| Description | This document reports on a six month research programme to examine the noise implications of laminate or sanded hard timber floor surfaces within flatted residential dwellings. |
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| ISBN | N/A (Web Only) |
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| Website Publication Date | April 08, 2005 |
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The Development and Production of a
guide for noise Control from Laminate and Wooden
Flooring
Research Study Conducted for Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and through it
the Devolved Administrations of the Scottish Executive, the
National Assembly for Wales and the Department of the
Environment in Northern Ireland
Submitted by The Building Performance Centre School
of the Built Environment Napier University 10 Colinton
Road Edinburgh EH10 5DT
Tel: 0131 455 2569 Fax: 0131 455 2563 Email:bpc@napier.ac.uk
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Contents
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: A review of UK Flatted
Dwellings and Building Regulations
Chapter 3: The Mechanism Of Impact
Noise with Hard Floor Surfaces
Chapter 4: Current UK Legislation
And Case Law
Chapter 5: Survey of Extent of
Problem And Use Of Tenancy Agreements
Chapter 6: A Market Review:
Laminate And Wooden Floors
Chapter 7: Impact Sound Insulation
Performance of Floor Finishes
Chapter 8: Mitigation and
Management of Impact Sound
Chapter 9: Project
Recommendations
Appendix A Guide 1. 'Guide for the
control of sound from laminated and wooden flooring
surfaces'
Appendix B Guide 2. 'Noise
associated with laminate and wood flooring'
Appendix C Stakeholder Survey House
builder Survey
Appendix D CIEH Noise Complaint
Categories
The views expressed in this report are
those of the researchers and do not necessarily reflect
those of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural
Affairs Department or Scottish Ministers
The Building Performance Centre, Napier
University
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