Hello everyone :-)
Since I recently bought a house myself, I plan to become a more active contributor here, not just a reader :-P
I have a question for the experts and experienced members.
The house consists of two apartments. On the ground floor, there is a main apartment, and in the attic floor, a smaller unit. We have already done quite a bit of renovation downstairs and often looked up information here and got inspiration from YouTube videos. We also installed screed there, but with a leveling compound, so that was straightforward.
Upstairs will be quite different. For one, it’s a wooden beam ceiling, and in the living room, there’s a carpet over a hard floor. We’re not entirely sure what is underneath; I assume it’s a standard screed.
Anyway, the renovation upstairs needs to be cost-effective :-D
My sister wants to move in there with her two small kids.
Since the ceiling transmits quite a bit of sound, I wanted to improve this with impact sound insulation. So I’m considering installing a floating dry screed with impact sound insulation. But here comes my first question:
Can I simply install screed over another screed? Or maybe even over the carpet so I don’t have to remove it and possibly use the carpet as additional sound insulation?
Or is there another flooring material that can be installed on top of the carpet that also provides acoustic benefits?
In the other rooms, there are wooden plank floors. They creak a lot, even though they are firmly fixed. They’re just old and need to be removed. The gaps between the joists will need to be filled with some form of infill, possibly screed granulate. Maybe even screed beads.
Here’s my second question:
Can I fill the gaps between the beams with standard granulate and then install or pour screed beads plus granulate on top of that?
It would be great if someone here has information or experience related to this :-)
Best regards
Rocky
Since I recently bought a house myself, I plan to become a more active contributor here, not just a reader :-P
I have a question for the experts and experienced members.
The house consists of two apartments. On the ground floor, there is a main apartment, and in the attic floor, a smaller unit. We have already done quite a bit of renovation downstairs and often looked up information here and got inspiration from YouTube videos. We also installed screed there, but with a leveling compound, so that was straightforward.
Upstairs will be quite different. For one, it’s a wooden beam ceiling, and in the living room, there’s a carpet over a hard floor. We’re not entirely sure what is underneath; I assume it’s a standard screed.
Anyway, the renovation upstairs needs to be cost-effective :-D
My sister wants to move in there with her two small kids.
Since the ceiling transmits quite a bit of sound, I wanted to improve this with impact sound insulation. So I’m considering installing a floating dry screed with impact sound insulation. But here comes my first question:
Can I simply install screed over another screed? Or maybe even over the carpet so I don’t have to remove it and possibly use the carpet as additional sound insulation?
Or is there another flooring material that can be installed on top of the carpet that also provides acoustic benefits?
In the other rooms, there are wooden plank floors. They creak a lot, even though they are firmly fixed. They’re just old and need to be removed. The gaps between the joists will need to be filled with some form of infill, possibly screed granulate. Maybe even screed beads.
Here’s my second question:
Can I fill the gaps between the beams with standard granulate and then install or pour screed beads plus granulate on top of that?
It would be great if someone here has information or experience related to this :-)
Best regards
Rocky
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