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SilentStep® - Acoustic Residential Hollow Floor System

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First Ever Non-Combustible Residential Acoustic Floor

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Application

Suitable for residential living areas where there is a requirement to reduce any acoustic sound transmissions

Description

The AFD SilentStep® System is a residential acoustic hollow floor system designed to reduce airborne and impact sound transmissions whilst providing a solid-like feel floor.


A low embodied carbon system that can accept finishes directly, and is quicker to install than traditional cradle and batten. SilentStep® can easily overcome an uneven subfloor or when there is a higher void requirement.


Features and benefits:

  • First EVER Non-Combustible Residential Acoustic Floor System with no timber involved
  • Non squeaking flooring.
  • No drying times compared to wet screed.
  • Quick and easier to install than Cradle & Batten.
  • Provides precision level hollow floor with no mess.
  • Outstanding fire resistance, non combustible.
  • Apply finishes directly, no de-coupling required
  • High acoustic performance - exceeds UK building regulations.
  • Highly recycled and low embodied carbon system EPD certified.

General information

Color

Grey

Material

Gypsum

Shape

Rectangle

Length

1200 mm

Width

600 mm

Height

25 mm

Warranty description

Lifetime

Uniclass

Ss_30_20_70_37 Hollow floor systemsPrimary

CAWS

K41/130 Raised access floor

K41/130 Raised access floor

Specification data - Hollow floor systems

System reference

SilentStep® - Acoustic Residential Hollow Floor System.

Standards

To BS EN 13213.

Subfloor Preparation layer

SilentStep® SubFloor Sealer.

Structure

SilentStep® Pedestal.

Guidance for specification option:

For voids 23–200 mm.

SilentStep® Pedestal+.

Guidance for specification option:

For voids 200–400 mm.

SilentStep® Acoustic PedestalPad.

Pedestal

SilentStep® Pedestal Adhesive and SilentStep® Pedestal Thread Lock.

Floor surface

Knauf GifaFLOOR FHB 25 Structural Gypsum Fibre Dry Screed Panel and Knauf GifaBond Blue T&G Adhesive.

Barriers

SilentStep® Acoustic Perimeter Strip.

Manufacturer guidance

Acoustic barriers.

Reaction to fire

To EN-13501-1, Class A - Non Combustible.

Fire resistance

To EN-13501-2, 30 Minutes (REI 30).

Acoustic performance

Weighted sound reduction Index Rw (C, Ctr): 63 dB.
Weighted normalised impact sound pressure level (Ln,w):
69 dB.
Impact Sound ΔLw: 22 dB.

Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Country of material origin

Germany

Country of product manufacture

Germany

Material

Gypsum

Embodied carbon

A1-A3 (production stage) as defined in BS EN 15804

1.22 kg CO₂ eq/m²

Guidance for specification option:

1 m² of Knauf Gypsum Fibre Panel to density of 1500 kg/m³.

Recyclability

100%

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

85 %

Third party certifications

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Find out more about the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Platform Compatible Version
Revit
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1

IFC
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1

Third party certifications

Indoor Air Comfort – Eurofins

Indoor Air Comfort – Eurofins

Indoor Air Comfort Gold – Eurofins - VOC Emissions

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001 Quality Management

ISO 9001:2015

EPD

EPD

Knauf GifaFloor FHB EPD 2023

Literature

AFD SilentStep - Acoustic Hollow Floor System

AFD SilentStep - Acoustic Hollow Floor System