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I was told I should avoid nailing down the engineered hardwood floors I'm installing in my studio. But I can't find any info anywhere on installing them with screws. No one seems to do this. It seems like more of a thing with solid wood floors. It seems that if installed properly with the right...

Yes, spray foam wasn't my first choice either. Wishing I would have pushed harder for having fiberglass. We're working with an old building and city codes, so it was tricky. And that's why I'm taking all the measures I can to make up for it, including two layers of drywall hung on Isomax clips...

I've learned that putty pads should be used around electrical boxes after having the spray foam insulation put in. So the boxes are all nestled in the insulation (2" of closed cell for first layer, then 3" of open cell). Is it worth the trouble to dig out the insulation to put the putty pads all...

I, with the help of contractors, am turning a 300 sq ft garage/shop into a music teaching studio. I'd also like to do some recording in there and want it as quiet as possible. And our situation in the pandemic has made cost more of an issue. The insulation has been done and it wasn't exactly...