[Greenbuilding] second floor wood floor over insulation layer - questions

[Clarke Olsen]

Foam sounds best for thermal, but Homosote might be better for sound, A half inch of each whould be 1" total...
Clarke Olsen
clarkeolsendesign.com
373 route 203
Spencertown, NY 12165 
USA
518-392-4640
colsen at taconic.net




On Dec 10, 2012, at 8:45 PM, Reuben Deumling wrote:

> I'm going to be remodeling a two-storey house where 1/2 of the upstairs will become a ~ 600 sq ft apartment. To that end I'm planning to add a layer of something  to the floor (in between the existing decking and future finished floor) for both sound and thermal insulation. All that is there now is 2x6 T&G Hemlock decking. I want to install an oak floor above the insulation but have not done this before and am curious to hear your suggestions.
> 
> The only thing I've come up with so far is rigid foam with T&G plywood on top screwed through the insulation? 
> 
> Thanks very much. 
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