Chipboard Flooring Sound Insulation

Acoustic chipboards are a suitable solution for existing timber floors.

Chipboard flooring sound insulation.

They represent an essential component within a complete soundproofing system. Karmafloor acoustic overlay chipboard is designed to reduce impact sound through floors using a heavy material isolated by a softer resilient layer. Adding acoustic insulation to the floor will help to control sound transmission from airborne noise such as loud music and tvs along with impact noise which occurs when objects or people hit or move across the floor deciding on the right soundproofing material for your floor will depend on the structure of your home and whether you want to avoid noise getting in because of noisy neighbours. Xps is the preferred choice of insulation for this application due to its very high compressive strength and closed cell structure which means it is not affected by moisture associated with concrete floor slabs.

If your looking for sound insulating flooring then qlay 8mm is an excellent choice. We recommend using 100mm of acoustic floor insulation and a density of between 60kg m 80kg m to increase the soundproofing between floors. Stopping airborne and impact sound will result in the highest levels of sound insulation or both timber and concrete floors. The insulated chipboard flooring is suitable for concrete and suspended timber floors in both new build and refurbishments and.

The chipboard component adds mass to the floor to help eliminate impact sound transmission whilst the resilient layer effectively deal with airborne sound. It can be used over chipboard wooden floors and concrete floors to help meet part e building regulations for sound insulation.