Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 92·4.14
Structural assessment for wall and floor treatments
The existing structure must be assessed to confirm it can safely carry the additional loads imposed by sound insulation treatments, with strengthening applied where necessary.
Wall and floor treatments will impose additional loads on the existing structure. The structure should be assessed to ensure that the additional loading can be carried safely, with appropriate strengthening applied where necessary.
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