Technical Booklet G Resistance to the Passage of Sound·Page 126
Exemption from Sound Insulation Testing Using Robust Details
Parts of certain new buildings using approved Robust Details design details may be exempt from sound insulation testing if the builder notifies the district council before construction begins with the specified design detail unique numbers.
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 building work consists of the erection of a new dwelling (i.e. a semi-detached or terraced house) or a building containing flats and maisonettes; (b) the person carrying out the building work notifies the district council before the start of building work on site that, in a specified part or parts of the building, he is using one or more specified design details from those approved by Robust Details Ltd. The notification must be given not later than the date on which notice of commencement and completion of certain stages of work of construction is given; (c) the notification specifies the unique number or numbers issued by Robust Details Ltd in respect of the specified use of the design detail or details; and (d) the building work carried out in respect of the part or parts of the building identified in the notification is in accordance with the design detail or details specified in the notification.
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