Bedroom noise buffer

Description

Don't share a wall between a bedroom and a kitchen, laundry, or garage. A closet, bath, or hallway in between absorbs sound.

Why this exists

STC ratings of typical residential drywall don't block kitchen / laundry noise.

Categories

Source

Solver enforcement

Browsable only — the solver does not currently enforce this directive (no spec-level data to check against). This entry exists so the architect personas can cite it in conversation and the user can read what the rule says.

Related directives

• Primary bedroom minimum size · MASTER-BEDROOM-SIZE
• Secondary bedroom minimum size · SECONDARY-BEDROOM-SIZE
• Primary closet sizing · PRIMARY-CLOSET-SIZE
• Primary suite isolated from public zones · PRIMARY-SUITE-ISOLATED
• Bedrooms cluster · BEDROOMS-CLUSTER