"John" wrote in message
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"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article ,
IMM wrote:
Barratt and Redrow are amongst the cowboys. Go to a decent builder.
You
get what you pay for. Modern houses can be very solid if you get the
right builder and design. Or you can get a cheapie and make it more
solid yourself. On moving in rip up the floor boards and put rigid
rockwool bats under, jammed between the joists, put the boards back
with
screws.

Love to know of a cheapie house builder who uses floorboards...


Love to know of anyone who thinks
ripping up the floorboards or chipboard in
a multithousand pound brand new house
is amongst the list of things to do
before fitting carpets. This really should be a case for
SNIP BABBLE

Fishman, if you want a quiet house the that is what you do. Or you can
spend a fortune on a Barlclay home which has solid upper floors. Cost of
doing what I said? Not much at all when you consider how much the house has
just cost you. In fact buttons. Or maybe you like noise in your house.



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