

| Subject: | Re: Acoustic properties of common materials |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:08:12 -0800 |
You might want to reconsider Nathaniel. The fibreglass will retain moisture in there. That's where the foil/bubble/bubble/foil material is best. More R value and no water retention! :) On 12/31/06, Nathaniel Poole <npoole@telus.net> wrote: > > See http://www.nrcratings.com/nrc.html. > > Aside from the acrylic/cellulose slop I'm putting on as a first layer, I'm > going to try to stuff the interior panels with fibreglas acoustic ceiling > tile. These aren't quite as good as what is listed above, but they also > provide thermal insulation. These have an NRC of 55% and Transmission > coefficience of 35%. That will make a big difference. And that's before I > install the cloth-covered interior surface panels. If there's still space > in > the "walls" I'll stuff it with more fibreglas. > > Nathaniel > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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