KINETICS Specifications for Ceiling and Partitions

RESILIENTLY SUSPENDED GYPSUM CEILING

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.01 Work Included

A. Furnish all labor, materials, tools and equipment and perform all operations necessary for the installation of resiliently suspended ceilings shown on contract drawings.

1.02 System Description

A. Resiliently suspended gypsum ceilings, where shown on drawings, shall be isolated from the building structure in order to increase their ability to reduce sound transmission.

1.03 quality Assurance

A. The resilient isolation hangers and perimeter isolation material shall be designed and fabricated at the facilities of a nationally recognized manufacturer having a minimum of five years' experience in furnishing similar materials. 

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 Materials

A. The sound isolation materials specified herein shall be designed and manufactured by Kinetics Noise Control, Inc., Dublin, Ohio.

B. Ceilings shall be supported by resilient isolation hangers. Kinetics Model ICC (concrete construction) or ICW (wood frame construction). Resilient hangers shall have sufficient capacity to sustain continuously applied ceiling weight without settling.

C. The isolation hanger shall be a combination high deflection steel spring in series with a resilient, molded neoprene noise and vibration isolation pad. Both members shall be incorporated into a stamped steel hanger assembly which resiliently supports the isolated ceiling.

D. The hanger assembly bracket shall be designed to allow 15 degrees of vertical alignment of the suspension member without making metal-to-metal contact between the suspension and hanger assembly members. The isolation hanger deflection shall be selected by the manufacturer to provide a maximum natural frequency of 4.4 Hz. The steel spring element shall have a minimum Kx to Ky of 1, at its 1" rated deflection.

The hanger bracket shall be designed with an integral spring preload bracket selection to minimize change in elevation once a load is applied to the hanger. The hanger shall include a leveling bolt with channel attachment clip for ease of installation and height adjustment.

E. Where horizontal joints abut nonisolated building components, separate the isolated ceiling with Kinetics Model SRP isolation material by first bonding it to the nonisolated component, then constructing the isolated gypsum wallboard to it. Do not nail or screw through the isolation material. Upon completion of the installation, seal the SRP with nonhardening caulking compound.

Junction isolation material shall be 3/8" thick.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 Installation

A. The installation of all sound isolation materials specified herein, including those installed under other sections of the specifications, shall be in accordance with the procedures submitted by the isolation material manufacturer and as approved by the architect.

B. All sound isolation materials and building components supported by isolation materials shall be free from rigid contact with any part of the building structure.

C. Isolation hangers shall be spaced a maximum 4'0" O.C. each way. Isolation hangers at the perimeter of the ceiling should be placed no more than 16" from the edge of the ceiling.

D. The ceiling grid consists of commercially available cold rolled 16 ga. 1-1/2" x 1/2" channel running on one axis (with the floor joists in wood frame construction) and 20 ga. 7/8" commercially available drywall furring channel on the other. Isolators include their own grid clip.

GYPSUM WALLBOARD OR MASONRY SOUND ISOLATION PARTITION

PART 1 GENERAL

1.01 Work Included

A. Furnish all labor, materials, tools and equipment and perform all operations necessary for the complete installation of (gypsum wallboard, masonry) partitions resiliently supported as shown on contract drawings.

1.02 System Description

A. Partitions resting on resilient material, where shown on drawings, shall be isolated from the building structure in order to increase their ability to reduce sound transmission. Partitions shall not be directly connected to building components, but shall be completely supported by resilient material.

1.03 Quality Assurance

The special resiliently supported partition materials shall be designed and fabricated at the facilities of a nationally recognized manufacturer having a minimum of five years experience in furnishing similar materials.

PART 2 - PRODUCTS

2.01 Materials

A. The sound isolation materials specified herein shall be designed and manufactured by Kinetics Noise Control Inc., Dublin, Ohio.

B. Gypsum Wallboard partitions shall be constructed on resilient isolation pads, Kinetics Model KSM. Kinetics Isolation grommets and 5/16" threaded anchors will be used to resiliently attach the base channel into the floor through each KSM pad. The 1/4" gap between the gypsum board and the floor shall be caulked with nonhardening sealant. Partition isolation pads shall consist of 1" thick, 12 PCF precompressed molded fiber glass pads, encased in a water-resistant elastomeric coating. Material shall be supplied in pads 3" x 3" for nominal 4" partitions, 5" x 5" for 6" partitions and larger for thicker partitions.

Masonry partitions shall be supported on a continuous resilient material, Kinetics Model NAFP10. Isolation material shall consist of 7/16" thick 10 pcf molded fiber glass pads encased in a water resistant elastomeric coating bonded to 1/4" hardboard. The material shall be supplied in the same width as the partition.

C. Sway braces shall be located to provide intermittent support of the isolated wall. Spacing shall be based on the partition type and seismic zone.

Masonry wall sway braces shall consist of fail safe, double acting neoprene elements incorporated into a 3/16" thick steel bracket with holes for bolting into the non isolated structure. A threaded anchor component is embedded into the masonry wall joint.

Gypsum wallboard sway braces shall consist of fail-safe, double-acting neoprene elements incorporated into an 11 ga. steel bracket for bolting to the nonisolated building components and with a threaded rod for attachment to gypsum wallboard studs. Sway braces shall be selected to resist potential lateral forces.

D. Support the top of the partition with Kinetics Model IPRB-6 isolated wall brackets installed at a maximum spacing of 36" O.C. (gypsum Wallboard) or 24" O.C. (Masonry) on each side of the partition.

Wall brackets shall consist of 1-5/8" x 1-5/8" x 16 ga. formed steel angle, punched for attachment to the structure, and with a 1/2" thick SCE 41 closed-cell expanded elastomer noise isolation pad bonded to the vertical leg.

E. To prevent short-circuiting, the header shall be held down from the structure above by a minimum of 1/2" and a maximum of 3/4". The space shall be filled with Kinetics Model KAF joint isolation material. Seal the exposed material with non-hardening caulking.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.01 Installation

A. The installation of all sound isolation materials specified herein, including those installed under other sections of specifications, shall be in accordance with the procedures submitted by the isolation material manufacturer and as approved by the architect.