Soundproofing Walls to Reduce Noise from Neighbours Have you moved into a new house and realised you have noisy neighbours and thought it a good idea to soundproof your party…

Sound Proofing Floors – 4. Noise damping The 4th element of a robust acoustic and sound proofing design is the addition of noise damping within the party floor construction. Good…

Sound Proofing Floors – 3. Absorption The 3rd element of robust soundproofing design is the introduction of noise absorption materials within the party floor construction. Your acoustic requirements will usually…

Sound Proofing Floors – 2. Decoupling   The 2nd element of a robust soundproofing design (or acoustic design) for party floors is the Decoupling of materials. Basically, the term definition…

Sound Proofing Floors – 1. Adding Mass How do I soundproof my party floor? Well, that’s a very common question, so let’s start with a quick explanation of the main…

Sound Proofing – Noise damping in Party Walls The 4th element of a robust soundproofing design (or acoustic design) is the introduction of noise damping within the party wall construction.…

Sound Proofing – Absorption in Party Walls The 3rd element of a robust soundproofing design (or acoustic design) is the introduction of noise absorption materials within the party wall construction.…

Sound Proofing –Decoupling Party Walls The 2nd element of a robust soundproofing design (or acoustic design) is the Decoupling of materials. Basically, the term definition of decoupling is to separate…

Sound Proofing – Adding Mass to Walls How exactly do soundproof a wall? Well, that’s a very common question. Let’s start with a basic understanding of the main 4 elements…

Noise Flanking can lead to Precompletion Sound Test Failure Flanking sound (or flanking noise) is noise that transmits between rooms indirectly, going over or around, rather than directly through the…

The Performance Standards to Pass Part E Sound Testing Approved Document E stipulates the performance you need to achieve for each type of dwelling when it comes to the precompletion…

Our roadmap to a impartial, professional acoustic design service We have a highly experienced acoustic engineers and technicians providing sound testing, air testing and acoustic consultancy services to thousands  of…

Sound Insulation Testing and Acoustic Consultancy APT Sound Testing provides an extensive range of acoustic services from APT Sound Testing Our team of experienced acoustic engineers and technicians can assist…

Soundproofing Floors and Ceilings APT provides acoustic testing and consultancy to help architects and developers achieve the minimum requirements of Part E of the Building Regulations for new build and/or…

Room Integrity Test Failure due to Leaky Enclosures In many instances, protected enclosures such as server rooms and data centers may fail the room integrity test due to a leaky…

Room Integrity Testing to Protected Enclosures Room integrity testing to protected rooms is one of the most important validation tests you can undertake to any fire suppression system. If a…

Room Integrity Testing Frequently Asked Questions Server rooms and data centers that have gaseous fire extinguishing systems are required to be tested on an annual basis; however, not all clients…

Room Integrity Testing on Server Rooms and Data Centers Room integrity testing is required for a wide variety of types of rooms using many different types of fire suppression systems,…

Room Integrity Test Failures due to Leaky Enclosures In our experience the majority of room integrity test failures are caused by the lack of enclosure integrity, and/or the ability of…

Designing Party Floors to pass Sound Insulation Testing This article focuses on the basics of good acoustic design for improving the soundproofing in party floors in dwellings, to achieve compliance…

Designing Party Walls to pass Sound Insulation Testing This article focuses on the basics of good acoustic design for improving the soundproofing in party walls in dwellings, to pass the…

Thermographic Inspections for BREEAM Compliance APT undertakes BREEAM thermal imaging surveys specifically tailored to meet the requirements of BREEAM. The thermography surveys can contribute towards extra credits for overall BREEAM certification…

BREEAM Thermographic Inspection Services APT undertakes BREEAM thermal imaging surveys specifically tailored to meet the requirements of BREEAM. The thermography surveys can contribute towards extra credits for overall BREEAM certification and…