Blanket insulation

blanket insulation

[′blaŋ·kət ‚in·sə′lā·shən]
(materials)
Insulation in the form of a rolled sheet sometimes having a vapor-barrier treated paper backing.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Blanket insulation

Thermal insulation in a rolled sheet form, with a flexible lightweight blanket of mineral wool or a similar material, often backed with a vapor barrier, such as felt-treated paper or vinyl sheeting.
Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

blanket insulation

Thermal insulation, commonly fabricated of fibrous glass material, with or without confining envelope, facings, or coatings; in properly selected density and thickness, can conform to curved or irregular surfaces of equipment, large-diameter piping, or tanks; also used as an acoustical material behind a facing material or as a component in sound-insulating construction.
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David Bracewell ABUILD a partition and fill it with blanket insulation. Leave a 200mm air gap between existing wall and the partition, then doublesheet with acoustic plasterboard.
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David Bracewell, by email A Build a partition and fill it with blanket insulation. Leave a 200mm air gap between the existing wall and the partition, then double-sheet with acoustic plasterboard.
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Fill the frame with acoustic blanket insulation, and then double sheet with 12.5mm blue acoustic plasterboard making sure the sheets are staggered, then plaster and paint.
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So if you have the old wall and then a 200mm gap, build a partition and insulate with blanket insulation, and then double sheet the frame with two layers of blue plasterboard with staggered joints.
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