ᐅ Shower on the Wall Adjacent to the Bedroom (New Construction Planning) Sound/Noise Considerations?
Created on: 24 Apr 2013 14:50
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Nordlichtchen24 Apr 2013 14:50Hello everyone,
We are currently planning our new house and have arranged the bathroom on the upper floor so that it shares a wall with the bedroom.
Initially, we considered placing only cabinets along that wall and installing a radiator for the bathroom. However, due to the window dimensions, there might be issues with installing the shower on the opposite wall. So either the window has to be smaller, or the shower needs to be placed in the corner (exterior wall/interior wall next to the bedroom).
In our current living situation, we already have the shower arranged like this, and we are very unhappy with it. Whenever someone is using the shower, I immediately wake up from the sound of the shower door opening and closing, the rushing and splashing of the water, and the banging of the shower bottles being put down.
However, our current house is from the 1960s with 15 cm (6 inches) interior walls (I guess something like lightweight concrete blocks), while our new house will have 12 cm (5 inches) thick drywall partitions (6x8 cm (2.5x3 inch) laminated timber studs filled with 60 mm (2.4 inches) glass wool insulation on both sides, covered with 12.5 mm (half inch) gypsum board and 12 mm (0.5 inch) OSB, plus wall coverings—tiles in the bathroom and textured wallpaper on the bedroom side). So we cannot really compare how much difference this would make. Especially since a wardrobe will stand against that wall, which will likely absorb some of the sound as well.
What can you say about the difference in sound insulation between an older building and the kind of wall construction in our new build? How does it usually perform in situations like this?
Best regards
We are currently planning our new house and have arranged the bathroom on the upper floor so that it shares a wall with the bedroom.
Initially, we considered placing only cabinets along that wall and installing a radiator for the bathroom. However, due to the window dimensions, there might be issues with installing the shower on the opposite wall. So either the window has to be smaller, or the shower needs to be placed in the corner (exterior wall/interior wall next to the bedroom).
In our current living situation, we already have the shower arranged like this, and we are very unhappy with it. Whenever someone is using the shower, I immediately wake up from the sound of the shower door opening and closing, the rushing and splashing of the water, and the banging of the shower bottles being put down.
However, our current house is from the 1960s with 15 cm (6 inches) interior walls (I guess something like lightweight concrete blocks), while our new house will have 12 cm (5 inches) thick drywall partitions (6x8 cm (2.5x3 inch) laminated timber studs filled with 60 mm (2.4 inches) glass wool insulation on both sides, covered with 12.5 mm (half inch) gypsum board and 12 mm (0.5 inch) OSB, plus wall coverings—tiles in the bathroom and textured wallpaper on the bedroom side). So we cannot really compare how much difference this would make. Especially since a wardrobe will stand against that wall, which will likely absorb some of the sound as well.
What can you say about the difference in sound insulation between an older building and the kind of wall construction in our new build? How does it usually perform in situations like this?
Best regards
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