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Posted by Robert Gammon on June 3, 2006, 9:26 am
wayne wrote:
> I would use this stuff for that purpose it is made for it!
>
> http://www.schluter.com/english/products/2002/sectionf/ditra/601-index.html
>
>
Agreed this is THE solution in many many ways.
I think that I can have the slab age for more than 28 days prior to tile
installation.
AcoustiBlok solves a DIFFERENT problem.
I have saved this link and will use it for discussions with the builder.
> Robert Gammon wrote:
>
>
>> Lets just imagine for a moment that we are constructing a 3500 sq ft
>> living space home and the floors will be natural stone throughout.
>> Granite in some areas, travertine in others, marble in a few spots.
>> Budget is not a concern here
>>
>> One of the installation hints I have seen elsewhere is to have a slip
>> surface between the tile and a concrete slab or wooden floor joists.
>>
>> The main living room is 20x30ft. In this I intend to construct a
>> home theatre. One useful tool in this effort appears to be
>> Acoustiblok. Applied behind sheetrock, and lining enclosures where
>> speakers go it TIGHTENS up a room considerably, giving far more PUNCH
>> to the soundtrack while reducing bleed through to the rest of the
>> house, cutting apparent sound level elsewhere by 10 db or more (50%
>> apparent reduction)
>>
>> It seems to me that this stuff could go under the tile, creating the
>> slip layer that will allow the tile and the subfloor to expand and
>> contract at different rates without creating undue stress in the tile
>> (cracking it)
>>
>>
>> At about $2 sq ft plus installation, it aint cheap!!!
>>
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