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:

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)

Can you render it? Shutter and pour concrete? Foam? The choice is
endless. Nothing looks worse than plastic cladding. Even a badly made
brick wall would be an improvement.

Weatherlawyer wrote:

wrote:

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)

Can you render it? Shutter and pour concrete? Foam? The choice is
endless. Nothing looks worse than plastic cladding. Even a badly made
brick wall would be an improvement.

Hi,You can't possibly be a Roofing and Cladding Contractor? You appear
to know less than I do about Sound Insulation. Mikie

On Jan 21, 5:44 pm, wrote:
Weatherlawyerwrote:
wrote:

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 SOUNDINSULATION. 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 SOUNDInsulation?If
it also gave some Heatinsulationthat 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)

Can you render it? Shutter and pour concrete? Foam? The choice is
endless. Nothing looks worse than plastic cladding. Even a badly made
brick wall would be an improvement.

Hi,You can't possibly be a Roofing and Cladding Contractor? You appear
to know less than I do about SoundInsulation.

Maybe. But I would have made my own mistakes and not paid a cowboy to
do it for me. You never said how much that was. Care to make me laugh
as a reward for my incompetence?