The board consists of a 5 mm closed cell cross linked polyethylene resilient layer laminated to moisture resistant tongue and groove chipboard.
Chipboard flooring sound insulation.
The chipboard component adds mass to the floor to help eliminate impact sound transmission whilst the resilient layer effectively deal with airborne sound.
8mm sound insulating flooring panels.
Acoustic underlays are the most popular method of soundproofing floors.
Stopping airborne and impact sound will result in the highest levels of sound insulation or both timber and concrete floors.
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.
It can be used over chipboard wooden floors and concrete floors to help meet part e building regulations for sound insulation.
Acoustic chipboards are a suitable solution for existing timber floors.
They represent an essential component within a complete soundproofing system.
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.