CPD Specifier May 2015 issue January 2015 | Page 24
Flooring
Hard wood flooring replaces
carpet in apartment
A 4 month refurbishment project has been completed by Hush
Acoustics in a block of apartments in Kensington, London.
The client wanted to replace their existing carpet with a more
modern timber flooring in the apartment but the lease dictated
that a change in floor finish was not permitted due to potential
sound transmission to neighbouring properties.
Hush Acoustics were called in to solve this problem and
specified Hush Mat 15 as the acoustic underlay for the project.
This allowed the carpet to be removed and a timber floor to
be installed. Hush Mat 15 decoupled the hard floor from the
existing floor structure. The floor construction consisted of:
Hardwood floor finish 15mm, Hush Mat 15 acoustic underlay,
existing timber structural deck and existing ceiling.
Hush Acoustics carried out Sound Testing before and after
the works were carried out. The results confirmed that the
treatment proposed by Hush showed an improvement in both
Impact and Airborne acoustic performance. This satisfied
the leaseholder and the management company and allowed
a timber floor finish to be installed. This is a very common
problem within multi-occupancy buildings and Hush Acoustics
provide solutions to treat it.
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