Ease of Use • Reduces Impact and Airborne noise • Cut to any shape
No damage to existing floor • Fits directly under carpet • Only 10mm thick

Description

An Acoustic flooring underlay which is used extensively by private houses, property companies, commercial businesses, housing associations, contractors and builders. Its ease of installation makes it the ideal product for use under carpet, as a replacement or supplement to traditional carpet underlay. NSSF7 is ideal for those undertaking conversions as it conforms to Building Regulations (Approved Document E) offering improved levels of impact and airborne sound insulation, when used on an existing floor.

The process is simple ! Just lay the NSSF7 over an existing timber or concrete floor.

NSSF7 is an acoustic composite comprising of a layer of non flammable foam sandwiched between two layered sheets of sound deadening damping barrier membrane. This gives the ability to offer huge airborne and impact reduction for only an approx 10mm thickness. Ideal for multi-use on all surfaces, NSSF7 is widely used as a very high quality sound reduction underlay.

Conditions on site may vary and where NSSF7 is only a part of the installation, NoiseStop Systems cannot accept any responsibility.

Fire Rating

BS476 part 6 index 1 10.3 sub index 1 5.3
BS476 part 7 class 1
Building regulations 1976 section E15: class “O”

Storage

Keep dry and laid flat.

Installation

Each sheet comes in 1.2m square sheets making them easy to handle, store and fit. NSSF7 needs to be installed compactly with no gaps between sheets and the joins staggered. You can either adhere them to the floor or lay them loose. The edges can be tightly pushed into the edges of the room as sound does not vibrate along the sheets.

There are two methods of installation when using NSSF7. Method 1 with adhesive and method two without adhesive and using carpet grippers.

Method 1 - Adhesive

Clean and secure all floorboards, this is essential for achieving the best results. The NSSF7 membrane can be bonded to most hardwoods and carpets. When using this method, the NSSF7 needs to be bonded to the floor before it is bonded to the carpet.

Method 2 - Carpet grippers

A 20mm perimeter strip needs to be purchased and applied to the perimeter of the room, this allows the gripper to be flush with the surface of the NSSF7. To apply the strip use an adhesive on the rear and lay into place. This creates an anti vibration layer in which the carpet gripper can be nailed to. If the gripper is to in contact with the skirting board, then we recommend applying a flexible mastic bead in between the two surfaces to reduce any transmission of sound.

If the height needs to be adjusted we recommend doubling up on the layers of perimeter strip used.