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Solid Masonry Wall Type 1 - Sound Resistance Principle
2.29NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
The resistance to airborne sound depends mainly on the mass per unit area of the wall.
soundnon-domesticfire-safetySolid Masonry Wall Type 1 - Construction Types
2.30-2.31NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Three wall type 1 constructions (types 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3) are described in this guidance. Details of how junctions should be made to limit flanking transmission are also described in this guidance.
soundnon-domesticfire-safetySolid Masonry Wall Type 1 - Construction Requirements (Do's)
2.32(a-g)NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Do (a) Do fill and seal all masonry joints with mortar. (b) Do lay bricks frog up to achieve the required mass per unit area and avoid air paths. (c) Do use bricks/blocks that extend to the full thick
soundnon-domesticfire-safetySolid Masonry Wall Type 1 - Construction Restrictions (Do Not's)
2.32(h-j)NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Do not (h) Do not try and convert a cavity separating wall to a type 1 (solid masonry) separating wall by inserting mortar or concrete into the cavity between the two leaves. (i) Do not use deep socke
soundnon-domesticfire-safetyJunctions with external cavity wall with timber frame inner leaf
2.109NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Seek specialist advice.
fire-safetysoundJunctions with external solid masonry wall
2.110NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Seek specialist advice.
fire-safetysoundFire protection for duct and pipe penetrations
3.43NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Penetrations through a separating floor by ducts and pipes should have fire protection.
flatsfire-safetydrainageFire protection for penetrations through separating floors
3.120NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Penetrations through a separating floor by ducts and pipes should have fire protection.
flatsfire-safetysoundJunctions with floor penetrations in conversions
4.44NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Piped services (excluding gas pipes) and ducts which pass through separating floors in conversions should be surrounded with sound absorbent material for their full height and enclosed in a duct above
flatsfire-safetysoundFire protection for penetrations through separating floors
4.49NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
Penetrations through a separating floor by ducts and pipes should have fire protection.
flatsfire-safetyExemption from Sound Insulation Testing Using Robust Details
NI-wide·Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound
The requirement for appropriate sound insulation testing does not apply to parts of the building which would otherwise be subject to the testing requirement where all the following apply – (a) the bui
sounddwellingflatsfire-safety