Recent content by shubox56

The townhouse will definitely be rather pathetic at 80 years old. It's rather pathetic now IMHO.

Amen!

The plate is nailed to the studs from under the plate into the studs.

Sure, if I remove ceiling drywall. The sag (gap) isn't across the entire 10' partition wall, and where it does sag, it's about .06 on average (the thickness of a tongue depressor).

Something like this for the verticals.

Ok, so I removed 8" of drywall because the screws didn't eliminate all noise at wall. In doing so, I noticed that a non load bearing wall had a gap between the sub and baseplate. And a few of the stud had a gap at the top of baseplate. It's this relationship that's likely causing the noise...

Is it common for builders to glue an OSB subfloor T&G seam? I know that gluing the field is common, but not sure about the T&G seam itself.

Thanks, CJ. If I install .25" underlayment, undercutting the banister base wouldn't be possible. If I scrap the underlayment, it's doable. I'll look at various trims before making my choice -- carpet or LVP.

To late! LOL

More noodling. Debating carpet VS LVP like I have in other locations.

Yep, .75 OSB.

I'll noodle that idea. That's not one I've seen before. Many thanks for the suggestions.

I used a tie plate over a T&G seam that's making terrible noise which completely eliminated the sound in THIS spot. If I stay with carpet, you can't really feel the bracket with the carpet down. And that's with a fiber pad which is only a quarter inch thick. If I swap out for new carpet with a...

Thanks for the suggestion and artwork. ;-)