Sunday, January 28, 2007

Acoutics Plan for Ceiling?

For a typical unfinished basement ceiling you can take advantage of the gap between the support beams and the floor above by placing rigid fiberglass between the beams. Short nails or screws can support the fiberglass, making it easy to slide each piece of fiberglass into place. Then cover the fiberglass with fabric as shown below in Figure 3b. You can optionally pack the entire cavity with fluffy fiberglass one foot thick and you'll probably get similar results.

Treating a basement ceiling
Figure 3b: 705 between support beams, covered with fabric.

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