OVERVIEW OF ACOUSTIC FLOATING FLOORS
In general terms, a floating floor refers to a floor that is not nailed or glued to the subfloor. However, when we are discussing an acoustic floated floor, we are considering a floated element of a given mass, with a clear air gap below, supported on resilient mounts above the subfloor.
TVS Floating Floor covers a large variety of high performance, acoustic floating floors, suitable for a whole range of different applications. Acoustic floating floors are used within structures to either protect sensitive rooms and areas from external noise sources, or to contain the noise and vibration generated within a space from breaking out and causing problems for other areas of the building.
The performance of the floated floor is dictated by the mass of the floated element, the size of the air gap and the natural frequency of the resilient mounts, whilst additional factors such as the addition of mineral wool in the void can improve the low frequency performance. In simple terms, to increase the performance of a floated floor you can:
- Increase the floated mass
- Increase the depth of the void
- Reduce the natural frequency of the resilient mounts
Isolator Type
The technical team at TVS is more than happy to assist in the specification of a floated floor. The selection of the isolators and their spacing is designed to ensure that the required natural frequency performance is met under any potential load case, whilst ensuring that any peak load cases can be accommodated comfortably, without causing any damage to the floor or the isolators. Additional requirements such as the isolators’ damping characteristics, the shock isolation performance and the potential additional deflection under live loads are all factors that need to be considered carefully for certain applications.
Typical locations where floating floors are often required include free weight areas, roof top multi use sports areas, sports halls, dance studios, spinning/cycling studios, gyms operating in mixed-use developments and multi use games areas (indoor & outdoor).
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