Acoustic Flooring and Part E

What is Part E?

Government legislation came into force 1st July 2003 to allow for improvements to the resistance to the passage of sound. The purpose of this was to address the noise level suffered by occupants of multi-storey dwellings. The Government has revised Part ‘E’ of the building regulations.

What does Part E require?

Separating floors now have to be constructed in such a way as to achieve the sound insulation values defined by the regulations.

The importance of Acoustic installations

Since the change in the building regulations, the need for an Acoustic Installation Specialist has become increasingly more important. The most common factors in test failures arise from poor Acoustic installations on site, for example, sound flanking and various other common mistakes. When using John C Wilkins Acoustic Installations you can have the peace of mind that your Acoustic system has been fitted correctly, eliminating the common problems that keep on re-occurring when using joiners and general on site labour.