Insulating between floors?

eamon11

hello folks,

I am renovating an old bungalow and have an attic room in one section. This is a gable end and is exactly over the kitchen, wall for wall.
I will have to insulate above at the rafters obviously but what about the floor/ceiling between the 2 floors? There will be a range in the kitchen and ideally I have no issue if this heat travels upwards to the bedroom. But then, some sound proofing too might be a good idea? Whats the norm here?
Opinions appreciated.

Thanks.

johneym

no need to insulate at all.

Dardania

I personally would insulate - having lived in a house with poor insulation after an attic conversion, it's a pain to deal with.

Also regarding heat, each room should be independently controlled so you should be able to decide if you want ot heat the room above or not...

see: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/DevelopmentandHousing/BuildingStandards/FileDownLoad,1646,en.pdf

moonshadow

I would also insulate and if you are putting down flooring upstairs fit a sound strip on the joist prior to laying your floor . It's all about sound , and creaks and groans and (maybe moans ) but if you can dissipate sound levels do so by any means possible.

eamon11

thanks lads,

ha ha moonshadow, I understand you completely.
Can you tell me though, what is a sound strip.

Dardania thanks for the personal experience input.

John, can you back up the statement that you made in any way?

Thanks again,

Eamon

shane 007

I would also insulate. For heating purposes anyhow, heat rises and when you are heating usually daytime rooms below, there will be heat lost to the rooms above, usually bedrooms, which do not require heat during the daytime.

By insulating, the downstairs zone will retain more of its heat and thus maintain the desired temperature for longer and if controlled by a room thermostat will switch off the boiler quicker, saving you fuel.

eamon11

thanks to all,

can someone tel me what a sound strip is? It was mentioned above.

Shane thanks for the input. I will have no need for room thermostats etc. though.
The range in the kitchen runs practically 24/7 and is used for cooking too. Usually our kitchen is too warm, so if this heat rises this is actually not as negative a thing as you would think.

Regards

slimjimmc

eamon11 wrote: »

thanks to all,

can someone tel me what a sound strip is? It was mentioned above.

Shane thanks for the input. I will have no need for room thermostats etc. though.
The range in the kitchen runs practically 24/7 and is used for cooking too. Usually our kitchen is too warm, so if this heat rises this is actually not as negative a thing as you would think.

Regards

Even in summer?

eamon11

sound strip? anyone know what this is?

Calibos

Something like this I think.

http://www.customaudiodesigns.co.uk/acoustic-joist-cap.htm

Reduces impact noise of footfalls on bare wood floor as opposed to airborne noise transmission.
If you have carpets then no need for it at all.