Some suggestions for the following would be much appreciated:
First, we are moving an internal wall to widen one room and make another room narrower. As the rooms in question are a bathroom and a bedroom, we would like to make the wall as soundproof as possible. The rooms are upstairs. It is not a supporting wall, but simply a dividing wall, and therefore building a full-on metre-thick stone would not be an option (Wish it were though!) So, what would be the best options? Don't mind spending some cash if we actually achieve what we want.
Second, we have a bathroom on the floor above the kitchen and again we would like to reduce the noise that travels down to the kitchen (for presumably obvious reasons!). If it's relevant, the joists are old (maybe 100 years?). We currently have wood-effect laminate in the bathroom, although we plan to replace that. What would be the most effective way to reduce sound travelling down? Would a particular sort of flooring material offer good soundproofing? As we are working from scratch, we are open to all sorts of options - we could use ply, or chipboard, or laminate or proper pine floorboards, or ... in fact, we're probably happy to try anything except carpet.
All thoughts much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
First, we are moving an internal wall to widen one room and make another room narrower. As the rooms in question are a bathroom and a bedroom, we would like to make the wall as soundproof as possible. The rooms are upstairs. It is not a supporting wall, but simply a dividing wall, and therefore building a full-on metre-thick stone would not be an option (Wish it were though!) So, what would be the best options? Don't mind spending some cash if we actually achieve what we want.
Second, we have a bathroom on the floor above the kitchen and again we would like to reduce the noise that travels down to the kitchen (for presumably obvious reasons!). If it's relevant, the joists are old (maybe 100 years?). We currently have wood-effect laminate in the bathroom, although we plan to replace that. What would be the most effective way to reduce sound travelling down? Would a particular sort of flooring material offer good soundproofing? As we are working from scratch, we are open to all sorts of options - we could use ply, or chipboard, or laminate or proper pine floorboards, or ... in fact, we're probably happy to try anything except carpet.
All thoughts much appreciated. Many thanks in advance.