Abstract: A Basement Finishing System that consists of an Acoustic Suspended Ceiling; Vinyl Laminated Outside Corners; Vinyl Laminated Inside Corners; Extruded Polystyrene Insulation; Vinyl Laminated Substrate; Baseboard Molding; Crown Molding; Pre-Wired Electrical Chases for Outlets and Switches; Laminate Flooring; and Recessed Lighting. The walls composition is made from a “sandwich panel” that measures 4×8? by 3?. The wall is made of a ½ inch sheet of Aquaboard brand Fiberock from USG on the front side which is laminated with a vinyl finish followed by a 2? layer of extruded polystyrene insulation placed between another sheet of ½ inch Aquaboard. The wall component is then held in place with a wall suspension system that enables quick installation by affixing an upper channel to the ceiling rafters which then connect to a bracket on the back of the wall and which then rests in a floor track.

Abstract: A U-shaped isolating pipe strap is provided with two support arms attached by a central bight section. The distal ends of the arms have ninety degree bends forming shanks. The ends of the shanks have sharpened points which serve as nails for driving into wooden framing members. The bight or curved end of the strap is coated with flexible dielectric insulation which prevents corrosion between two dissimilar metals. Affixed to the surface of the dielectric insulation is a tubular section of plastic which serves to isolate the pipe from the wooden framing preventing noise caused by vibration and the movement caused by natural lengthwise expansion and contraction of the pipe.