In order to reduce the transmission of impact noise or
to increase the sound transmission loss (TL) rating of the structure, a Kinetics®
Floating Wood Floor is frequently used. Kinetics® Floating Wood Floor
construction is used in condominiums, apartments, and commercial buildings for the control
of impact noise produced by pedestrian footfalls or dropped objects.
In recording studios, sound rooms, television or movie
studios, Kinetics® Floating Wood Floors ar selected to reduce the transmission
of external noise into the studio. Kinetics® Floating Wood Floor construction
is also used for dance and exercise floors with resiliency requirements which comply with
standards established by amateur and professional dance groups.
Where the structural floor is concrete, either Model
RIM Rollout material or individual KIP Precompressed Molded Fiber Glass Isolation Pads are
placed on the floor in a predesigned array, separated by low density acoustical fiber
glass. Continuous wood nailers or steel channels (for a lower elevation) are then
installed and a plywood sub floor is constructed. Depending on the design requirements,
multiple layers of plywood or a combination of plywood and gypsum board may be specified.
Typical structural requirements call for two layers of 3/4" plywood to be installed
directly over the isolators. The Kinetics® Floating Wood Floor is completed
with the installation of parquet, composition, tile, or finished wood flooring. |
