Interior wall insulation
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I’m planning on insulating some interior walls to dampen sound. Portions of the walls have pex water lines running through them. Do I just avoid the stud bays that have the pex, or is there another solution to prevent possible condensation on the insulation?
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The common insulation for interior wall sound control is Rockwool Safe n Sound. For an interior wall I don't think that condensation would be an issue with this product.
Have you had condensation issues on PEX piping? I've never seen it, but I don't live in the tropics either.
Thanks for the advice/reply, I just wasn’t quite sure, specifically in a shower wall with some metal parts like a valve