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Replacing Wooden 1st Floor with concrete

  • 18-10-2020 9:12am
    #1
    Faze11
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭


    Hi all.

    This may be a really stupid question as I've never heard of it being done. We moved into a new build home about 2 years ago. Lovely home and very warm however only issue is that you can hear every sound in the house from downstairs and upstairs. Is it possible or not cost effective to replace the first floor wooden floors with concrete or is there a better way to soundproof? We already have carpet and soundproof underlay but this does not help as much as would like.


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  • #2
    Dudda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Dudda


    The walls and foundations won't be strong enough for the weight of concrete as they'd be designed for the lighter timber.


  • #3
    Faze11
    Registered Users Posts: 218 ✭✭Faze11


    Dudda wrote: »
    The walls and foundations won't be strong enough for the weight of concrete as they'd be designed for the lighter timber.

    Makes sense. Need to find a better way to soundproof so.


  • #4
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,459 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    There are much easier ways to upgrade the sound proofing of intermediate floors. Look for "sound insulating floor system", and you should find some results.


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