Mineral Fiber: Is there a good inexpensive replacment?

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:10 am

Is there a generic (non Auralex) version of Mineral Fiber? Maybe a material that the Home Depot sells?

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:14 am

it's available almost everywhere from insulation supply shops.

ask jeff is auralex's version is unique in a relevant way.

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:57 am

Anything on this page will do for absorbtion
http://www.bobgolds.com/AbsorptionCoefficients.htm
Here in Ontario, Home Depot sells Roxul Safe N Sound (not quite rigid).

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:22 am

mrbwnstn wrote:

Is there a generic (non Auralex) version of Mineral Fiber? Maybe a material that the Home Depot sells?

Goto a local building supplier, and haggle. You'll get it far cheaper than Home Depot

Smile

Paul

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:22 pm

I contacted a local insulation supply house and found it from a company called "Certainteed". I am not sure off hand what their product name for it is. I got a case of (6) 2'x4'x2" panels for about $65.00. I didn't think that was too bad. I then went to a fabric store and found some fabric and wrapped the panels like christmas presents and hung them on the walls. They work great.

Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 5:28 pm

Thanks for all the tips! I also went to a hardware store and found a sound insulation board, that looks similar, for about $8 a 4 x 8 sheet. It would be equivilent to the 2" stuff that Auralex is selling.

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:18 pm

mrbwnstn wrote:

Thanks for all the tips! I also went to a hardware store and found a sound insulation board, that looks similar, for about $8 a 4 x 8 sheet. It would be equivilent to the 2" stuff that Auralex is selling.

Doesn't sound like the right stuff to me.

Paul

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 1:20 pm

EricK wrote:

I contacted a local insulation supply house and found it from a company called "Certainteed". I am not sure off hand what their product name for it is. I got a case of (6) 2'x4'x2" panels for about $65.00. I didn't think that was too bad. I then went to a fabric store and found some fabric and wrapped the panels like christmas presents and hung them on the walls. They work great.

That sounds expensive.

I paid about $20 ( UK equivalent ) for a six pack of 2' x 4' x 2" rockwool slabs from a local building supplier.

Paul

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