Nordlichtchen
2014-09-22 16:24:22
- #1
Hello,
we have a single-family house, new build from 2013, and we do not like the sound insulation between the upper and lower floors.
From the ground floor view, we have an exposed beam ceiling (10x24 cm ceiling beams which are viewed from above with visible boarding), the structure is as follows from bottom to top:
10x24 cm beam layer
27x127 mm visible boarding (Siljan floorboard)
all installation lines such as water, sewage, central vacuum system, and electricity run on the boarding
4 cm rock wool impact sound insulation
12 cm rigid foam polystyrene insulation (2x 6 cm) with edge insulation strips
PE foil
Underfloor heating
6 cm cement screed
Floor covering tile or laminate with Ewifoam Universal impact sound insulation
It is simply too loud for us downstairs, especially in the living room, when children are playing upstairs in the kids’ room (even the battery-powered Duplo train running on the floor is enough), and conversely, it is annoying for us upstairs in the bedroom to hear through the floor when someone is sleeping downstairs in the guest room and snoring.
What could be done or what has a good sound insulation effect?
1. Insert mineral wool insulation between the beams (completely insulated or only partially?) and cover the whole with drywall or gypsum fiberboard on a boarding? (Good, then the visible beam layer is gone but that’s just how it is)
2. Mineral wool insulation between the beams and a suspended ceiling covering made of drywall/gypsum fiberboard
3. To keep the visible beam area, insert mineral wool insulation between the beams in the upper area and attach visible boarding between the beams underneath (basically insulating and covering part of the space between the beams)
How would you do it?
Such a thing is very difficult to calculate or it requires effort since you don’t know how the beams rest on the wall and how the connections were made.
Best regards
we have a single-family house, new build from 2013, and we do not like the sound insulation between the upper and lower floors.
From the ground floor view, we have an exposed beam ceiling (10x24 cm ceiling beams which are viewed from above with visible boarding), the structure is as follows from bottom to top:
10x24 cm beam layer
27x127 mm visible boarding (Siljan floorboard)
all installation lines such as water, sewage, central vacuum system, and electricity run on the boarding
4 cm rock wool impact sound insulation
12 cm rigid foam polystyrene insulation (2x 6 cm) with edge insulation strips
PE foil
Underfloor heating
6 cm cement screed
Floor covering tile or laminate with Ewifoam Universal impact sound insulation
It is simply too loud for us downstairs, especially in the living room, when children are playing upstairs in the kids’ room (even the battery-powered Duplo train running on the floor is enough), and conversely, it is annoying for us upstairs in the bedroom to hear through the floor when someone is sleeping downstairs in the guest room and snoring.
What could be done or what has a good sound insulation effect?
1. Insert mineral wool insulation between the beams (completely insulated or only partially?) and cover the whole with drywall or gypsum fiberboard on a boarding? (Good, then the visible beam layer is gone but that’s just how it is)
2. Mineral wool insulation between the beams and a suspended ceiling covering made of drywall/gypsum fiberboard
3. To keep the visible beam area, insert mineral wool insulation between the beams in the upper area and attach visible boarding between the beams underneath (basically insulating and covering part of the space between the beams)
How would you do it?
Such a thing is very difficult to calculate or it requires effort since you don’t know how the beams rest on the wall and how the connections were made.
Best regards