I am getting a new floor put into my home studio. I have a question for this group on what type of flooring material you would recommend.
My studio is 14 feet by 15 feet in size. It does have a vaulted ceiling having 10 feet in height at the highest point.
Currently I have old carpet in that room.
Here are my two options for flooring
As a quick side note I won't be able to treat the walls or ceilings for sound at all but I do plan to paint the room soon. I do later hope to purchase the Auralex ProMAX v2 movable walls (2)
OPTION 1
This option would be a Natural Cork floor (engineered locking cork floor). This floor has a 10.5 mm thickness
This option was presented to me by a flooring expert because of its ability to tame sounds in the room and not be as lively as a wood floor. The core is plywood.
OPTION 2
This option would be 12.7 mm thickness and also is an engineered floor but this time it a Hickory wood top with a hardness rating of 1813
The finish is aluminum Oxide. The core is plywood.
I am leaning a bit towards the Natural Cork floor OPTION 1 because of its ability to tame sounds and has an R-value of 1.125 as compared with R-value of oak which is .638.
Thank-you for any input you might have on these flooring options. I am new to this group and am getting a lot out of reading all the posts.
Steve
My studio is 14 feet by 15 feet in size. It does have a vaulted ceiling having 10 feet in height at the highest point.
Currently I have old carpet in that room.
Here are my two options for flooring
As a quick side note I won't be able to treat the walls or ceilings for sound at all but I do plan to paint the room soon. I do later hope to purchase the Auralex ProMAX v2 movable walls (2)
OPTION 1
This option would be a Natural Cork floor (engineered locking cork floor). This floor has a 10.5 mm thickness
This option was presented to me by a flooring expert because of its ability to tame sounds in the room and not be as lively as a wood floor. The core is plywood.
OPTION 2
This option would be 12.7 mm thickness and also is an engineered floor but this time it a Hickory wood top with a hardness rating of 1813
The finish is aluminum Oxide. The core is plywood.
I am leaning a bit towards the Natural Cork floor OPTION 1 because of its ability to tame sounds and has an R-value of 1.125 as compared with R-value of oak which is .638.
Thank-you for any input you might have on these flooring options. I am new to this group and am getting a lot out of reading all the posts.
Steve