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Acoustic Testing
Dwellings that have been recently formed (i.e. new-build) or formed by a material change of use (i.e. conversions) that have separating floors or walls with other dwellings or with separating walls or floors to commercial use properties require sound insulation testing.
There are two tests which can be carried out on party structures to check the sound insulation performance. The first type of test relates to airborne sound, i.e. how well the floor or wall reduces the passage of speech, television, radio and similar sounds; the second test relates to impact sounds such as footfalls, chair scrapes or items being dropped on a party floor only.
All our sound insulation testing is carried out by ANC (Association of Noise Consultants) accredited test engineers using the methodology of ISO 140:1998 Part 4 (airborne) and part 7 (impact) as stipulated with Approved Document E - 'Resistance to the Passage of Sound.'
Results are presented in a report together with ANC certificates which are accepted by Building Control and other interested parties.
Please contact us to discuss your requirements further.
With engineers strategically placed throughout the Midlands and further we provide a local, cost effective service at short notice. The areas we cover include: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Derby, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Peterborough, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Wales, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire