Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 12·0.12
Sound insulation testing requirement
Pre-completion sound insulation testing must be carried out for dwellings and rooms for residential purposes following the procedures in Appendix B, with results recorded and notified to the district council within 5 days of test completion.
Pre-completion testing, together with Appendix B: Procedures for sound insulation testing, defines the procedures that should be followed to conduct a sound insulation test of the dwelling or room for residential purposes. Paragraph 1.42 sets the approved manner of recording the results of the pre-completion test that must be notified to the district council in writing not more than 5 days after completion of the test.
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