Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 3Jan 27, 2010 9:08 pm Never argue with an idiot they drag you down to their level & then beat you with experience - Dilbert View Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=19733 Contract signed 14Sept Slab 30Sept Bricks laid 1Dec Lock up 26Feb Keys 10Jun Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 11Jan 28, 2010 12:58 pm 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 13Jan 28, 2010 3:42 pm ... built a Promenade with Clarendon. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25104 20-10-09 - excavation and piering completed ... 12-04-10 - Basins fixed. Connecting to the electrical grid 23-04-10 - PCI 07-05-10 - HANDOVER! Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 15Jan 29, 2010 3:47 pm ... built a Promenade with Clarendon. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=25104 20-10-09 - excavation and piering completed ... 12-04-10 - Basins fixed. Connecting to the electrical grid 23-04-10 - PCI 07-05-10 - HANDOVER! Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 17Jan 29, 2010 4:19 pm If you want to deaden some of the noise - then DO use accoustic batts. Normal (thermal) insulation batts will not make very much difference. If you were thinking of using thermal insulation batts to improve/reduce temp variations - don't bother as your stairwell opening will negate any impact. Installing accoustic batts between the floors will attenuate noise. It won't block it out as you have a stairwell. However, the batts will muffle a lot of the noise that would otherwise be amplified in the space between your floors. Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 18Jan 29, 2010 4:24 pm Hmmmmm ... bad news then ... the proper acoustic ones are dearer. I was told by the very installer of these things that "plain" ceiling batts will do the same job like the proper acoustic batts, only they are cheaper! And yes, the purpose of putting them in would purely be for deadening the sound of walking over timber floors upstairs, no thermal usage. My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 19Jan 29, 2010 4:36 pm There are reasons why the acoustic batts are dearer than the thermal ones. One is that the density of the acoustic batts is much higher (kinda how the batt attenuates noise - whereas the thermal ones are meant to be light & fluffy with gazillions of air pockets to stop thermal transfer). Any installer telling you that they are the same is either ****** or (most likely) ill-informed. Re: Between-the-Floors Insulation 20Feb 04, 2010 2:11 pm OK, news. Just got their quote - R3 thermal batts for $1050. The quote doesn't say what's the size of the area (but FYI it's around 110 m2 - and this obviously ignores all ducts/pipes/cables which are in the way). From the little bit that I've read, I am also thinking that there must be a very noticeable difference in performance (b/w plain thermal and acoustic batts). I also have in mind our "lifestyle" and house design together. With us living in this house, I don't think we'd need it. If it was someone else, they might. Still undecided ... I said "not gonna happen", my BH said "go ahead" My signature is distracting people from my wise posts ... 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 4639 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 7104 2 3318 |