January 20, 20251 yr Hi all - we're about to install acoustic insulation in our 400mm centres posi joist floor. But I'm not sure what the best size/product to get. I can get Rockwool RWA45 but only in 600mm wide slabs, is this going to be really wasteful/awkward on 400 centres? Can a stuff two offcuts next to each other and they'll hold in place, or should I be cutting the slab widthways and laying smaller pieces. Alternatively I can get Rockwool Flexi in 400mm wide slabs, are these going to be easier? As ever in this self-building game I'm pretty sure I could work this out by trying for a couple of hours, but by that point I'd have ordered a pallet of the wrong material! 🤣
January 20, 20251 yr We used APR in the ceilings along with res bar, saved the RWA for the walls. RWA in the ceilings would have been a ballache... RWA is fairly rigid so offcuts will hold when pressed against each other, however once you get a row in place I'd recommend you be careful if you try to adjust it's positioning as it'll all move!
January 20, 20251 yr Use ISO roll Cut it into three with a sharp hand saw 400 mil rolls before taking the plastic off
February 12, 20251 yr I have a similar question. Our floor to ceiling void is about 300mm. Our warrant grant requires a minimum of 100mm >= 10kg/m2 insulation. I have some Rockwool 100mm RWA45. Will a single layer of this give us a decent enough result? Somehow my intuition is saying add more!?
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