Soundproofing Solutions to Meet New Part E Building Regulations

Separating Wall / Timber Stud / 48 RwdB+Ctr

Application

Sound Reduction Performance	Airborne:	55 RwdB
				Impact:		48 RwdB+Ctr
Part E Acoustic Requirement		
				New Build	45 RnTw+CtrdB
				Refurbishment	43 RnTw+CtrdB
  • Components and Fixing Data: 1 x 12.5mm Acoustic Plasterboard (offset and screwed to)
  • 1 x 15mm Acoustic Plasterboard (offset and screwed to)
  • 75mm x 50mm Timber Studs (at 600mm centres)
  • 52mm Acoustic Quilt (suspended in cavity between studs)
  • 1 x 12.5mm Acoustic Plasterboard (screwed to)
  • 15mm Acoustic Plasterboard (screwed through)

    Technical Data:

    Mass per Unit Area:		55Kg/mē
Footprint Width:		130mm
Fire Protection:		60 Minutes

    UPRATING SOUNDPROOFING:

    Adding our Acoustic Membrane between the 2 layers of plasterboard will improve the above system by between 8-10dB Adding Resilient Bars to at least one side will improve the above system by around 3-5dB 
    graph data
50	21.9
63	15.8
80	14.8
100	29.8
125	40.6
150	42.3
200	45.1
250	47.9
315	49.0
400	50.5
500	51.0
630	52.5
800	54.6
1000	58.4
1250	60.7
1600	61.7
2000	59.5
2500	55.8
3150	57.2
4000	62.0
5000	67.8