A SUMMARY OF OUR SOUND TESTING & NOISE SURVEY SERVICES.
Here at APT Sound Testing our clients often ask for a summary of our sound testing and noise survey services we undertake in compliance with Part E of Building Regulations . Here is a quick summary of our acoustic services:
We are UKAS accredited to carry out Sound Insulation testing for:
- Houses and flats in compliance with Part E of the Building Regulations.
- Houses & Flats in compliance with the Code for Sustainable Homes.
- Classrooms within schools in compliance with BB93.
- All commercial buildings in compliance with BREEAM.
We also carry out carryout various noise surveys to comply with the following:
- Noise Surveys 8233 for Planning Applications.
- Background Noise Surveys for Air Conditioning Plant.
- Industrial Noise Surveys
The sound insulation levels required to pass Part E are usually 45dB for airborne wall and floors and 62dB for Impact Sound Testing on new build and 43dB for airborne wall and floors and 64dB for Impact for converted properties. Sometimes a higher target may be required in-line with the Code for Sustainable Homes; this is usually in defined in the following figures +3, 5 & 8dB. Obviously if you need to comply with the Code then special attention must be shown to the acoustic design from the offset. APT Sound Testing can help you to achieve this more robust design criteria. We can also help if your building fails the sound insulation testing by offering a targeted acoustic design solution saving time and potential costs.
The amount of sound testing you require depends on the size of the development. All new build properties and conversions require 10% of each party wall/floor construction type to be tested, i.e. if you have 10 flats you would require 1 x 6 pack, this consists of 2 airborne wall, 2 airborne floor & 2 Impact sound tests. However if you have 11 units this would rise to 12 Sound Tests or 2 x 6 pack. Sometimes more tests may be required if you have many different types of walls and floors, however we will always try to propose the minimum testing required to comply with Part E.
We also offer planning noise surveys comply with BS8233 and BS4142, this allows us to provide all you acoustic requirements in one easy package; reducing cost and improving onsite co-ordination. Air Pressure Testing is UKAS accredited to undertake both Sound and Air Tightness Testing and is also accredited to ISO 17025:2005 ‘General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories’
If you have a project that requires sound insulation testing and you are unsure how to comply with Part E of Building Regulations then contact us now, we can propose a sound testing schedule that should comply with Part E. If you are unsure of your projects acoustic requirements please click here at; info@aptsoundtesting.co.uk or visit our website at www.aptsoundtesting.co.uk or call us at 07775623464