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I am still unsure what to do :( Looks like I am definately going with a 2x3" stud 1" from the external brick skin and fastened by some method to the ceiling joists and not the external wall, I may be able to avoid fixing it to the floor and just have rubber dampers holding it up a bit...

The superquilt was purely for thermal insulation and would be on the surface of the studs. I mentioned above that I would be using acoustic grade Rockwool or similar between the studs. The Patio Door will also have some thick curtains covering them. I am curious about using MDF, fibreboard...

The amount of water required all depends on how wet the sand you are using is. After years of using my own mixed mortar and also mortar mixed by labourers etc I now never put water in the mixer first. I add the first gauged bucket of sand and then add the plasticiser to this and then add...

Thanks for the reply! :D The Superquilt is just an idea to get the insulation value better as I am going to have to use storage heaters or fan heaters to heat the room. I forgot to mention that the door in my garage is an aluminium double glazed patio door (there will be a stud wall...

I want to soundproof my single brick skin garage for an office / drum practice room and wanted some advice. I have read up on some of the basic ideas etc and I was wondering what ways there were of improving my current simple plan? 2"x2" or 3"x2" studwork fixed to the ceiling joists and...

It was probably my rushed post, but it was in regards to like for like replacements (replacement windows etc). Only recently I was told by a "professional" Carpenter that the grooves on the side of the uPVC frames was for allowing the frame to be planed to fit before proceeding to plane the...

Back in the days of old the frames were a tight fit in an opening and planed to fit thanks to a combination of good plumb / straight brickwork and a good carpenter / joiner. If a wall is built correctly with the correct damp prevention measures then a window or door should need no sealant...

I wouldn't say that 9mm is amateurish tat, but I never ever use it over 12.5mm if I have the choice. It is purely an option when space is tight. Eg. Removed old plaster off an internal brick wall and had to dry line the wall and get the plaster to finish flush with the existing door linings...

What is on the walls behind the tiles at the moment, is it a block wall or plasterboard? What I usually do if plastering is not required over the whole wall is to meaure out and mark on the wall where the tiles will come to and then plaster the rest of the wall and just overlap into the tiled...

I meant 1" thick plasterboard and two layers of it giving 2" thick plasterboard. I would rather not remove that plasterboard and would prefer to build a new stud in the room seperate to the party wall. I could easily attach it at the ceiling joist level and floor joist level and the end...

I have made an inspection hole in our party wall and it seems to be about 10" studwork with a double layer of 1" Plasterboard on boths sides (assuming the neighbours is the same). I can easily build a seperate stud wall that is independant of the party wall out of something like 2"x2" so I...

My only concern with Celotex was that the U value calculator I used on the website said I needed to use 200mm to get a value of 0.18 and then I have the problem of putting in a Thermal Break and the cost, compared to 150mm of Rockwool, a layer of Superquilt (which will leave loads of quilt left...

I did the loft insulation about 2 weeks ago. It was on offer "3 for the price of 1" so I have 270mm of new insulation up there now on top of the existing layer which was the same stuff as in the walls. The barrier I mentioned isn't DPM it is more like a tough paper, I am trying to think of...

The Rockwool might not be a bad idea as I am finding conflicting opinions regarding the U Values of Celotex etc I am currently thinking of 75mm Rockwool betweent he studs (it is only 3" afterall :oops: ) then possibly putting 2 layers of 2"x2" studs staggered over it to give an extra 100mm...

Right, I have removed a small section of plasterboard to have a look in the timber frame of our house and I basically have a 4" void and the only insulation currently in the walls is a vabour barrier backed 1" (at a guess) roll that is fixed to the external side of the stud frame and then it...