Floor Sound Testing

Floors that make a popping sound.

Floor sound testing. On site building acoustics noise vibration and sound level testing icd 705 osha noise compliance acoustic design noise abatement and soundproofing onsite consulting for commercial industrial retail educational and residential users nationwide. Iic and stc tests are conducted in sound test laboratories. There is not a cookie cutter product that will work for all floors or even 25 of the floors to be treated. If your wood floor is already down this might mean you have to pull up the section that squeaks to repair the subfloor and then put down a new section of flooring.

Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise. When evaluating flooring underlayment sound deadening and acoustical ratings are one of the things homeowners or hoa considers. The main test done by flooring industry is the impact insulation class iic ad sound transmission class stc. Stc is for airborne sound like voices or music.

Astc aiic osha decay sound level testing and measurement services to relevant astm and iso standards. Iic testing is for impact noise like footfalls moving furniture things dropping on the floor etc. Then the selection of a floor underlayment product that will work given your specific requirements. It all begins with how sound is generated and the medium it transfers through.

Soundproofing floors is a process that requires a careful evaluation of the current construction and conditions.