Hi
Can anyone point me in the right direction for any descriptions of how to properly cover the insulation with material in an inside out wall construction? Also, I need some tips on what to use to cover the insulation before adding the finishing material, ie to stop the dust from the insulation invading my room over time, and whether the insulation should be wrapped in this first or just cover and staple once its in.
With regards to the finishing material, I need to know whether its best to stretch this over the frames and staple, or whether I need to be building thin frames and stretching over the frames then fitting the frames to the walls.
The insulation in the walls protrudes a tiny bit (1cm max) from the surrounding frames.
Thanks a lot guys and gals
Ian
Covering insulation in inside out walls
Originally posted at johnlsayers.com, topic 14590.
Just found this link where John gives an answer to the dust covering question:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1742&start=15
It reads:
So that's that question answered. If someone could just tell me the best way to attach the cloth over the top then I'm sorted. Cheers IanThe plastic serves two purposes. 1. If you have fibreglass or rockwool in the ceiling with a cloth cover above you over time you will notice a fine dust appearing over all your gear and console - it becomes extremely annoying as you have to dust everyday and it's not cool to have the dust in your faders etc. 2. The addition of plastic has the affect of retaining some of the high end (Air) in the room so even though you are deadening the acoustic response the highs still retain their life. I originally started using plastic to solve No 1 but now use it achieve No 2. It used to be my secret but now it appears to have leaked out ;)
Ian - the best way is to build 2" x 1" timber frames, wrap the cloth around them and staple the cloth then tack the frames to the wall using thin brad nails.
Great, thanks John. I might try to go for thinner wood for the frames to save losing another 2 inches in the room. I'll see if I can find some thats like a half inch thick or something and build them out of that.
Is it a lot easier that way than just stretching and stapling to the existing timbers?
The 2" x 1" when dressed all round (DAR) is thinner at 7/8" which is all you lose.
Ok cool, I'll go with that then.
Cheers mate
Ian