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08-16-2011, 12:47 PM
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Basement Ceiling Help
Ok, so I've been working away and now I am starting to insulate. I am good on the walls, but how about the basement ceiling?
Bit of background, have a newer house with poured concrete walls, and 9' ceiling.
Above the basement is living space...
I guess I have a few questions:
Sound deading might be nice to keep floors isolated - meaning if kid is playing PS3 downstairs, my wife will not want to hear it upstairs, and vice versa.
Is there a special type or is just unfaced r13 adequate? I didn't see anything at the big box stores to help me out.
If anyone needs additional info to answer, just let me know.
Thanks!
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08-16-2011, 02:05 PM
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Fill the cavities with safe and sound insulation and use 5/8 drywall, and there is a metal strip you can apply to be between the drywall and the ceiling joists. Read insulation instruction on light cans if you are putting them in.
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08-16-2011, 05:22 PM
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Only problem is we can not get safe and sound in the good old USA :-)
Do you have any additional info on the metal strips? Is that to hold the insulation in or to isolate the drywall from the face of the joists ?
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08-17-2011, 06:51 AM
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Wow, I was thinking this was an easy question .... not sure I have the coin for all this fancy stuff :-)
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08-17-2011, 11:28 AM
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So as an update we can get safe and sound in the US....guess I was thinking about another product. I found it as a special order at lowes - WOW is it expensive.
May not be worth it...
Do you all think just the nomal r-13/r-19 is a total waste of money well, and if I can't afford the right way, just forgo the ceiling insulation and go with 5/8" drywall ?
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08-17-2011, 12:53 PM
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Try your local lumber yards for safe and sound. It shouldn't be that much more than reg bats. If not I would still fill the cavity with reg bats and check into the metal strips.
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08-17-2011, 02:48 PM
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Safe N Sound is 3 times the price of regular insulation...so now I just gotta figure out if it is 3 times as quiet. Plus I can't find anyplace that sell the tracks....
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08-17-2011, 03:21 PM
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Without knowing anything for sure I would bet "not even close".
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