ᐅ Sanitary Facilities and Noise

Created on: 1 Sep 2017 00:59
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Paulus16
Hello,

Here are our floor plans with the bathrooms in detailed design:

2D attic floor plan with master and children's bedrooms, guest room, bathroom, hallway, and terrace.

Ground floor plan of a house with living room, kitchen, bathroom, terrace, and carport

Bathroom floor plan with bathtub, shower, toilet, and sink

2D bathroom floor plan with shower, toilet, and double sink


Now I have the following question: I am concerned that using the toilets may cause noise transmission and disturbance in the rooms labeled Child3 on the upper floor and Office on the ground floor (which might be converted into a bedroom later). Is mounting the toilet with a drywall construction sufficient to minimize this issue? Has anyone had experience with such noise problems? Or would you recommend placing the toilets on a different wall?
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Paulus16
1 Sep 2017 13:50
Thank you for the answers.

Can someone explain to me exactly how the water pipes are decoupled? I know they are insulated, but the pipes must be fastened somewhere, right?
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Caspar2020
1 Sep 2017 13:55
For example, using fastening clamps with rubber inserts or GIS pipe clips for utility lines can make a difference.

Also, using Silent-db20 pipes instead of traditional HT pipes already has a significant impact.
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Paulus16
1 Sep 2017 18:26
Caspar2020 schrieb:
For example, by using fastening clamps with rubber inserts or GIS pipe clips for utility lines.

But even just using Silent-db20 pipes makes a big difference compared to traditional HT pipes.

Thanks, Caspar. Do only the water pipes need to be decoupled, or the wastewater pipes as well?
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Caspar2020
1 Sep 2017 18:28
Both. In particular, for wastewater, the plumber can directly use soundproofed pipes.
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Paulus16
1 Sep 2017 19:02
And does this apply only to the bathroom, or do the pipes throughout the entire house need to be insulated? Approximately how much would that increase the cost?

I have a second question as well: Are these pipes insulated during the rough-in plumbing phase or the final installation? Background: We want to exclude the plumbing final installation from the heating and plumbing contractor’s scope, as it will be done by relatives (who are also professionals in plumbing and heating), since we will provide the fixtures ourselves.
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Paulus16
2 Sep 2017 18:20
Another question: What do you think about the bathroom layout? I can still change quite a lot, except for the room dimensions.