Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 2Nov 19, 2009 2:27 pm Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 6Dec 06, 2009 10:57 am We wanted to install Sub flooring insulation but ran out of time have it done before the gyprockers appeared to do the ceilings. We REALLY wanted it to reduce the noise from the kids upstairs and the garage. It seems that we didn't miss much as far as A. Ryder says. We are having carpet and top level underlay upstairs so hopefully that will help. I will probably even have a few rugs on top of that as well. We had insulation stuffed into every cavity in the house we could though. Fingers crossed all that plus the carpet will help. Too late now anyway www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 7Dec 06, 2009 2:20 pm themax We wanted to install Sub flooring insulation but ran out of time have it done before the gyprockers appeared to do the ceilings. We REALLY wanted it to reduce the noise from the kids upstairs and the garage. It seems that we didn't miss much as far as A. Ryder says. We are having carpet and top level underlay upstairs so hopefully that will help. I will probably even have a few rugs on top of that as well. We had insulation stuffed into every cavity in the house we could though. Fingers crossed all that plus the carpet will help. Too late now anyway The carpet will make a big difference and most will probably be all you need. If and only if you've blocked all other avenues for the sound to travel through then yes mid-floor batts will add icing to the cake but if the sound can just rush straight up the stairs or across solid timber flooring then there's not much point Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 8Dec 06, 2009 3:02 pm A.Ryder, you probably ARE benefiting from it, because I guess it would be worse if you DID NOT have it. You would probably really notice the difference. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 9Dec 07, 2009 9:55 am A.Ryder, Yeah, to my mind, the thermal shielding between upstairs and downstairs was the only real thermal benefit I could think of, but even then I suppose the heat can simply charge up the stairwell void. Maybe the closed off rooms upstairs might benefit. Jury is out regarding noise, we won't know until we live in it I suppose. My parents have timber floors on top of particle board on the second storey and it is quite noisy. In the rooms which have carpet though the noise transference seems to be significantly less. Anyways, its just anecdotal, like yourselves, we do not have any measurements. Re: Mid-Floor (in-between floors) Batts 10Jan 13, 2010 9:39 am We have mid floor batts but we used R2.0 soundscreen, we have carpet on 10mm underlay and unless my boy is jumping off the bed then it is pretty silent. I also encased the office and laundry in soundscreen batts combined with soundchek gyprock. Brilliantly quiet, can barely hear the washing machines and don't realise that I have kids when I am in the office. As for thermal when you walk from upstairs downstairs it is like walking into a fridge. By biggest problem is trying to work out how to cool upstairs? any tips? Dan Hi all, I've received the unwelcome news that our certifier (BCA Certifiers) has merged into the McKenzie Group. A quick Google revealed McKenzie is the mob that… 0 4285 Old Home Restoration / Renovation To reduce noise transfer without compromising the aesthetic of your exposed I beams, consider filling the 100mm gap between the I beams and the floor above with dense,… 6 9253 Sorry, don't know costs, but there are a couple of very important principles you need to get right (and now) .... (1) never agree to any "upgrade" unless you first know… 5 6907 |