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Sound Insulation Advice

Sound Insulation Advice from Hush UK



Sound insulation is important to stop sound leaking from one room to another. There are many reasons why sound insulation is so important and you don't have to be in the construction industry for it to affect you.

Airborne sound is the sound from music, conversation, or the TV, that travels through the air. Impact sound is as it suggests, the sound of something impacting against a surface. Footsteps, a slamming door or a spinning washing machine all produce impact sound, which can lead to sound insulation being required.

Adequate sound insulation is also required for Health and Safety reasons. Each person has the right to expect that they can go about their daily life without being subjected to unwanted noise.

Sound insulation is essential for new buildings and buildings that are being refurbished. Without the right sort of sound insulation, the build may not meet the relevant building regulations.

As well as making the home quieter, hotels, schools, offices, factories, care homes, theatres, and other buildings need to have the right levels and the right sort of sound insulation, so that other users of the building are not affected by unwanted noise.

If you're setting up a home theatre, or want to play your music or musical instrument, then you can install sound insulation in your home in order to make it quieter for those that don't want to hear your noise. This includes your neighbours.

Acoustic flooring panels are often floating panels. Additional sound insulation can be used in a floor to ensure that sound doesn't transmit. Acoustic battens can be used to create a floating floor, which can provide space to add additional sound insulation. Hush acoustic cradles can be used when the floor isn't even. Joist infills are perfect for use with any acoustic floor system to ensure that airborne sound is reduced within the floor construction.

Ceiling and wall bars are used to provide an additional sound proofing at wall or ceiling level and add more sound insulation by stopping sound waves from leaving the room.

Many of the Hush range of sound insulation products meet or exceed the Robust Details stanadards, which means that by using these sound insulation products, there is no need for an acoustic test to be carried out. This can save time and money, and ensure that the right sound insulation products are used for new build developments.

If you want help with sound control, or want to know more about acoustic flooring and noise reduction, why not see how Hush sound insulation products can help you?