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Acoustic flooring underlay for sound insulation and noise reduction beneath a range of floor finishes. Acoustilay acoustic underlay can be used as a resilient layer to meet Building Regulations Part E
Acoustilay is suitable for domestic and commercial environments including beneath engineered timber floors, hessian backed carpet, laminate, vinyl, carpet tile, bonded carpet floor finishes and stairs. Acoustilay 3, 8 and 15 are not suitable for use beneath ceramic and stone tiles. for such finishes, please refer to the Acoustilay Tilemat product.
A versatile, easy to install acoustic flooring underlay. It is suitable for use in domestic, commercial and industrial environments and can be laid under a wide range of floor finishes. Manufactured in three different grades. All products provide excellent impact noise performance for footsteps, dropped items and moving furniture.
The heavier Acoustilay 8 and 15 products are also able to reduce airborne noise such as TV, music and speech when used on timber joisted substrates. The Acoustilay range can be used to meet Building Regulations Approved Document E – Resistance to the passage of sound – in both new build and conversion projects.
Features and benefits:
Consult technical literature for details on airborne and impact acoustic performance which varies depending on application.
Color | Black |
Finish | Unfaced |
Material | PVC Foam |
Shape | Square |
Length | 1200 mm |
Width | 1200 mm |
Height | 10 mm 12 mm 15 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | M51/110 Carpeting K21/10 Wood laminate flooring M50/10 Resilient floor tiling M50/110 Resilient floor tiling M50/150 Sheeting M50/20 Sheeting M50/170 Carpeting M50/25 Carpeting |
Use class | L/U. |
Thickness (minimum) | Acoustilay 3–(10 mm thickness).Guidance for specification option: TOG value: 2.33. Weight: 3 kg/m². Acoustilay 8–(12 mm thickness).Guidance for specification option: TOG value: 2.35. Weight: 8 kg/m². Acoustilay 15–(15 mm thickness).Guidance for specification option: TOG value: 2.38. Weight: 15 kg/m². |
Size: | 1200 x 1200 mm. |
Fire performance | The surface barrier layer of acoustilay is self extinguishing to FMVS S302. |
Accessories | ACOUSTILAY T&G MDF (1200 x 1200 x 6 mm). ACOUSTILAY T&G MDF (1200 x 600 x 9 mm). Acoustilay 15 strip (9 mm thickness). Acoustilay 8 strip (6 mm thickness). Acrylic adhesive. Guidance for specification option: 5 kg tub - coverage up to 20 m² per tub depending on substrate. Manufacturer guidance1200 x 25 mm. |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | PVC Foam |
Recyclability | Recyclable |
Recycled contentAs defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021 | Manufacturer guidanceVaries according to which thickness and density of Acoustilay is specified: Acoustilay 3 - 51% recycled content Acoustilay 8 - 41% recycled content Acoustilay 15 - 41% recycled content |
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