Quietfloor soundproofing underlay UK

USES:

Impact and airborne reduction for floors

Suitable for concrete floors
Suitable for Timber floors

Can be used to meet New Building Regs
(with other products)

BENEFITS:

Easy DIY Installation

High footfall and airborne reduction under carpet

Easy to cut / handy sized panels
Suitable for concrete and timber floors
Low cost

QUIET-FLOOR (Part Code A110)
This is a superb acoustic floor system designed to improve both the impact and airborne noise transfer through floors. Adapted from an industrial product that was originally designed to greatly reduce the sound transfer of plant machinery noise through floors.

The laminated composition provides maximum performance for minimum thickness and combines excellent sound insulation with all the qualities of a good carpet underlay. It is quick and easy to install and is easily cut and shaped. Overall thickness is just 12mm so it minimises the increase in floor level.

This product comprises an 8mm layer of chipfoam bonded between a top layer of 5Kg soundproofing mat and a base layer of 3Kg mineral loaded barrier mat. The base layer of barrier mat seals and damps the sound coming through the floor, the isolated top layer of soundproofing mat blocks the sound both ways and the chipfoam core dramatically reduces impact noise transfer.

This product also gives superb performance when used as floating floor isolation under a T&G chipboard wooden topfloor.

When laid over timber floors airborne insulation in the order of 43dB D_nTw+C_tr can be expected.
When laid over timber floors impact insulation in the order of 39dB L_nTw can be expected. (A carpet will reduce this even further).

When bonded over concrete floors impact improvements in the order of Delta L_W 42dB can be expected.

When laid underneath a 22mm T&G chipboard deck, with 100mm acoustic mineral wool in the cavity space, impact insulation in the order of 60dB L_nTw (or less) can be expected.

Preparation:- Before laying quietfloor you should examine the existing floorboards and firmly secure any that are loose. It would also be wise to replace any sections that are damaged or broken. It can also be beneficial to seal the gaps between the floorboards and overlay with soundproofing mats for improved performance first.
Installation:- Quiet-Floor can be simply laid, or bonded, to the floor. It is essential that the sheets are laid in a staggered, brick type pattern, and that they are butted tightly up together and up to the perimeters of the room. Even greater performance can be gained from bonding further layers of our soundproofing mats onto the top of the quietfloor before laying the carpet back as well as using soundproofing mats to seal the floor off first. Our aluminium joining tape should be used for taping over the joins.
When using carpet grippers a strip of the black top layer and foam, the same width as the gripper, should be removed with a sharp knife. The gripper should be fitted and nailed or screwed through into the floor. Some installers add a strip of 5mm deep wooden batten to raise the level of the gripper (as shown). Quietfloor has a 5Kg/m² top layer soundproofing mat and a 3Kg/m² base layer soundproofing mat. For BEST performance the slabs should be installed with the Thinner layer to the floor.

When installing a laminate or vinyl floor it is best to bond a layer of Tongue & Grooved MDF or other wood sheet type material onto this product first to give a stable base and prevent any future movement or bowing of the finished floor surface. Even greater performance can be gained from bonding further layers of our soundproofing mats onto the base T&G before adding the final finish.

Download PDF

Self-Adhesive Foil Tape Application Instructions

The surface to which the tape is to be applied must be clean and dry. Dust, dirt, oil, grease and moisture on the surface will result in poor adhesion.

For best results, before applying the tape, the surface should be wiped clean with a safe solvent, using a lint free cloth. Solvent must be fully evaporated before application of tape.

Fix insulation carefully so that slabs or sections abut with no gaps. Open joints will permit localised heating which may in turn affect the adhesion of thre foil tape. Do not unwrap unsulation until immediately required for use.

When bonding to an embossed or ribbed surface the tape may not be in 100% contact so adhesion values will be reduced. Allowances must be made for this by using tape of adequate width. THis is a minimum of 50mm on good flat close butt joints. However on angled or contoured surfaces use tape wide enough to allow 50mm either side of the join.

Remove tape from roll, discard release paper, align tape centrally over joints and rub down well over the entire area of the tape taking care to avoid wrinkles, folds and undue tension. Avoid touching the adhesive surface as dirt, oils and grease may be transfered and impair adhesion.

Allow an adequate overlap of the tape onto itself of at least twice its width. If possible fold back about 25mm of one end of the tape so that when the overlap is made this section of the bond will be adhesive on adhesive.

GENERAL PHYSICAL DATA
Sheet Size-	1200mm x 600mm
Thickness- Top Layer Foam Base Layer	2.5mm 8mm 1.5mm
Weight-	approx. 8Kg/m²
Flammability-
Foam	(FMVSS 302) - Self-Extinguishing
Barrier	(FMVSS 302) - Self-Extinguishing




All information contained in these details is given in good faith but without warranty. Custom Audio Designs reserves the right to alter the specifications of any product without notice.
©Custom Audio Designs 2004