ᐅ Additional impact sound insulation with built-in impact soundproofing
Created on: 1 Jul 2024 07:07
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Deichwart11 Jul 2024 07:07Hello,
we purchased the Ter Huerne Avatara 3.0 click vinyl flooring, which is scheduled to be installed next week.
The click vinyl has an integrated underlay of 1 mm (0.04 inches) and a total thickness of 5 mm (0.2 inches).
There is underfloor heating on the ground floor. Therefore, we are wondering if an additional underlay is necessary. The floor on the ground floor was leveled with a self-leveling compound, so it is very even. There is no underfloor heating on the other floors.
The installation manual doesn’t provide any clear guidance on this matter.
Thanks for your experiences.
Best regards
we purchased the Ter Huerne Avatara 3.0 click vinyl flooring, which is scheduled to be installed next week.
The click vinyl has an integrated underlay of 1 mm (0.04 inches) and a total thickness of 5 mm (0.2 inches).
There is underfloor heating on the ground floor. Therefore, we are wondering if an additional underlay is necessary. The floor on the ground floor was leveled with a self-leveling compound, so it is very even. There is no underfloor heating on the other floors.
The installation manual doesn’t provide any clear guidance on this matter.
Thanks for your experiences.
Best regards
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nordanney1 Jul 2024 09:00Deichwart1 schrieb:
There is underfloor heating on the ground floor. Therefore, we are wondering if an additional impact sound insulation layer is necessary? Seriously?
By the way, the product does not have an impact sound barrier, but an impact sound insulation. You do not add another impact sound insulation on top of that.
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Deichwart11 Jul 2024 09:33nordanney schrieb:
Seriously?
By the way, the product does not have impact sound insulation, but rather impact sound reduction. You do not add any additional underlay for impact sound reduction. Ok, thanks for the clarification. I must have expressed myself incorrectly. So, I can install it as is without putting anything else underneath. Sorry, this is the first floor I'm installing. Thanks.
@Deichwart1:
A substructure that is only 1mm thick cannot—common sense should already tell us this—provide any significant impact sound insulation. What has been applied for many years beneath thin-layer floor coverings is nothing more than a protective layer against slight grinding noises. This is intended for cases where the screed (or leveling compound) onto which the flooring is installed has not been properly cleaned of sand grains or dirt particles. The “real impact sound insulation” is located deeper, namely beneath the screed. It deserves this term especially due to its thickness and, more importantly, because of its ability to absorb vibrations. For new screeds, actually regardless of their age, the installation of a polyethylene (PE) sheet as a vapor barrier across the entire surface is recommended. This makes particular sense with heated screeds!
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Good luck: KlaRa
A substructure that is only 1mm thick cannot—common sense should already tell us this—provide any significant impact sound insulation. What has been applied for many years beneath thin-layer floor coverings is nothing more than a protective layer against slight grinding noises. This is intended for cases where the screed (or leveling compound) onto which the flooring is installed has not been properly cleaned of sand grains or dirt particles. The “real impact sound insulation” is located deeper, namely beneath the screed. It deserves this term especially due to its thickness and, more importantly, because of its ability to absorb vibrations. For new screeds, actually regardless of their age, the installation of a polyethylene (PE) sheet as a vapor barrier across the entire surface is recommended. This makes particular sense with heated screeds!
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Good luck: KlaRa
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