IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION

• Main Authors: MARK SHADDICK, CYRILLE DEMANET, ROGER ARESE, JULIEN SOULHAT, EMMANUEL VIAL, ANDREW WATKINS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: 01.04.2019
• Subjects: BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIALS; CEILINGS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; FLOORS; GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS

A spacer support for a stud wall structure, the spacer support comprising panel supports and a bridge member extending between the panel supports, wherein the bridge member comprises bridge portions connected and separated by a decoupler 108. The decoupler 108 may be polymeric, or may be rubber-based acoustic isolation tape. The decoupler 108 may be fixed to the bridge portions by adhesive. The decoupler 108 may have a lower viscous damping ratio and a lower thermal conductivity than the bridge portions. Each panel support and associated bridge portion may be integral, the panel support comprising a web having an outer face for fastening walling material, such as plasterboard. The panel supports may comprise first and second side edges and the bridging portions may extend from one side laterally inboard of the first and second side edges. The decoupler 108 may be positioned equidistant from the two support portions, or may be closer to one than the other. The spacer may be able to be paired with another like spacer to create a box section. The invention extends to a stud wall structure comprising the spacer and a method of decoupling a pair of panel supports.