Acoustic floating floors are designed to offer a robust.
Acoustic floating concrete floor.
Floor soundproofing timber or concrete floors is easy using the uk s most comprehensive floor soundproofing product range which provides an acoustic flooring solution for any floor soundproofing project.
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A traditional concrete floating floor system will be the most cost effective option as the acoustic performance characteristics of the two systems are identical.
Acoustic floating floors are perfect for insulating your property to prevent the transmission of unwanted sound.
Concrete floating floors comprise of a reinforced concrete layer supported by isolators.
It sits freely on the subfloor allowing space for movement and vibration absorption.
Concrete and timber floors.
There are thee main varieties of concrete floating floor.
Fsn rubber concrete jack up system.
That s why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in buildings.
Floors for new build conversion and existing domestic building.
Floating floor over concrete is found in various gyms and dance studios but is suitable for any areas that require a comfortable underfoot.
In our acoustic range you will find floors with an impact sound reduction of 14 15 17 19db.
The best way to reduce sound is at the source.
Benefits of acoustic floating floors.
The isolators can be either rubber or spring depending on the nature of the noise or vibration.
A variety of materials and thicknesses.
A low height and or adjustable air gap.
This type of system is more economical than a jack up system as it creates a full area homogenous slab with minimal flanking.
However in special circumstances a jack up floating floor slab can provide a number of key advantages including.
Vibration isolation buildings are unavoidably near busy streets trains and subways even though they contain space that must be vibration free an.
Issues like final floor height the chosen floor finish carpet laminate original timbers etc or whether it is impact or airborne sound.
Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 32 years experience.
Acoustic floors for commercial and industrial projects.
A floating floor sits on absorption pads and is not secured to the joists with nails or screws this helps to prevent vibrations from transferring through the joists.
A floating floor is a floor which is not glued or nailed to your subfloor.
Concrete floating floors density 2360kg m3 are the most common type of acoustic floating floor due to their high strength weight and versatility.
We have limited this bulletin to the following areas of vibration sound and impact isolation.