Acoustic chipboards are a suitable solution for existing timber floors.
Chipboard flooring sound insulation.
Stopping airborne and impact sound will result in the highest levels of sound insulation or both timber and concrete floors.
The chipboard component adds mass to the floor to help eliminate impact sound transmission whilst the resilient layer effectively deal with airborne sound.
They represent an essential component within a complete soundproofing system.
It can be used over chipboard wooden floors and concrete floors to help meet part e building regulations for sound insulation.
Karmafloor acoustic overlay chipboard is designed to reduce impact sound through floors using a heavy material isolated by a softer resilient layer.
Acoustic underlays are the most popular method of soundproofing floors.
The insulated chipboard flooring is suitable for concrete and suspended timber floors in both new build and refurbishments and.
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.
The board consists of a 5 mm closed cell cross linked polyethylene resilient layer laminated to moisture resistant tongue and groove chipboard.
We recommend using 100mm of acoustic floor insulation and a density of between 60kg m 80kg m to increase the soundproofing between floors.