I am in the process of renovating my music cum study room,enlarging it to 32ft x 19.5ft x 11.5ft(ht).The room is at the attic level and directly below it,is my master bedroom.
I sleep late and i do work,reading and the best time to listen to music is late into the night and you can imagine if i play loud,my wife will be having a hard time sleeping.
Thus i have laid the sound proofing membrane Acoustiblok on the concrete floor to help reduce the noise transmitting down to my master bedroom.
I was informed by the local dealer of the Acoustiblok that a slight cavity is required,and the acoustiblok is best laid with a bit of "wave".
After much discussion with my timber floor contractor and the Accuostiblok dealer we agreed that we lay 1 inches thick timber battens at about 4 inches interval on the concrete floor,then lay the acoustiblok on top of the timber batten.
The next layer,we laid 1/2 inches thick solid plywood on top of the Acoustiblok and nailed it onto the timber batten below..
And finally we install 10mm thick solid Burmese Teak on top of the plywood.
When i walk on the floor it feels solid enough but my concern is when i stomp on the finished timber floor,the floor sounds hollow and not as solid as i wish it should be.
Is this a bad sign?The room is not completed yet,the wall acoustic treatment works will start next week,so i have not setup my equipments and speaker to test out.
Will this be a problem?I have spend substantially to upgrade my room and this is worrying me,that i might not be able to get the best out of my investment.
Or there is really nothing to be worried about..
But if this is indeed a bad sign,what can i do now (since the rest of the works on the wall has not started yet) to rectify this issue of my timber floor.
Any help or input is greatly appreciated.
Thank you
I sleep late and i do work,reading and the best time to listen to music is late into the night and you can imagine if i play loud,my wife will be having a hard time sleeping.
Thus i have laid the sound proofing membrane Acoustiblok on the concrete floor to help reduce the noise transmitting down to my master bedroom.
I was informed by the local dealer of the Acoustiblok that a slight cavity is required,and the acoustiblok is best laid with a bit of "wave".
After much discussion with my timber floor contractor and the Accuostiblok dealer we agreed that we lay 1 inches thick timber battens at about 4 inches interval on the concrete floor,then lay the acoustiblok on top of the timber batten.
The next layer,we laid 1/2 inches thick solid plywood on top of the Acoustiblok and nailed it onto the timber batten below..
And finally we install 10mm thick solid Burmese Teak on top of the plywood.
When i walk on the floor it feels solid enough but my concern is when i stomp on the finished timber floor,the floor sounds hollow and not as solid as i wish it should be.
Is this a bad sign?The room is not completed yet,the wall acoustic treatment works will start next week,so i have not setup my equipments and speaker to test out.
Will this be a problem?I have spend substantially to upgrade my room and this is worrying me,that i might not be able to get the best out of my investment.
Or there is really nothing to be worried about..
But if this is indeed a bad sign,what can i do now (since the rest of the works on the wall has not started yet) to rectify this issue of my timber floor.
Any help or input is greatly appreciated.
Thank you