f1steveuk Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 I'm in the process of putting some more living space down stairs in our house. The house is approx' 15 years old, and has concrete floors, which are screeded, then tiled. I have the metal and platerboard ceiling system to go up, but before I do, I need to sound proof between because when downstairs, I can even hear the dog walking about! Whats the best way, the cheapest way, the usual way etc etc?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Probably 100mm of rockwool, not attached to nor touching the floor above. Fibreglass will be cheaper but not as effective. Avoid "hard" insulation such as polystyrene & products like "Kingspan", they will transmit sound quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Hi Steve,Will the new downstairs area be one room or, several diferent areas.Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1steveuk Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Our house is built on the side of a hill, so downstairs is as big as upstairs. It will be spilt in two. One side, two extra "summer" bedrooms (it's cooler), and a extra kitchen for the better half to do her jams and candle making etc etc. The other part will be an apartment for visitors (always nice to have some independance!). and that will be two bedrooms, alounge diner and kitchen, all sort of open plan, with a seperate bathroom/wc. So there will be the odd wall (mainly the ones that are there holding the house up!), with two extra stud walls. All these walls I guess will transmit sounds from upstairs as well. So in summary seven rooms, but two of them big and open plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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