Recent content by Battor

Sorry if it was a silly question. Some insulation vendor claim they can have sounds insulation boards (12mm soundproof material + 18mm chipboard bounded together), directly on the joist, but I feel that's going to crush the material over time. Will it not? Thanks,

Hi, I am planning to have 20mm engineered wood flooring on different floor levels, including 1st and 2nd floor (timber joists). Since the flooring is structural (equivalent to dedicated chipboards), I can omit the chipboard to save money and space. There will be underfloor heating (in-joist...

Endecotp, very good point! The labour maybe massive to bring to raw while at the same time making the surface smooth to appose the acoustic membrane efficiently. sircerebus666 and others: yes, that's the dilemma (importance of proofing -vs- impact on habitability and value). I was just...

For some reasons our architect specified 5mm isolation, but I am struggling to find what he meant as a surface that can be painted. The architect in question isn't anymore, hence I am looking for the "thing" on my own. Just to give an order of magnitude, 10mm thickness on both sides of a...

Hi, I am renovating a terraced London house. The space is a premium and I cannot take inches. I can't add 10cm and I just want a little extra sound proofing on party walls. I looked at thin Mass loaded vinyl (MLV), which comes in 2-4mm or Tecsound (2.5mm for 25.2dB) But I would need to paint...