Soundproofing A Concrete Floor

Soundproofing concrete floors with phonestar acoustic insulation is a relatively easy task and gives excellent results at reducing both airborne sound and impact sound.

Soundproofing a concrete floor. Without this the addition of the mass will have very little effect on impact noise. The felt is dense making it a good material for absorbing noise rather than reflecting it. A simple combination of underlay and carpet works very well. Meeting the demands of building regulations when soundproofing an existing concrete floor requires fewer components than a timber floor.

Made for soundproofing floors and to cushion flooring roberts super premium underlayment is a high performance felt underlayment made in part from recycled fibers using a high heat manufacturing process. The large mass weight provides for a great deal of sound isolation from vibrations entering or leaving the room. The best way to soundproof concrete floors is laying carpet and or using soundproof mats to prevent impact noise. To soundproof a concrete floor you need to add an absorbent layer on top of the concrete to help deaden any impacts.

This system will surpass building regulations for sound and it will only reduce room height by 15mm. The following combination of products is often suitable for this application. Floor soundproofing for impact noise only from above travelling down to the room below through a concrete floor to soundproof a concrete floor we are normally only concerned with impact noise footsteps as concrete floors already have a high level of mass to block airborne noise however high mass materials perform worse for impact noise. Protecting a concrete slab a concrete slab is generally an asset for airborne sound isolation.

Soundproofing a separating concrete floor and meeting the demands of part e building regulations mainly concerns the elimination of impact noise. To sound proof a floor you need to. Improve the mass of the floor this is normally achieved by adding high mass density products. Improve the ability of the floor to absorb sound energy and vibration footsteps.

If needs be you can purchase acoustic underlay which is designed to be extra dense so that more vibrations are absorbed. Airborne noise is less of an issue as the mass of a concrete floor is able to absorb airborne noise transmission without the need to install soundproofing materials. Airborne noise shouldn t be a problem for concrete floors.