Excessive noise from running kitchen sink after finishing my basement.
Alright so last year I finished the basement in my house to increase the amount of useable space. The ceiling was previously drywalled but I took everything down so I could have full access to the joists to run electric. The previous owners had elected to run 2"x4" perpendicular to the joists across the ceiling on half of the basement because the water lines going to my kitchen sink sit just below the joists until they hit gap between the two joists that line up with the sink placement. After I finished doing electrical I insulated the entire ceiling to maximize temperature control and minimize the amount of noise going from the basement to upstairs and visa versa. HOWEVER, I opted not to insulate around the water lines because I didn't want to run the risk of a leak causing the insulation to soak up water and mold for a while before being caught. Additionally, I did end up kind of recreating 2"x4"s that the previous homeowners had done, but only to cover up the water lines as they went perpendicular to the joists. It doesn't look out of place because there's already a boxed off portion of the ceiling because of duct work anyway and it looks more like a step up in the ceiling. I ended up moving my brother into the house and he spends a lot of time down there because we moved the living room down into the basement. Before that, I never really noticed any noise because I was never downstairs while the kitchen sink is running. Now, when the sink is running and you're in the basement it is LOUD. There's a ton of audible noise from water running through the pipes. I'm guessing what's causing that is the lack of insulation in that run between the joists which is letting the sound go wild in what amounts to an echo chamber. Is my thinking right on this? If it comes down to it I don't really mind having to open the ceiling up to feed insulation into it, but if that might not be the cause then I'd rather avoid doing that. submitted by /u/Khan_Bomb [link] [comments]
Alright so last year I finished the basement in my house to increase the amount of useable space. The ceiling was previously drywalled but I took everything down so I could have full access to the joists to run electric. The previous owners had elected to run 2"x4" perpendicular to the joists across the ceiling on half of the basement because the water lines going to my kitchen sink sit just below the joists until they hit gap between the two joists that line up with the sink placement.
After I finished doing electrical I insulated the entire ceiling to maximize temperature control and minimize the amount of noise going from the basement to upstairs and visa versa. HOWEVER, I opted not to insulate around the water lines because I didn't want to run the risk of a leak causing the insulation to soak up water and mold for a while before being caught. Additionally, I did end up kind of recreating 2"x4"s that the previous homeowners had done, but only to cover up the water lines as they went perpendicular to the joists. It doesn't look out of place because there's already a boxed off portion of the ceiling because of duct work anyway and it looks more like a step up in the ceiling.
I ended up moving my brother into the house and he spends a lot of time down there because we moved the living room down into the basement. Before that, I never really noticed any noise because I was never downstairs while the kitchen sink is running. Now, when the sink is running and you're in the basement it is LOUD. There's a ton of audible noise from water running through the pipes. I'm guessing what's causing that is the lack of insulation in that run between the joists which is letting the sound go wild in what amounts to an echo chamber.
Is my thinking right on this? If it comes down to it I don't really mind having to open the ceiling up to feed insulation into it, but if that might not be the cause then I'd rather avoid doing that.
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