Floor Sound Testing

On site building acoustics noise vibration and sound level testing icd 705 osha noise compliance acoustic design noise abatement and soundproofing onsite consulting for commercial industrial retail educational and residential users nationwide.

Floor sound testing.

Airborne tests these tests are carried out on party walls and floors ceilings between dwellings an airborne test measures levels of sound transmitted through the air. Soundproofing floors is a process that requires a careful evaluation of the current construction and conditions. Stc is for airborne sound like voices or music. Iic and stc tests are conducted in sound test laboratories.

It all begins with how sound is generated and the medium it transfers through. When evaluating flooring underlayment sound deadening and acoustical ratings are one of the things homeowners or hoa considers. We use a loudspeaker that produces white noise on one side of the partition and measure with a decibel meter on the other side how much sound is lost through the partition. Astc aiic osha decay sound level testing and measurement services to relevant astm and iso standards.

There are two types of sound tests. There is not a cookie cutter product that will work for all floors or even 25 of the floors to be treated. Floors that make a popping sound. Iic testing is for impact noise like footfalls moving furniture things dropping on the floor etc.

Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise.