Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 85·3.101
Platform floor construction requirements
Sets out detailed specifications for the floating layer of the platform floor, including minimum mass, board materials, thickness, and fixing methods with staggered joints.
The floating layer should be – a minimum of two layers of board material; a minimum total mass per unit area 25 kg/m2; each layer of minimum thickness 8 mm; and fixed together (e.g. spot bonded with a resilient adhesive or glued/screwed) with joints staggered. The floating layer should be laid loose on a resilient layer.
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