Noise Coming Through Foors and Ceilings - Floor Treatment

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Introduction

Noise coming through floors and ceilings

Our high performance acoustic underlay, Acoustilay, can be used on top of a floor to help reduce the noise of footsteps in the room below. The heavier versions can also help reduce the sound of voices and music. This is the most effective solution for impact noise problems, or if you only have access to the floor. It is very easy to install and replaces the requirement for a conventional carpet underlay.

Floor Treatment

Products: Acoustilay 15, 8 or 3; Acoustilay Perimeter Strips; Acoustilay MDF; Acoustilay Adhesive.

Tools: Circular saw / Jigsaw /Trimming Knife; Tape Measure; Electric Drill / Screwdriver.

Method*:

With Carpet & Gripper: Acoustilay Perimeter Strips are installed around the perimeter of the room, with the gripper rods installed on top. The Acoustilay tiles are loose laid onto the existing floor, cut and shaped using either a circular saw, jigsaw or trimming knife. There should be installed in a brick pattern. Carpet is placed over the top, as with conventional underlay.

With Vinyl: The Acoustilay tiles are bonded to the existing floor with SRS adhesive and a layer of T&G Acoustilay MDF bonded to the top of the Acoustilay before the vinyl is installed.

Acoustilay above a plasterboard ceiling

NOTES:

Do not use any mechanical fixings to secure the Acoustilay to the floor.

If the noise problem is predominately airborne noise, you can replace the Acoustilay with Maxiboard. However, the rigid nature of the board means the impact performance will not be as good as Acoustilay. The impact performance can be improved by laying the Maxiboard onto a resilient layer, such as SRS Impactafoam, which is only 5mm thick. Replacing your carpet with engineered timber or laminate floors? Timber and laminate flooring notoriously increases impact noise. Using SubPrimo between your floorboards and the laminate flooring can help reduce the noise of footsteps.

* Please click here for full installation guidance. Please refer to these pages of the website prior to installing Acoustilay. For clarification on any point please contact the SRS technical team on 01204 380074.