the roof? 650 to lay down some deadener and spray some foam? Sounds like fucking robbery to me of course it does people getting paid for a living is always robbery.sorry didn't mean to upset anyone. 151.0 Sealed http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196628-2007-escalade-build-my-first-install/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catch 22 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Do it yourself. It's really not that hard. I just couldn't justify paying someone that much for something I can do myself in less than a day. Shit I have $700 worth of sound deadening and then pay someone more than that to put it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second Skin Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Automotive Paint and Body Shops usually charge less than Car Audio shops in our past experiences with customers/shops throughout the years. If I remember correctly some automotive shops we sent product to charged the customers between $45-65 an hour for installs. That being said the roof is usually the easiest place in the entire vehicle to sound deaden so a DIY project on an area like that shouldn't be that hard, especially with all the videos on You Tube that help DIY'ers. Saving that $650 in labor sure would buy a lot of high quality sound deadener like Second Skin Damplifier Pro. Good Luck with your project. Whether you are restoring a classic muscle car, building an audio system monster, or trying to give yourself a bit of silent luxury on your daily commute, we have a product or combination of products that will help you achieve your goals while saving money and save time. Look around our site, educate yourself and make the choice that is right for you. Over built to over perform - because user error, bad batch, and faulty install are excuses that other companies use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodlow1 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Thank for the info. Never thought about body shops. And I love your product. I planning on buying a couple bulk packs for my next build during the black Friday sale you guys do. 151.0 Sealed http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196628-2007-escalade-build-my-first-install/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegoclass2010 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 just to add on this. i gain .8 db when i did my roof but i sound deaden and i reinfored the roof with steel and expanding fome. on your first post you said they where going to do some kind of reinforcement? did they explain how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodlow1 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 They said making brackets. Maybe thats what they referring to. You got any pics? 151.0 Sealed http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196628-2007-escalade-build-my-first-install/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegoclass2010 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 if they are doing this kind of work for the $650 doesnt sound bad to me. its was a pain for me to get the strips glued and then welded inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodlow1 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Nice work!! I did everything else myself so I think I'm just going to add sound deadening to my belt. 151.0 Sealed http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196628-2007-escalade-build-my-first-install/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofanaticz Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 That price seems about right, especially if your not buying the product from the shop and bringing in your own.... Usually a shop gives you a discount on labor when you buy your items from them, but your not doing that. So you cant really rag on the shop for their price one bit. When you go out to eat for breakfast in the mornings do you bring your own eggs to the restaurant and have them cook those for you and expect it to cost you less money because they are your eggs? Hell I wouldnt expect them to do it at all, Id throw them in your face. Now.. We are talking about a 2007 Cadillac Escalade. The amount of work you need to go through to remove the headliner is fairly great alone. Remove weatherstripping because that normally overlaps the headliner around the roof. Remove a/b/c/d pillars Remove any overhead consoles, displays, etc. Remove rear row seats if not more to get the angle to pull out the headliner. Finally drop the headliner down. This will take a couple hours worth of work alone with a couple guys doing it. Not to mention you definitely will want to be careful with that expensive headliner not that you crease or fold it... Then you can finally get read to clean and prep the surface for the deadener. spend a couple hours installing the deadener. And of coarse the same couple hours reinstalling everything. The vehicle will be taking up an install bay for the entire day if not longer. In that amount of time, that install bay could have done easily 20+ headunit installs, 10 remote starts, maybe 2-3 alarm installs etc.A shops rate is usually billed out by the time to complete said project and how many people will be doing that project, and not how easy/hard the project maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodlow1 Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 I'm not really downing there price because I'm in fact a newbie. I just didn't know if it was a fair price or not. It have to be done, so either I pay them or do it myself. My roof is not going to last much longer. I want to thank everyone for their input. Without you guys I would have not gotten this far. I have seen some amazing projects done here. Hopefully in the future I will make you to that level. 151.0 Sealed http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/196628-2007-escalade-build-my-first-install/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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