Does Changing from Carpet to Wooden Floor affect the noise level?

[Bill Garamella]

Don

I just put up a new photo called " 1983 FC "Casa Billisa" Salon Flooring"

Hope this helps.

Bill 1983 FC "Casa Billisa"

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Dorn Hetzel wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> Can you provide more details about the fiberglass/lead sandwich
> doghouse insulation?
>
> I'm getting ready to pull my radiator to replace all the belts and
> hoses behind it, and it seems like it
> might be a good time to insulate the doghouse since all the old
> insulation is rotted out.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dorn Hetzel
> 77FC35
> Hogansville, GA
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 1:16 AM, Bill Garamella wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello Jack and Liz,
> >
> > I took the carpet out of of our 83 FC 35 and installed a 2# ft sq. .5" thick
> > rubber and foam (rubber side up) sub floor from SounDown <
> > http://www.soundown.com/AI.htm >.
> > On top of this, We installed Dupont Engineered floating floor which also has
> > a built in pad < http://www2.dupont.com/Laminate_Flooring...index.html>.
> >
> > This product comes in many different styles and is rugged. You can whack it
> > with a hammer no problem. It also carries a 30 year warranty. We chose the
> > "Henna Hickory". Proper installation is the key. Anyway, we also installed
> > 2"2# ft. sq. fiberglass/lead sandwich insulation in the doghouse at the same
> > time and it all works well together resulting in a pretty quiet FC. I
> > traveled about 7,000 miles in two different PTs this year and I dare say our
> > FC is not noticeably much louder. We can cary on a normal conversation at
> > cruising speed (about 60 mph). It is however noticeably slower!
> >
> > NH Bill
> > 1983 FC "Casa Billisa"
> >
> >
>