Hi All,
I've taken down the old artex ceiling in our liviing room.
The plan was to re-plasterboard the ceiling in 12.5mm plasterboard and then skim it.
As the main bedroom is directly above it occurred to me that it may be worth double-boarding the roof for a bit of extra soundproofing (not that I'm particularly worried about the noise).
I also saw plasterboard that was backed with polystyrene for sale too, roughly twice the price of the normal 2400 x 1200 x 12.5mm board.
I'm assuming that this insulated plasterboard will have a similar sound-proofing effect as double boarding, but also offer some additional insulation as well.
I am thinking that a single layer of insulated boards will be easier to fit (less lifting of heavy boards) so would be my preferred option.
Is there any reason why double boarding with standard board would be better? Or any reason why I can't fix the insulation board to ceilings?
Thanks!
Andy
I've taken down the old artex ceiling in our liviing room.
The plan was to re-plasterboard the ceiling in 12.5mm plasterboard and then skim it.
As the main bedroom is directly above it occurred to me that it may be worth double-boarding the roof for a bit of extra soundproofing (not that I'm particularly worried about the noise).
I also saw plasterboard that was backed with polystyrene for sale too, roughly twice the price of the normal 2400 x 1200 x 12.5mm board.
I'm assuming that this insulated plasterboard will have a similar sound-proofing effect as double boarding, but also offer some additional insulation as well.
I am thinking that a single layer of insulated boards will be easier to fit (less lifting of heavy boards) so would be my preferred option.
Is there any reason why double boarding with standard board would be better? Or any reason why I can't fix the insulation board to ceilings?
Thanks!
Andy