Acoustics Hardwood Floor

By using floor sound insulation products specifically designed to reduce sound transmission you will be preventing a leading cause of tenant dissatisfaction.

Acoustics hardwood floor.

Engineered hardwoods have more weight making them quieter than laminate but solid hardwood will be the best wood flooring for absorbing sound. Wood is a popular flooring option but it can play havoc with a room s acoustics. 3 fashion forward colors available in 3 1 4 in. The underlayment will pad the laminate floor similar to how a pad works under carpet.

The product system has been engineered for all sub floors. It has been environmentally designed for sound isolation and impact noise control under floating laminate flooring engineered wood and solid wood flooring. In our acoustic range you will find floors with an impact sound reduction of 14 15 17 19db. The floor snaps together with a specially designed edge joint and is laid over the existing floor.

The following test data highlights the impact performance improvement before and after the introduction of hard wood floor and acoustic layer. That s why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in buildings. Hardwood solid flooring is usually either glued down or nailed down. This method is the loudest causing echoes and movement noise from the floor itself.

The floor should not come in direct contact with any vertical obstruction. Never nail through an acoustical underlayment system as doing so will compromise the specified iic or stc ratings as well as the long term performance of the wood floor. The best way to reduce sound is at the source. Hardwood floor finish 15mm hush mat 15 acoustic underlay existing timber structural deck and existing ceiling.

An increase in airborne performance was also noted. Design your floor to your unique tastes with a variety of width and color options. The nail down method is the quietest type and best for room acoustics. The glued down method which can only be done above wooden or cement subfloor is less noisy but echoes equally as much as the floating type.

The hard surface of a wood floor can create an echo by allowing sounds to reverberate within the room. It is an excellent choice for commercial and residential installations. Constructed from recycled rubber or synthetic fibers these easy to install products are suitable for use under ceramic tile hardwood laminate and engineered wood floors or carpet. Floor acoustic is a premium acoustical floor underlay.

Wide scraped solid hardwood and 3 additional popular colors available in 2 1 4 in 3 1 4 in. Some floors come with an acoustic underlay integrated into the bottom of the planks themselves.