Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 8Mar 22, 2007 8:00 am perryr We are also putting in a room which will act as a home theatre, and I think the sound quality will be better if we line the walls in that room, as well as providing some noise barrier from the theatre to the rest of the house. Cheers! Oh, we have a theatre room, too. And I didn't even think about this. But I am now! Thanks perryr. Sent you a PM with more questions. Hehe [sneakersss] Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 9Mar 22, 2007 8:28 am YSSIM So, why would one need extra insulation into the walls? Are the ones that they put in not sufficient? is this something I should be doing, too? We already had soundcheck plaster & additional soundproof insulation in the walls of our home theatre but they don't insulate between floors in a double story house. So we went in & put additional insulation in the roof of the home theatre & the master bedroom to cut down the noise between floors. Your upstairs carpet underlay does trap a lot of noise but hubby & I are noise nazis & we think anything to reduce noise levels is worthwhile. Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 10Mar 22, 2007 10:25 am We actually put insulation right around the laundry as well.
At the time of planning it didn't occur to us, but once the frame went up we were standing in the family room (where the main TV watching will be done) and noticed that behind the wall where the TV will be is a hallway and then the laundry. So we decided that the last thing we would want is to hear the washing machine or dryer going while we're watching SG1, NCIS or some other geeky show that we watch so we decided to insulate the laundry and the wall between the 2 rooms. Amber http://ourdreamhouse.blogspot.com Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 11Mar 22, 2007 11:14 am Out of interest, is it not common to insulate everywhere? We had soundproofing insulation put in throughout the house, so don't know which areas would have had insulation normally & which wouldn't as everything (except between the floors) was insulated.
We also had double glazing put in in every room at the front of the house to reduce noise off the street. Hubby wanted it on every window but the expense wasn't worth it (given our layout & placement of windows), so we just did the front. Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 12Mar 22, 2007 11:35 am Quote: Out of interest, is it not common to insulate everywhere? We had soundproofing insulation put in throughout the house, so don't know which areas would have had insulation normally & which wouldn't as everything (except between the floors) was insulated. WoW! Usual 5 star standard today in Victoria or (normal minimum) is insulation in exterior walls and ceiling.Internal walls that is between bedrooms etc do not have any treatment as a rule except the plaster sheet. Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 13Mar 22, 2007 12:42 pm Thanks everyone!
So we should be ok as long as we're nice to our supervisor Just wanted to check and make sure what they tell us is actually allowed in real life! Bummer Amber!! Damm that speedy plastering Some extra insulation might be a good idea too, thanks again guys!! Built Porter Davis "Dromana" 2007. Re: Porter Davis - Site Access 16Mar 22, 2007 3:12 pm grime WoW! Usual 5 star standard today in Victoria or (normal minimum) is insulation in exterior walls and ceiling.Internal walls that is between bedrooms etc do not have any treatment as a rule except the plaster sheet. Really??! Back home in NZ it's common for internal walls to have insulation...one assumes because of the colder winters. No wonder the house we're renting at the moment seems so noisy!!! For reference, this is the Austlii reference. My take on this is, that they would be breaking the law denying access to a homeowner in Victoria, or their agent from having… 1 10215 Three options 1 Ask the liquidator 2 Find another PD customer and ask the source of their report 3 Pay for new report 3 14039 |