RSIC-1 Wood Wall Systems
The RSIC-1 clip can attach to wood, steel, concrete or brick. Walls: Compared to a double stud wall the RSIC-1 wall is cheaper, smaller, and performs at minimum equal. Compared to a stagger stud wall the RSIC-1 wall is cheaper, and outperforms the stagger stud wall by a minimum of 4 STC pts. Compared to an Rc-Channel wall. the RSIC-1 wall is more expensive by aprox. $.50 to $.70 per square foot. Performance is greatly increased when using the RSIC-1 wall. Min 10 STC pt increase, if the Rc-Channel wall is installed perfect, and the contractor uses Unimast Rc Deluxe. (not made any more) Unimast was bought out by Dietrich, who changed the design. The current design of Rc-Channel has not been acoustically tested. There is a potential cost savings for the developer. In a condo, if the contractor uses Rc-Channel, there will be a lawsuit for noise. The RSIC-1 wall system could prevent the expense of having to go back through each unit and rebuilding the wall system. and paying the lawyer bill.
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