Acoustic floor insulation

Acoustic floor insulation reduces the passage of sound through a floor structure. It can help to reduce both impact and airborne noises, assisting in the creation of a building which offers a healthy environment for living or working. STEICO’s acoustic floor insulation solutions are a suitable choice for many different types of building that can also contribute towards your sustainability goals thanks to responsible sourcing and its carbon binding potential.

The benefits of using acoustic floor insulation

Acoustic floor insulation is a must-have for residential and commercial buildings. It’s a standard part of most floor build-ups and offers a range of potential advantages to a project when specified and installed correctly.

These include:

Noise reduction – Acoustic floor insulation can decrease both impact noise (like footsteps or the noise from dropped objects) and airborne noise (like talking or music).
Energy efficiency – Acoustic floor insulation can be specified and installed to improve thermal efficiency and reduce emissions from the building in operation.
Regulatory compliance – Part E of the Building Regulations requires your project to achieve certain targets for sound transmission. Acoustic floor insulation can contribute to your overall floor system reaching the required level.
Reduced maintenance – Some acoustic floor insulation products can help protect your flooring by absorbing impacts and compensating for uneven sub-floors when installed correctly.

Where should acoustic floor insulation be installed as part of the overall floor system?

Acoustic floor insulation is installed on top of the floor structure, but below the final floor finish that you choose. It is also suitable for use with an underfloor heating system if that is required.

It comes in a variety of different thicknesses, so can be specified to suit any floor finish. You can also choose from a range of different materials including timber panels, felt panels, rubber systems or even vinyl and foam layers.

Acclimatise the packages for at least 48 hours before processing

The substrate must be carefully cleaned beforehand. Any existing crack markings, cracks and break-outs must be professionally repaired

On mineral substrates, a moisture barrier must be laid over the entire surface. The sheets must overlap sufficiently

Cuts can be made with a sturdy knife / cutter and ruler / angle

STEICO underlays are laid in a single layer in a loose bond with sufficient butt joints. Cross joints are to be avoided

An edge distance of 10 mm must be maintained from rising building components and penetrations

STEICO’s acoustic floor insulation solution and the benefits it offers

STEICO Ecosilent acoustic floor insulation is an underlay product designed for use in parquet and laminate flooring systems. We offer standard and premium options that are available in a variety of thicknesses, from 3mm to 7mm, and can offer the following benefits when specified and installed correctly:

Floor protection – The robust fibre structure of our Ecosilent range can help to protect your flooring. It can compensate for unevenness of up to 3mm, protect delicate ‘click’ flooring systems and mitigate the impact of falling objects.
Room comfort – STEICO Ecosilent acoustic floor insulation is suitable for use with underfloor heating and also can contribute to the room’s acoustic rating with impact sound resistance of up to 21dB.
Simple to install – STEICO Ecosilent can be cut using just a knife and a square edge, making it straightforward to install. It also does not require any gluing or fixing of floating floors which also reduces the potential complexity when installing the product.

STEICO Ecosilent can also offer environmental benefits and play a role in your project’s overall sustainability and environmental strategy in the following ways:

It is made of wood sourced responsibly from PEFC-certified forests (PEFC/04-31-2550) so that you know it has been responsibly sourced.
Each cubic metre of STEICO Ecosilent acoustic floor insulation binds 447 kg CO2eq during Life Cycle Stage A1 as defined in EN 15804+A2.