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First floor insulation requirements.


JamesP

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I really don't 'get' the requirements of sound deadening between floors and walls in a single detached dwelling which has been well constructed. Perhaps the only exception being bathrooms, plant rooms, areas where soil pipes runs etc. 

 

As an example my 28mm chipboard floor sat on posijoists already does a pretty good job and that's before plasterboard below and floor coverings. Also all my internal walls are lined with 11mm OSB to provide racking strength which with 90mm studs is again I believe going to pretty effective once plasterboarded both sides.

 

My suspicion is that these regs have been written to reflect mass housebuilding where thin materials and generally poor construction is prevalent. Not to mention lots of semi detached houses. Or am I missing something?

 

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38 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

I really don't 'get' the requirements of sound deadening between floors and walls in a single detached dwelling which has been well constructed. Or am I missing something?

 

 

Try kids with a booming stereo upstairs etc! :)

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8 minutes ago, Ferdinand said:

 

Would speculate that @Barney12 is installing a bigger stereo downstairs. Or a trombone.

 

Whole house audio is this time going to be Sonos based. Although still feeding some ceiling speakers.

Now what I REALLY want for the upstairs living room is one of these:

 

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/steinways-new-piano-can-play-perfect-concerto/

 

But I just dreaming as the space isn't big enough :D

 

 

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6 minutes ago, Barney12 said:

 

Whole house audio is this time going to be Sonos based. Although still feeding some ceiling speakers.

Now what I REALLY want for the upstairs living room is one of these:

 

https://www.wired.com/2015/04/steinways-new-piano-can-play-perfect-concerto/

 

But I just dreaming as the space isn't big enough :D

 

 

 

Trusting that you can turn up Perry Como in the room where the small person is playing what small people play...

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