Hey Everyone, great forum and tons of cool people... I am finishing a 3 room project studio and would like to have "hardwood" style flooring in my main room. I am also planning on building a drum riser isolated from the flooring (The Sand-Filled approach is what I am thinking)... My question is, will I get negative results by using a Tongue & Groove flooring product directly on the concrete floor using a rubber matting underlay? isolated from the walls, and from the drum riser??...
There are certain types of flooring that are "floated" on the matting using acoustic sealant or some such product as a joiner...
I am looking for Natural sound, without having to use the "puck" system and a subfloor etc... Seeing as how I already have the density in the existing concrete floor, Laying the flooring on the "mat" should give me a fairly dead response No?? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Cheers.
Laminate Flooring over Concrete with rubber Matting...
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The answers to these questions would depend on whether you need any degree of isolation for the drums, etc, or if you just want good sound inside the rooms - these are two almost entirely separate things, and if isolation is necessary that needs to be taken care of first; so before we can recommend what you need, you need to be more specific about your situation - inside and outside noise levels, and any other factors that would affect the needed level of isolation are a good place to start… Steve
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Thanks for the reply Steve,
I don't need to worry about isolation for the drums, (other than floating the drum riser off the cement floor and isolating it from the walls/flooring) as the rooms/exterior walls/ceilings have all been soundproofed and are doing a good job of keeping out any unwanted external noise...
I am after as natural sound as possible and want the "hardwood" look...
The laminate products available to me up here are all fairly afforable and attractive -- and they do not require nails/screws or glue to assemble...(although I would consider sealing the pieces together with acoustic seal or at least sealing them to the matting materialas I go)
The flooring is laid down over a resilient rubber/foam material that is moisture resistant/noise-isolating from the concrete floor.
It seems to me that I would be satisfied going this route as I plan to leave the edges just short of my walls/drum riser to minimize energy transfer and am going for more of an anechoic room sound (but I still want some natural reflections and looks)..
Hope that kinda makes sense,
any opinions, please let me here em'
I don't need to worry about isolation for the drums, (other than floating the drum riser off the cement floor and isolating it from the walls/flooring) as the rooms/exterior walls/ceilings have all been soundproofed and are doing a good job of keeping out any unwanted external noise...
I am after as natural sound as possible and want the "hardwood" look...
The laminate products available to me up here are all fairly afforable and attractive -- and they do not require nails/screws or glue to assemble...(although I would consider sealing the pieces together with acoustic seal or at least sealing them to the matting materialas I go)
The flooring is laid down over a resilient rubber/foam material that is moisture resistant/noise-isolating from the concrete floor.
It seems to me that I would be satisfied going this route as I plan to leave the edges just short of my walls/drum riser to minimize energy transfer and am going for more of an anechoic room sound (but I still want some natural reflections and looks)..
Hope that kinda makes sense,
any opinions, please let me here em'
