Acoustics Hardwood Floor

Forbo flooring is a specialist in acoustic floors with more than 32 years experience.

Acoustics hardwood floor.

Wide traditional smooth faced hardwood. Floor acoustic is a premium acoustical floor underlay. It has been environmentally designed for sound isolation and impact noise control under floating laminate flooring engineered wood and solid wood flooring. Hardwood solid flooring is usually either glued down or nailed down.

The nail down method is the quietest type and best for room acoustics. Wide scraped solid hardwood and 3 additional popular colors available in 2 1 4 in 3 1 4 in. That s why acoustic floors are key when it comes to reducing noise in buildings. The floor snaps together with a specially designed edge joint and is laid over the existing floor.

In our acoustic range you will find floors with an impact sound reduction of 14 15 17 19db. Wood is a popular flooring option but it can play havoc with a room s acoustics. It is an excellent choice for commercial and residential installations. This method is the loudest causing echoes and movement noise from the floor itself.

The best way to reduce sound is at the source. The underlayment will pad the laminate floor similar to how a pad works under carpet. Constructed from recycled rubber or synthetic fibers these easy to install products are suitable for use under ceramic tile hardwood laminate and engineered wood floors or carpet. Hardwood floor finish 15mm hush mat 15 acoustic underlay existing timber structural deck and existing ceiling.

By using floor sound insulation products specifically designed to reduce sound transmission you will be preventing a leading cause of tenant dissatisfaction. An increase in airborne performance was also noted. The hard surface of a wood floor can create an echo by allowing sounds to reverberate within the room. The floor should not come in direct contact with any vertical obstruction.

The following test data highlights the impact performance improvement before and after the introduction of hard wood floor and acoustic layer. The objective is to keep the entire floor assembly an isolated and independent unit. Design your floor to your unique tastes with a variety of width and color options. Some floors come with an acoustic underlay integrated into the bottom of the planks themselves.

The product system has been engineered for all sub floors. The glued down method which can only be done above wooden or cement subfloor is less noisy but echoes equally as much as the floating type.