Soundproofing Floors
There are numerous different floor solutions and materials for every possible situation. Below you will find the most popular system installed by NNM Soundproofing.
Important points to consider:
- What is the maximum height that your floor can be raised?
- What will the final floor surface be? (Carpet/Original Floorboards/Laminate ect)
- What type of noise do you want to reduce? Your impact and airborne noise to downstairs or airborne noise traveling into your flat
- Subfloor structure. Do you have conventional floor joists or a concrete floor?(Is there a void between the floor boards and ceiling boards to fill with insulation)
Please click on a system below to view more illustrations or scroll to the bottom to see the Floor Comparison Table
Comparison Table
| System | FLOOR HEIGHT GAIN | IMPACT PERFORMANCE (SRI) dB | AIRBORNE PERFORMANCE (SRI) dB |
| Acoustic Mineral Wool and Membrane | +/-1mm or +/-0.1inches |
5 | 18 |
| Over Floor Soundplanc and Acoustic Mineral Wool | +/-19mm or +/-0.8inches |
4 | 17 |
| Under Floor Soundplanc and Acoustic Mineral Wool | None | 4 | 15 |
| Under Floor Hanger | +/-8mm or +/-0.3inches |
15 | 15 |
| Acoustic Mineral Wool and Triple Barrier Mat | +/-15mm or +/-0.6inches |
24 | 18 |
| Acoustic Mineral Wool & ImpactDefenceFloor (IDF) | +/-28mm or+ +/-1.1inches (from joist) |
26 | 14 |
| Acoustic Mineral Wool & ImpactDefenceFloor (IDF) & Triple Barrier Mat | +/-32mm or+ +/-1.5inches (from joist) |
30 | 20 |
