derekhansen
Established Member
Hi everyone
I am at the planning stage of a dedicated Home theatre ( I will start a thread and post pics when I start building) in the spare bedroom of my Edwardian period end of terrace home.
Some more info:-
The floor area measures 3.6 x 3.8m (14m2) and above the ceiling is a loft. There is one entrance door and 1 double glazed window.
The audio gear will include a 5.1 or 7.2 speaker system and amp/receiver. I plan to do the majority of the building work myself.
The issue occupying my mind at the moment is what is the best way to insulate/sound proof the existing walls?
I am considering either:-
1. 2x layers of 12.5mm soundbloc plasterboard on resilient bar.
or
2. 50 x 50 battens with 50mm Rockwool infill all covered by stretch fabric.
Both methods are an attempt to keep as much floor space as possible.
Frankly, I favour the soundbloc/resilient bar method which I am confident can be done for £1000 including an allowance for a plasterer to do the final skim finish. But... would the battens/roockwool/fabric method be cheaper, simpler and give a better performance?
Any thoughts, advise or suggestions would be very much appreciated.
I am at the planning stage of a dedicated Home theatre ( I will start a thread and post pics when I start building) in the spare bedroom of my Edwardian period end of terrace home.
Some more info:-
The floor area measures 3.6 x 3.8m (14m2) and above the ceiling is a loft. There is one entrance door and 1 double glazed window.
The audio gear will include a 5.1 or 7.2 speaker system and amp/receiver. I plan to do the majority of the building work myself.
The issue occupying my mind at the moment is what is the best way to insulate/sound proof the existing walls?
I am considering either:-
1. 2x layers of 12.5mm soundbloc plasterboard on resilient bar.
or
2. 50 x 50 battens with 50mm Rockwool infill all covered by stretch fabric.
Both methods are an attempt to keep as much floor space as possible.
Frankly, I favour the soundbloc/resilient bar method which I am confident can be done for £1000 including an allowance for a plasterer to do the final skim finish. But... would the battens/roockwool/fabric method be cheaper, simpler and give a better performance?
Any thoughts, advise or suggestions would be very much appreciated.