Sound Insulation Testing
Sound Insulation Testing At APT we offer Airborne and Impact Sound Insulation Testing in accordance with Part E of the Building Regulations and, where required sound testing on Schools BB93…
Checking the Air Seal Line to Ensure Air Tightness
Checking the Air Seal Line to Ensure Air Tightness Many companies don’t fully understand the importance of the air seal line in regards to air tightness. The air seal line…
The Importance of Airtightness Testing
The Importance of Airtightness Testing The importance of air tightness testing is often overlooked within the build process. Approved document L1 & L2 suggests that air permeability is the physical property used…
Ensuring Compliance for Server Room Integrity Testing
Ensuring Compliance for Server Room Integrity Testing Air leakage and smoke ingress are detrimental to an installation’s firefighting capabilities and can result in massive failure of your critical asset. Ensuring compliance…
Why Do Room Integrity Testing?
Why Do Room Integrity Testing? We often get asked why do room integrity testing? there are two critical reasons why you need to undertake the testing, the first is It’s…
What Happens if my Enclosure Fails the Room Integrity Test?
What Happens If my Enclosure Fails the Room Integrity Test? If your protected enclosure fails the room integrity test, APT’s highly trained and experienced test engineers will be able to…
Room Integrity Testing in London
Room Integrity Testing in London There are literally tens of thousands of protected enclosures – such as server rooms and data centres) throughout London and the South East. With many…
Simple Acoustic Upgrades
Simple Acoustic Upgrades There are many simple acoustic upgrades you can undertake to improve the sound insulation values of your dwelling. Plate A below shows one cost effective ceiling upgrade…
Good Acoustic Design
Good Acoustic Design to Pass Your Sound Insulation Testing We have carried our hundreds of acoustic design reviews and sound insulation tests, so we are well placed to help you overcome…
Noise Damping to Improve Sound Testing
Noise Damping to Improve Sound Testing Noise damping is the most efficient and effective ways to control vibration and noise radiation at the source. Damping materials lessen this noise by turning…
Adding Mass to Improve Sound Insulation
Adding Mass to Improve Sound Insulation Adding mass to improve sound insulation can be one of the most important elements to improving precompletion sound testing results. In summary it basically…
Noise Absorption
Noise Absorption It is usual for air cavities to resonate, such as the cavity within a timber wall. For instance if you blow across the top of a bottle and…
Decoupling of Materials
Decoupling of Materials There are many things to consider with your acoustic design and construction, one of the first – and most important) is the decoupling of materials or also…
The Main Sound Proofing Elements
The main Sound Proofing Elements Coupled Wall Construction We often get asked ‘how can we improve our soundproofing on our development. The first thing to understand is the basic of…
Noise Problems in Refurbished Industrial Buildings
Noise Problems in Refurbished Industrial Buildings We often get asked to undertake a series of sound test measurements to establish the acoustic performance of the wall of floors construction in…
Sound Transmission Though Windows
Sound Transmission Though Windows One source of great annoyance is often due to sound transmission though windows, this can be down to a variety of factors. If the windows are…
Ceiling and Wall Assemblies for Part E
Ceiling and Wall Assemblies for Part E In our experience ceiling and wall assemblies, can be the main pathways for the two main types of sound transmission. The first type…
Reducing Noise in Residential Buildings
Reducing Noise in Residential Buildings We often get asked how noise can be reduced in residential buildings such as apartments or terrace houses. One of the most common problems is…
Our Sound Testing Procedure
Our Sound Testing Procedure Our sound testing procedure is quite simple and our acoustic engineer will be happy to explain this on site. Essentially, for sound testing party walls you…
Simple Acoustic Floor and Wall Upgrades
Simple Acoustic Floor and Wall Upgrades We are often asked ‘what are the most simple ways to improve the sound insulation performance on party walls and floors’. In answer to…
Noise Flanking Can Lead to Sound Test Failure
Noise Flanking Can Lead to Sound Test Failure Noise flanking can be a huge problem and one of the main causes of excessive sound transmission. If your project fails the…
SOUND TESTING FOR LONDON
Sound Insulation testing for London London is a massive city containing in excess of 5 million dwellings, many of these dwellings share wall and floor partitions. In this noisy environment…
Preparing Your Project For Sound Testing
Preparing Your Project For Sound Testing There are many important things to remember as you near completion on your project, one of which is to adequately prepare your London project…
Sound Testing on Conversion Projects
Sound Testing on Conversion Projects In our experience acoustic design and sound testing on conversion projects don’t need to be problematic. If you are currently in the process converting offices and/or houses…