I will be building an addition to my house that will be used for my wife’s quilting business. She has a large (14′ long) quilting machine table with a large machine she uses for quilting. The machine creates a great deal of vibration so I am going to have the quilting room on the ground floor of the addition and that floor will be a poured concrete slab. I want to make a framework with treated 2X4 studs placed on the 4″ edge on 16″ centers. This framework will be glued with construction adhesive to the concrete. I plan on placeing styrofoam insulation in the voids between the studs to insulate the floor.I’ll screw 3/4″ plywood onto the studs to finish the floor. I will pour the concrete over a plastic sheet vapor barrier. I’ll put a carpet with a pad on top of the plywood to complete the floor. Will this work? If not, what are the problems?
Fred
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What you are wanting to do will work great, but if it were me I would insulate under the slab this way you will save money by not having the lumber expense and also you will not lose any ceiling height. You could use a 2" rigid form for this application. Also you can anchor the machine directly to the concrete.
Edited 7/25/2003 8:00:48 PM ET by byoung