Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie

This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer better
advice as different countries stock different materials etc

wrote:
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie


Yup. You want heavy old boards to take out the low frequencies, and then
to seal the thing up..and for insulation for heat, some insulation.

Frankly mate, I'd wait till summer, take off all the cladding, shove in
celotec insulation for heatloss, and MUILD A BLOCKWORK WALL OUTSIDE IT.
then render that..

"Robbo" wrote in message
...

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie

This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer
better advice as different countries stock different materials etc

On the basis that this newsgroup is 'uk.d-i-y' maybe we should in all cases
assume the poster is in the UK ....:0)

Robbo wrote:

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie

This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer better
advice as different countries stock different materials etc


I live in Scotland where it is noisy(Due to the removal of the Boards)
and cold. Mikie

In message , Scabbydug
writes
Hoping you can help.Mikie

This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer
better advice as different countries stock different materials etc

On the basis that this newsgroup is 'uk.d-i-y' maybe we should in all cases
assume the poster is in the UK ....:0)

Experience has shown that you really can't make that assumption


--
geoff

In message . com,
writes
I live in Scotland where it is noisy(Due to the removal of the Boards)
and cold. Mikie

That would explain the caps in your subject line then ...

--
geoff

wrote in message
ups.com...

Robbo wrote:

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie

This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer
better
advice as different countries stock different materials etc


I live in Scotland where it is noisy(Due to the removal of the Boards)
and cold. Mikie

Big silver foiled blocks of expanded polystyrene will work, as will
Rockwool.
Found at places like Buildbase and Burdens Builders merchants etc

Robbo wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
Robbo wrote:

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie
This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer
better
advice as different countries stock different materials etc

I live in Scotland where it is noisy(Due to the removal of the Boards)
and cold. Mikie

Big silver foiled blocks of expanded polystyrene will work, as will
Rockwool.
Found at places like Buildbase and Burdens Builders merchants etc


That will help teh cold, but not all te sound.

MASS is what you want. Heavier cladding or prerelably block or brickwork.

"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
...
Robbo wrote:
wrote in message
ups.com...
Robbo wrote:

wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,

Recently I had new Double Glazing Units fitted along with new Plastic
Cladding. The Double Glazing was installed by a specialist company and
the Cladding by a specialist roofing/cladding contractor.

On the exterior there were Boards(Roughly 5'x5'), made from 1/4 - 1/2"
compressed composite material, which were removed and replaced with
cladding. Since then we have suffered from extreme noise from traffic
passing on a nearby road. I had thought initially that the problem lay
with the DG units but have now come to the conclusion that it has been
the removal of the boards that have caused the noise problem.

I now realise it was a mistake to replace the Boards with Plastic
Cladding but the Contractor did not advise me to fit anything under
the
Cladding which replaced the Boards. I now realise the Boards had very
effective sound reduction qualities but that's in the past and I now
must move on.

I am looking for a suitable material to fill a 75mm space which is
behind(between) Exterior Plastic Cladding and Interior Plasterboard
(which has a Tinfoil finish on the side which faces out to the
Cladding).

I need a product that will give good SOUND INSULATION. I have good
access to the spaces as the Cladding can be removed for the task.
Can anyone suggest a suitable product that can be used that would be
suitable for this project and that will give good SOUND Insulation?If
it also gave some Heat insulation that would also be useful.

I am also considering refitting the Boards which I think can be
purchased from British Gypsum.(The contractor dumped the old ones)

Hoping you can help.Mikie
This
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_transmission_class

Should start you off in the right direction.

Not knowing where you are in the world it would be difficult to offer
better
advice as different countries stock different materials etc

I live in Scotland where it is noisy(Due to the removal of the Boards)
and cold. Mikie

Big silver foiled blocks of expanded polystyrene will work, as will
Rockwool.
Found at places like Buildbase and Burdens Builders merchants etc
That will help teh cold, but not all te sound.

MASS is what you want. Heavier cladding or prerelably block or brickwork.

Am ye talkin in Brudder speak now den massa?