We are in the process of building a two-floor detached house with a wooden internal floor. What wool should we use in the floor to stop hearing the noises from upstairs while we are downstairs?
Normal flexible stone wool PAROC UNS 37 of app. 100-150 mm is sufficient for insulating the floor. Good sound insulation requires a so-called floating floor, i.e. a structure where the surface level of the floor lays on top of a flexible stone wool slab. This is the only solution for avoiding the sound of footsteps, a common problem with a light wooden structure. Questions Relating to Dampness and the Functioning of Structures Q: The house was built in the 1950s and the basement floor has been serving as a cold storage area and now we would like to develop it into a warm hobby area. How should we approach the question of thermal insulation? What about dampness insulation? A: First you need to ensure that dampness cannot penetrate the building from outside, which means that you will have to dig out the soil on the outside of the foundations of the building. The old subsurface drains that may have become blocked must be renewed and the water led out. It is worth installing proper water i
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