Floating Acoustic Floors

The weight of the concrete can increase the low frequency noise reduction to create an airspace between the poured non structural slab and the subfloor below.

Floating acoustic floors.

Issues like final floor height the chosen floor finish carpet laminate original timbers etc or whether it is impact or airborne sound that s the problem we have a floor soundproofing solution. From targeted compliance with standards to the highest acoustic requirements. Acoustic underlayment special materials that lay over a concrete or plywood subfloor cushioning the flooring and reducing the effects of airborne and impact noise. See the definitions of stc and iic below.

Concrete acoustic floating floors. Acoustic floors have an important contribution when it comes to reducing noise in buildings. Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 32 years experience. The best way to reduce sound is at the source.

The product system has been engineered for all sub floors. Dry system floating slabs can be created from 2 3 layers of acoustic plasterboard 12 5 or 15mm thick sandwiched between 15 or 18mm thick ply or 2 3 layers of cement particle board typically 18mm thick. Floating floors have become increasingly popular for many types of floor coverings. Floor acoustic is a premium acoustical floor underlay.

Five types for customised sound control. The term floating floor does not refer to a type of flooring material but rather to a method of installation that can be used with a variety of materials including laminates engineered hardwood and luxury vinyl flooring. The concrete acoustic floating floors are ideal for environments that are considerably noisy. That s why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in buildings.

In this method individual planks or in some cases tiles interlock edge to edge to. Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 30 years of experience. The acoustic floor mat afm is installed over the entire surface and is suitable for the isolation of floating screed dry screed and even heavy duty screed. Sound can have adverse effects on the human body such as sleeping disorders stress and headaches.

It has been environmentally designed for sound isolation and impact noise control under floating laminate flooring engineered wood and solid wood flooring. It is an excellent choice for commercial and residential installations. The acoustic flooring products have been designed and manufactured to meet the legal requirements of building regulations approved document e. In our acoustic range you will find floors with an impact sound reduction of 14 15 17 19db.