Wondering if anybody has a better way to do this.
In the wood frame projects we're doing the floor has both a fire rating and an increased sound rating. The first is accommodated by a sheet of 5/8" GWB on metal furring attached directly to the bottom of the structure (which varies in depth across the building). The second is additional insulation above this layer.
I would like to track as few things as possible. Modeling a 2" floor (plywood and gypcrete), a ceiling, and something (presumably a ceiling) for the insulation is two things more than I'd like (but I can get over that).
Currently we're doing it all as a series of thick floors but we've also been ignoring the varying structural depths up until now and I'm starting to wonder if that's really the best approach. Perhaps a single 2" thick floor and a series of thickened ceilings (ideally automatic rather than sketch) would be a better approach. The downside to the ceiling is that I now need to manage it's height above the floor but perhaps, all told, that's less work than potentially hundreds of manually placed floors.
Thoughts?
In the wood frame projects we're doing the floor has both a fire rating and an increased sound rating. The first is accommodated by a sheet of 5/8" GWB on metal furring attached directly to the bottom of the structure (which varies in depth across the building). The second is additional insulation above this layer.
I would like to track as few things as possible. Modeling a 2" floor (plywood and gypcrete), a ceiling, and something (presumably a ceiling) for the insulation is two things more than I'd like (but I can get over that).
Currently we're doing it all as a series of thick floors but we've also been ignoring the varying structural depths up until now and I'm starting to wonder if that's really the best approach. Perhaps a single 2" thick floor and a series of thickened ceilings (ideally automatic rather than sketch) would be a better approach. The downside to the ceiling is that I now need to manage it's height above the floor but perhaps, all told, that's less work than potentially hundreds of manually placed floors.
Thoughts?
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