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   gdavis62 | Jan 21, 2004 06:56am | #1

   Go to http://www.edelweissflooring.com and drill into the pages about Sika AcouBond.  It is a system for glueing down flooring THROUGH an acoustic membrane, the purpose of which is noise reduction (primary) and delivering a cushion feel.

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   WayneL5 | Jan 21, 2004 07:11am | #2

   Several products, such as Homasote, are effective at reducing impact noise from travelling through a floor to a room below.  Here is their web site.

   http://www.homasote.com/sb.html

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   Mongo | Jan 23, 2004 08:19pm | #3

   When I built my house I put 3/4CDX down as the attic subfloor. About 3 years ago I finished the space off. Put down homasote for sound, then bamboo flooring over the homasote.

   Worked out well. If the kids are upstairs doing over-the-top kid stuff, we can hear their muffled thumping feet when we're downstairs.

   However, for regular attic activities, it's quiet.

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   jmelts | Jan 23, 2004 08:45pm | #4

   Thanks for the info. What brand bamboo did you use, and are you pleased with it?

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   Mongo | Jan 23, 2004 09:12pm | #5

   I sent out for samples from several companies. I settles on TimberGrass (now Teragren). Very nice product. Well-machined T's and G's, no cups/warps like I found in some of the other products. Several flooring stores in my area have now ditched the other lines of bamboo they were carrying and switched to TimberGrass.

   I ordered the 6' long planks, they went down fast and easy. I have about 850 sq ft.

   I ordered directly from the company (via phone# on website). They ship from Cincinatti and Seattle.

   Very happy with it, and I'd use it again.

   http://www.teragren.com/tera_products_tim/prefinished.asp