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Sound Insulation Testing
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UKAS Accredited for Pre-Completion Sound Testing
Building Regulation Approved Document E 2003 Edition
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Accreditation
Sound Advice Acoustics Ltd has full UKAS accreditation for pre-completion testing and is backed with over 15 Years experience in this field of testing and with a client base as prestigious as Pegasus Retirement Homes. Test engineers conducting these tests are members of the Institute of Acoustics. All our equipment at Sound Advice Acoustics Ltd is regularly calibrated to UKAS accredited standards as per the UKAS Directive Lab 23.
On Site Testing & Reporting
These tests are more commonly known and referred to as SI tests. They are one of the same procedure and assessment that has been introduced in order to evaluate and check the validity of a partitioning structure separating two adjoining residential developments. The requirements for this testing refer to either new build constructions or refurbished developments.
Tests are carried out at your development usually within 5-10 days from the initial enquiry and the reports are submitted to you in report format 5-7 days later and come complete with individual data sheets. Multiple reports are issued to allow you to pass on copies to the relevant parties.
Our test procedures are carried out in accordance with current standards ISO 140-4:1998 'Field Measurement of Airborne Sound Insulation Between Rooms' and ISO 140-7:1998 'Field Measurement of Impact Sound Insulation of Floors.' The results are rated in accordance with ISO 717-1:1997 and ISO 717-2:1997. These results are then assessed generally in accordance with the 2000 Building Regulations Document E 'Resistance to the Passage of Sound' in order to indicate compliance.
For purpose built dwellings or dwellings formed by material change of use, the Building Regulations Approved Document E 2003 'Resistance to the Passage of Sound' requires separating structures to adhere to the following requirements as detailed in Table 1a of the above document.
Table 1a: |
Dwelling-houses and flats —performance standards for separating walls, separating floors, and stairs that have a separating function. |
|
Airborne |
Impact |
|
Purpose built dwelling-houses and flats |
||
Walls |
45 |
- |
Floors and Stairs |
45 |
62 |
Dwelling-houses and flats formed by material change of use |
||
Walls |
43 |
- |
Floors and Stairs |
43 |
64 |
Table 1b: |
Rooms for residential purposes — performance standards for separating walls, separating floors, and stairs that have a separating function. |
|
Airborne |
Impact |
|
Purpose built rooms for residential purpose |
||
Walls |
43 |
- |
Floors and Stairs |
45 |
62 |
Rooms for residential purpose formed by material change of use |
||
Walls |
43 |
- |
Floors and Stairs |
43 |
64 |
Current building regulations require a minimum of 10% of the development to be tested. Sound Advice Acoustics Ltd can advise on the required number of test need to satisfy the requirements of your building control officer.
