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

Tim Vireo Keating t.keating at rainforestrelief.org
Mon Dec 17 11:53:33 CST 2012


Yes, Homosote would have been my suggestion, too. It's 100% recycled.

tim

At 10:08 PM -0500 12/10/12, Clarke Olsen wrote:
>Foam sounds best for thermal, but Homosote might be better for 
>sound, A half inch of each whould be 1" total...
>
>Clarke Olsen
><http://clarkeolsendesign.com>clarkeolsendesign.com
>373 route 203
>Spencertown, NY 12165 
>USA
>518-392-4640
>colsen at taconic.net
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>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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