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I wonder if you could advise me on the options for soundproofing in between an original timber floor and a hardwood floor laid on top.
We are working out a sensible soundproofing solution with our upstairs neighbours and they may be reluctant to install the full "floating floor" system shown on your site.
We would be looking to reduce both impact and airborne noise significantly as a result.
With many thanks for your help and advice.
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I need help to soundproof a timber floor - Is the "Floating Floor" my best option?
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Before any work is carried out on floors, it is always advisable to install 100mm of AMW100 between the joists to enhance the sound reducing performance of any other soundproofing work carried out on floors and ceilings.
It will be impossible to reduce impact noise from a hardwood floor unless it can be isolated from the existing floor and surrounding walls and a fully floating floor is the only way to achieve this.
Ideally, new hardwood floating floors should be a minimum 18mm thick with t&g joints that should be glued. No mechanical fixings to be used at all. The resilient layer beneath can be our 10mm recycled R10 insulation and this will help abosorb the extra impact noise generated from hard floor surfaces. If a thinner floor of 10 - 15mm is to be used it should be installed onto our 15mm QuietFloor Plus, a product designed to offer greater stability beneath thinner floors that would otherwise move and flex under point loading.
Click on the following links for more info on the products described.
AMW100 - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/acousti...
R10 - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/part_e_...
QuietFloor Plus - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/quietfl...
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EMPLOYEE
I’m
happy
Before any work is carried out on floors, it is always advisable to install 100mm of AMW100 between the joists to enhance the sound reducing performance of any other soundproofing work carried out on floors and ceilings.
It will be impossible to reduce impact noise from a hardwood floor unless it can be isolated from the existing floor and surrounding walls and a fully floating floor is the only way to achieve this.
Ideally, new hardwood floating floors should be a minimum 18mm thick with t&g joints that should be glued. No mechanical fixings to be used at all. The resilient layer beneath can be our 10mm recycled R10 insulation and this will help abosorb the extra impact noise generated from hard floor surfaces. If a thinner floor of 10 - 15mm is to be used it should be installed onto our 15mm QuietFloor Plus, a product designed to offer greater stability beneath thinner floors that would otherwise move and flex under point loading.
Click on the following links for more info on the products described.
AMW100 - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/acousti...
R10 - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/part_e_...
QuietFloor Plus - http://www.soundservice.co.uk/quietfl...Comment -
