Floor Sound Testing

Airborne tests these tests are carried out on party walls and floors ceilings between dwellings an airborne test measures levels of sound transmitted through the air.

Floor sound testing.

When evaluating flooring underlayment sound deadening and acoustical ratings are one of the things homeowners or hoa considers. Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise. On site building acoustics noise vibration and sound level testing icd 705 osha noise compliance acoustic design noise abatement and soundproofing onsite consulting for commercial industrial retail educational and residential users nationwide. We use a loudspeaker that produces white noise on one side of the partition and measure with a decibel meter on the other side how much sound is lost through the partition.

The main test done by flooring industry is the impact insulation class iic ad sound transmission class stc. Stc is for airborne sound like voices or music. If your wood floor is already down this might mean you have to pull up the section that squeaks to repair the subfloor and then put down a new section of flooring. There are two types of sound tests.

Then the selection of a floor underlayment product that will work given your specific requirements. Floors that make a popping sound. Iic and stc tests are conducted in sound test laboratories. There is not a cookie cutter product that will work for all floors or even 25 of the floors to be treated.

Soundproofing floors is a process that requires a careful evaluation of the current construction and conditions.