New Part E Building Regulations- Solutions for Floors, Walls and Ceilings

Soundproofing Solutions to Meet New Part E Building Regulations

Separating Timber Floors / Timber Joist Floor / 60 R_wdB + C_tr - 46 L_nwdB Application

Sound Reduction Performance
Airborne		Impact
R_wdB	R_wdB+C_tr	L_nwdB
70	60	46
Acoustic Requirement: New Build
Airborne: 45 D_nTw+C_trdB
Impact: 62 L_nTwdB
Acoustic Requirement: Refurbishment
Airborne: 43 D_nTw+C_trdB
Impact: 64 L_nTwdB

Components and Fixing Data:

1 x 18mm T&G Chipboard (laid on)

Resilient Tape (on)

25 x 50mm Timber Battens (at 400mm centres on)

3.5mm Neoprene Pads (on)

52mm Acoustic Quilt (between battens)

18mm Chipboard (screwed to)

Timber Joists (240 x 48mm at 400mm centres. Joist size to suit application)

52mm Acoustic Quilt (beneath joists)

Independant Ceiling:

Timber Joists (100 x 48mm on hangers at 400mm centres)

1 x 15mm Plasterboard (screwed to independant joists)

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Technical Data:
Mass per Unit Area:
Footprint Width:
Fire Protection:

76.2Kg/m²
377mm
30 minutes (2 layers plasterboard = 60 minutes)