Sound Insulation Testing UK

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Southern Assessors A Leading Energy Consultants in UK

Sound Insulation Testing

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Contents

What is Sound Insulation Testing

Sound Testing for Safe Building

Sound Insulation Testing Process

Importance of sound insulation testing in buildings

Sound Testing Providers

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What is Sound Insulation Testing?

Sound Testing is a process of quantifying resistance to

the passage of sound by an element of building that can

include wall/floor/screen that separates different dwellings

and rooms from each other protecting residents against

external noise.

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Sound Testing For Safe Buildings

Importance of environmental friendly concept for the

global warming movement has brought forth many

mandatory factors into actions. The importance of

environmental testing for noise is being focused, in

particular for testing domestic noise and industrial noise.

According to the Part E of the Building Regulations, the

new and renovated dwellings needs to comply with the

regulations formed for sound insulation testing.

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Sound Testing For Safe Buildings

Sound testing is a process of testing the quality of sound

and noise that persists in the dwelling.

Sound pollution creates a big havoc in the day to day life

of the people and affects their health in adverse manner.

So the need and cause for strict regulations of building

have created certain guidelines to be followed by people

for constructing new house or renovating the old houses

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Sound Insulation Testing Process

Sound Insulation Testing is process of testing how many

decibels of sound are blocked by floors, walls and ceilings.

Sound Testing is mandatory as per the Building

Regulations Approved Document E (2003). The companies

which are authorised to perform Sound Insulation Testing.

They are the registered companies who are eligible with

either the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) or

the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC).

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Importance of sound Insulation

Testing In Buildings According to Building Regulations, It is essential for any

builder to demonstrate the sound insulation performance

for the newly built homes in UK

Sound insulation process is carried for separating walls

and floors in the new-built dwellings or rooms for residential

and for house built with different material base.

It is neccessary in Non-residential & Commercialbuildings

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Importance of sound Insulation

Testing In Buildings The testing is performed in order to check,to remove

excess noise between the dwellings so that it does not

effect the quality of life of the people living in it.

If a new dwelling seems to be falling down to capture therequirements of regulations, there are UK based air testing

and sound testing services providers who have vast

experience in performing testing services for new buildings.

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About Southern Assessors

Southern Assessors has the professional UKAS

accredited engineers to perform sound insulation testing

services throughout the UK.

Southern Assessors provide UKAS accredited engineersto carry out airborne and impact sound insulation testing

throughout the UK.

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Reach Us

UK

Glendale, Newbridge Rd, Newbridge,

Cadnam, Hants, SO40 2NW

Free Phone: 0800 6123801

Tel: 0845 833 9777Duty Mobile: 07917624295

Fax: 023 80871415


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