Floating Floors
Floor isolation systems are incorporated into building design to minimize floor impact noise and airborne sound transmissions.
Concrete Floating Floor
Successfully installed for years under concrete floors found in mechanical rooms, studios, ballrooms, and theaters, It remains the leading formwork technique for isolating concrete slabs in any floor or roof system requiring sound abatement. An original System consistently provides continuous, high-performing noise control for critical applications. Our pour-in-place floor isolation system incorporates all critical components needed in a top-performing noise control system including: Isolators fixed in fiberglass batting,nPerimeter Isolation Board, spray adhesive, plywood junction plates, polyethylene sheeting and tape, and resilient, non-hardening perimeter sealant. Isolators spaced 12-, 16-, or 24-inches on center are available in different densities allowing for a multitude of load ranges under a single slab while maintaining a constant natural frequency. Factory-trained sales representatives can help designers determine which system to use based on dead and live load requirements.
Wood Floating Floor
Wood floated floors are ideally suited for dance studios, loft style condominiums, recording studios, and any other application where high performance noise control is required and the structure cannot support the weight of an isolated concrete slab. A floated wood floor surpasses performance of continuous
underlayments due to the airspace and lower natural frequency. It can be supplied to fit any load condition. Moreover, the natural frequency remains relatively constant over a wide range of loads, which is common in wood built construction (i.e. a piano in a music studio).