Building Testing – Manchester Care Home

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THE BRIEF

  • Airborne tests measure the difference in sound levels between the receiver room and neighbouring walls or floors
  • To pass these Airborne Floor tests, you must score 45db or higher
  • If the sound output in the receiver room is 100db and the sound leakage being passed through into the neighbouring room is 40db, then the result would be 60 and therefore would be a pass
  • Impact Floor tests measure how effectively the Sound Insulation between floors cancels out sound 
  • To pass these Impact Floor tests, you must score 62db or lower
  • If there is less than 62 decibels of sound leaking through into below floors then the test would be a pass
Combined Sound Insulation & Air Pressure Testing at St Josephs Care Home in Manchester

THE PROCESS

  • After reviewing drawings, on site testing was ready to be completed. All calibrated equipment was setup in accordance to our strict procedures to ensure the most accurate result possible
  • We tested five flats in total, below are the Air Testing Results for two of the flats

THE RESULTS

  • AIR TESTING RESULTS

≤ 3.0

Flat 52 Target 

≤ 3.0

Flat 53 Target

2.82

 Flat 52 Result

2.96

Flat 53 Result

PASS

PASS

  • SOUND TESTING RESULTS

Airborne Floor Target

               Airborne Floor Result

≥ 45

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 25 Bedroom

Airborne Wall Target

≥ 45

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 25 Bedroom

Impact Floor Target

≤ 62

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 50 Bedroom

50

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 25 Bedroom

Airborne Wall Result

51

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 25 Bedroom

Impact Floor Result

58

Flat 49 Lounge/Kitchen - Flat 50 Bedroom

PASS

PASS

PASS

  • Compliant
  • All of the Air Tightness Tests we conducted at this site passed
  • Our Combined Testing Package offers excellent value

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