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Acoustic flooring
Specification optionsCapital cost (£/m2 floor area)
150 mm thick precast concrete floor planks with a mass of 300 kg/m3, 40 mm sand-cement screed 80 kg/m2; metal ceiling system with 100 mm void and one layer of 8 kg/m2 gypsum board; floating floor: 70 mm deep resilient battens with 18 mm tongued and grooved particleboard87-107
250 mm thick insitu concrete floor slab with a mass of 2400 kg/m3; metal ceiling system with 75 mm void and one layer of 10 kg/m2 gypsum board; floating floor: resilient cradle and batten system min 45 mm deep, with 18 mm tongued and grooved particleboard 105-128
250 mm deep timber I-joists, 100 mm quilt insulation 10-33 kg/m3 between joists; ceiling: resilient metal bars, two layers of gypsum-based board 23 kg/m2; floating floor: 70 mm deep resilient battens, with 18 mm tongued and grooved particleboard, gypsum-based board 13.5 kg/m2 and 13 mm quilt insulation 10-33 kg/m3 between battens 85-104
Composite insitu concrete and profiled metal decking floor 2200 kg/m3, concrete at least 80 mm deep at thinnest point and at least 130 mm thick at deepest point; metal ceiling system at least 300 mm from concrete surface and one layer of 8 kg/m2 gypsum board; floating floor: resilient overlay platform floor system at least 16 kg/m2 101-123
Table notes
Costs based on 100 m2 separating floor construction with allowance for service penetrations.Floor build-ups detailed above based on the Robust Details description. Robust Details Limited manages a registration scheme.
Further information
Building LifePlans for building latent defects warranty. www.componentlife.com for component durability information. For further information contact peter.mayer@buildinglifeplans.com or telephone 020-7204 2441.