Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 85·3.100

Floor type 3.1A - Timber frame base with ceiling treatment A and platform floor

Specifies construction requirements for a timber frame floor with timber joists and deck, requiring a platform floor with resilient layer and ceiling treatment A to achieve sound resistance.

Timber frame base with ceiling treatment A and platform floor (see Diagram 3.20) – timber joists with a deck; the deck should be of any suitable material with a minimum mass per unit area of 20 kg/m2; platform floor (including resilient layer) essential; ceiling treatment A essential.

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