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Aug. 13th, 2005 11:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sniffnoyUpon Googling "Roxul AFB", I find that it is actually "Acoustical Fire Batt", not "Acoustical Fire Butt". It's a batt insulation (whatever that is) that both has "excellent acoustical dampening properties" and is fire-resistent. What a batt is, I'm not sure, but it seems to refer to its shape or its exact form.
Batt!
Date: 2005-08-16 08:10 pm (UTC)A butt is a...
Piece of insulation that is pre-cut to fit between framing members.
A slab of insulation. A term commonly used throughout the industry for home insulation.
A precut section of insulation designed to fit between studs.
A slab of insulating material.
A strip of insulation fitting closely between the studs of a wall.
Insulation produced in the form of a blanket instead of loose filling.
-Avi
Re: Batt!
Date: 2005-08-16 08:56 pm (UTC)Re: Batt!
Date: 2005-08-16 09:12 pm (UTC)Re: Batt!
Date: 2005-08-16 09:13 pm (UTC)but a butt /is/ a piece of insulation!
no subject
Date: 2005-08-19 06:35 pm (UTC)