Soundproofing concrete floor

6 years ago

Hi,

We have a flat in a 60's apartment block with concrete floors, and we're having lots of issues with impact noise coming from the flat above.

Whilst we can't do much about that directly at the moment, we would like to ensure any future tenants of ours don't cause similar issues for our neighbours below.

Ideally we would like some form of engineered wood / laminate surface above the sound proofing, but we'd like to know whether anyone had any experience in having done this.

I guess we'd mainly like to know whether investing in this type of soundproofing against impact noise is likely to have the desired effect, or whether the sound reduction isn't worth the £ outlay.

Thanks for your help

Jep

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Dale Loth Architects
6 years ago
We've had success in doing this for a 1960s flat in central London. We organised acoustical tests before and after the engineered wood floor was laid over sound-insulation panels, and the noise-sensitive downstairs neighbours are happy. Expensive but worthwhile. Many people in blocks of flats are so keen to have hardwood floors that they ignore the usual requirements to keep floors carpeted but do little sound insulation instead.
Ep Ki
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6 years ago
Thanks! Can you remember which panels you used, roughly how much it cost per unit, and what depth of the room you lost?
Glad to know something is possible!
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