Hello,
we are currently in the early stages of planning the layout of the individual rooms. As it stands, it seems practical to place the utility room next to two bedrooms.
I am wondering if this is a good idea or if the noise generated in the utility room will be too loud.
The planned equipment includes:
Water distribution
Inverter for the photovoltaic system
Heat pump (either air-to-water heat pump with a split unit or ground-source heat pump)
Controlled mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Storage space for miscellaneous items
This area is definitely planned to be constructed using a timber frame system. I am thinking it should definitely have double studs with mineral wool insulation in between. I would handle the interior construction (timber frame walls) myself. The door will certainly need a gap or similar for air exchange, and right next to it at a 90° angle will be the door to the bedroom.
What do you think? How loud is the noise level likely to be? Can it be insulated well enough to ensure good sleep?
Regards
Specki
we are currently in the early stages of planning the layout of the individual rooms. As it stands, it seems practical to place the utility room next to two bedrooms.
I am wondering if this is a good idea or if the noise generated in the utility room will be too loud.
The planned equipment includes:
Water distribution
Inverter for the photovoltaic system
Heat pump (either air-to-water heat pump with a split unit or ground-source heat pump)
Controlled mechanical ventilation with heat recovery
Storage space for miscellaneous items
This area is definitely planned to be constructed using a timber frame system. I am thinking it should definitely have double studs with mineral wool insulation in between. I would handle the interior construction (timber frame walls) myself. The door will certainly need a gap or similar for air exchange, and right next to it at a 90° angle will be the door to the bedroom.
What do you think? How loud is the noise level likely to be? Can it be insulated well enough to ensure good sleep?
Regards
Specki
hampshire schrieb:
In my opinion, having a utility room next to the sleeping area is a design flaw—unless the insulation against noise and vibration is properly addressed, which unfortunately can be quite costly. I agree that it’s a poor design.
Specki schrieb:
I think I’ll open a discussion here in the next few days including all our requirements, room sizes, etc. Specki schrieb:
Once we’ve sorted out our ideas further, we’ll create another thread for planning the floor layout. You should also plan enough time for the design process. It’s not surprising that after 2 or even 20 days, people come up with compromises that involve expensive partition walls just to put an end to the (mis)planning.
I would dedicate around a month of serious thinking—if a good final plan emerges sooner (final planning for discussion ), that’s great, but compromises often indicate that the process is not finished.
However, not everything needs to be planned down to the last detail—some things work well whether planned extensively or left more flexible.
WingVII schrieb:
I wouldn’t do that because of the EMC interference. Especially not with timber frame construction. There are always tin foil hats for that.
teh_M schrieb:
There are aluminum hats for that.If you find that funny—go ahead. You probably still believe the Earth is flat.WingVII schrieb:
If you find that funny – go ahead. For you, the Earth is probably still flat, too.Better to believe in a flat Earth than to have a thin sheet of metal in (or on) your head.