Why Have I Failed my Sound Insulation Test?This is one of the most common questions we get asked by clients when their property has failed the sound testing. One of the main reasons for acoustic partitions failing the Part E sound test is often down to poor isolation of material/s, which can lead to excessive …
Sound Insulation Testing – Common Questions & AnswersTo try and help our clients better understand Sound Insulation Testing for Approved Documents E, we have collated the most common and questions (along with answers) clients have asked us over the last ten years. If you have further questions not contained within this article then please don’t …
How to pass your Sound Testing. APT has been providing acoustic design and sound testing throughout the UK in places such as Bedford and Bedfordshire, providing you with precompletion sound test reports for your building control officer with a quick and reliable turnaround. Good acoustic design for party walls and floors is often critical to …
Improving Sound Test Results on Northampton Projects Our clients often ask us how they can improve the sound insulation on their developments, to pass the sound Insulation testing in compliance with Approved Document E. One of the main problems is that many dwellings in Northampton, consist of flats converted from large Victorian houses. Unfortunately, at …
Secrets to Successful Sound TestingThere are many considerations to achieving successful sound testing on your development. The main areas that need to be addressed are the dividing wall and flor construction. When dealing with walls you normally just need to worry about airborne sound; however, with walls it’s both airborne and impact sound which can …
Sound Testing Services in LondonThe UK capital is a massive city containing in excess of 5 million dwellings, many sharing wall and floor partitions. In this noisy environment it is essential that good acoustic design and construction is incorporated into all new and refurbishment projects along with sound testing for London. To try and help …
Improving Sound Insulation on Conversion ProjectsMany of the dwellings in London and other UK Cities consist of flats which have been converted from large Victorian or Georgian houses, or more recently office blocks. Unfortunately designing for sound insulation is not always shown the highest priority so many converted dwellings suffer from adverse noise transference between …
Acoustic Design & Sound Testing Party Walls & Floors The main design considerations for party walls and floors in dwellings. To improve the chance of a successful sound test and reduce the chance of noise flanking you will need to ensure that you allow for the following five acoustic design considerations, when upgrading an existing …
UKAS Accredited Sound Testing The need to carry out sound insulation testing to assess and report the acoustic performance of dividing partitions between dwellings has become increasingly important in order to demonstrate that a building’s intended performance is achieved when constructed. Poor design detailing and/or onsite construction can have a significant impact on the overall …
Sound Insulation Testing TerminologyDevelopers and landlords may need to improve sound insulation over a wide range of houses and flats. This may be due to the fact they have just built a new development that requires sound insulation testing under Part E or as part of a general refurbishment programme, i.e. changing houses into flats. …