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The point in using sound insulation wool as opposed to heat insulation wool is that sound insulation wool is denser which improves the sound insulation so if you want to maximise sound insulation then use sound insulation designed for the job. Or don't bother and have less effective sound...

Need some good advice re best insulation for floor. I have a bedroom over a garage, which has now been converted to a bedroom/bathroom for my parents. Problem is, the floor between us is not insulated at all. I have been advised to get some rockwool rw45 (100mm thick) and today, to use rw3, as...

Advice please. I've removed a suspended ceiling and partition wall opening up my lounge, and the original lath and plaster ceiling is pretty worse for wear, so I'm going to replace it. I want to insulate it and sound proof from the flat above me. Can you describe what layers I need...

Live in a timber frame semi with electric sockets in adjoining walls. A friend suggested using a product called "soudafoam" behind the sockets to improve the sound insulation. Anyone got any better ideas???

Hello all I have a summer house with felt roof, which I want to renovate to use as an office. It has electricity. I want to put a tiled roof on. Can anyone tell me what sort of roof 'tiles' could be used? I plan to insulate the inside and under (?) the roof with celetex. does this sound...

I have been offered 50mm Dense sound/heat insulation slabs (green fibre type). My question is whether or not I can use them on our block built extension? They have been removed from a recording studio. Any help much appreciated Gel

What it says. An odd large cupboard in the House of Pain is going to become an ensuite shower room (shower, sink, loo) for the main bedroom. Problem is there's only a half brick wall between it and another bedroom. I've got 100mm to spare so will be putting a stud wall in the ensuite on the...

...ago. I want to get a nice finish and i have decided to replace the ceilings the question is if the existing lath & plaster is boarded over with 12.5mm board then skimmed will this give any extra heat/sound insulation. The existing ceilings are reasonably good and well attached. Thank...

Ive recently moved into a house where the former owners took advantage of the government schemes to insulate their home, they have had a decent depth of rockwool type insulation put in the loft, between the rafters is filled and then a second layer is laid on top of that at 90 degrees to it...

Hi guys, This is my first post and I am looking for advice on insulation. We have put up a shed to use as a home office and want to insulate the roof to keep it cool (we live in Spain). We have got the this silver insulation to put up, our plan it to leave an air gap top and bottom, so it...

Hi all, Our soil pipe runs across my garage just below the ceiling, it requires boxing in for building regs, would you stuff the 'box' with loft insulation or not bother? The only benefit I can think of is some sound deadening which isn't really an issue in the garage, the downside is any...

I got an internal soil pipe and would like to suppress as much sound as poss. The boxing-in is quite tight to the pipe. Could I use loft insulation to achieve this given the tight space or is there a better option?

...which we have removed from our loft as part of a house remodel. Rather than just throw it away I thought it would make good sound insulation properties between floors (placed between the floor joists). Are there any issues with this that I should consider? I recall many people say...

Hi all, I'm looking at adding some sound insulation in my kitchen ceiling. Basically 100mm acoustic mineral wool. Any tips for holding in place before plasterboarding? Also should I consider a vapour barrier? Thanks

Hi i have a 75mm thick stud wall to fill.I have a large roll of 25mm of isover,so could i fold it over 3 times and use it,or is loft insulation ok to use in a stud wall for sound proofing

Does anyone know of any bi-fol,d interior doors and installation method which offer some measure of sound insulation? My missus wants to knock down the wall between front and back rooms downstairs to create a bigger living area but I'd like to make sure first that when necessary we can go back...

Hi, Can anyone offer me any advice please? I am renovating a 50 year old ex council house and am in the process of removing a partition wall between a small toilet and small bathroom to make one big room on the 1st floor. (non-loadbearing). I am then going to build a stud wall to...

About to insulate (between) the rafters of loft and originally intended to just use kingspan but I'd really like some kind of soundproofing as we live in a very noisy area. Would prefer total depth to be no more than around 80mm and as lightweight as possible. So now thinking about 50mm...

Hi, Reading about acoustic insulation between ground floor and first floor joists and not sure how much of an actual improvement R5 is over RW45. I can see on paper the kg cubed but in reality would it be worth it for a domestic dwelling of TV and general talking? Also would 100mm RW45 be...

I've got a small outhouse sat on a concrete raft with DPM and then a 65mm screed on top of that. I've got some old pine plank flooring I was going to lay on battens but I'm not sure whether it's worth insulating in between battens to keep the floor warmer and not sound so hollow ? If I do...