Floating Acoustic Floors

Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 30 years of experience.

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. That s why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in buildings. The best way to reduce sound is at the source. See the definitions of stc and iic below.

Sound can have adverse effects on the human body such as sleeping disorders stress and headaches. Floating floors have become increasingly popular for many types of floor coverings. 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. Acoustic floating floors are used within structures to either protect sensitive rooms and areas from external noise sources or to contain the noise and vibration generated within a space from breaking out and causing problems for other areas of the building.

The acoustic flooring products have been designed and manufactured to meet the legal requirements of building regulations approved document e. It is an excellent choice for commercial and residential installations. The concrete acoustic floating floors are ideal for environments that are considerably noisy. Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 32 years experience.

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. 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. Acoustic underlayment special materials that lay over a concrete or plywood subfloor cushioning the flooring and reducing the effects of airborne and impact noise. 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 deadening vinyl also known as mass loaded vinyl this is a thin but heavy vinyl sheet that excels at dampening noise especially in floors machinery and vehicles. Floor acoustic is a premium acoustical floor underlay. In this method individual planks or in some cases tiles interlock edge to edge to. Farrat lightweight floating floor system.

From targeted compliance with standards to the highest acoustic requirements. In our acoustic range you will find floors with an impact sound reduction of 14 15 17 19db. Five types for customised sound control. It has been environmentally designed for sound isolation and impact noise control under floating laminate flooring engineered wood and solid wood flooring.