Floating Floor Types

There are several types of floating floor systems available to provide acoustic separation. Depending upon your needs you may choose one over another. A popular choice for a gymnasium is a sprung wooden floating floor, which is very effective for aerobic and dance studios. For more demanding applications a spring or LDS (Low Dynamic Stiffness) rubber jack up concrete floating floor may be deemed more suitable. These floors are stronger more effective at absorbing dynamic loads and can be covered with different finishes to achieve the owner�s requirement.

Isolated Walls

If necessary, we can also isolate the walls of a gym. This can be done in one of two ways; firstly they can be built directly onto the floating floor (known as the �Box in a Box� technique). Or, separately use SWW wall isolating plates at the base and AB-716 head restraint at the top. Acoustic sway braces can be attached in-between, tying resiliently the internal acoustic wall to the external building structure. The use of these products also creates an air gap which increases the acoustic performance.

Suspended Ceilings

A suspended ceiling may also be required; forming the �lid� of the acoustically isolated box. There are several types of acoustic hangers available and for standard suspended ceilings we recommend the use of our HDQF hangers, which are available in either spring or L.D.S rubber. The HDQF hanger has been designed to easily clip onto the main support channel section of the ceiling grid system making it quicker, easier and a more reliable installation saving time and money for the contractor.

Conclusion

Mason UK can design a bespoke system to meet the requirements of your project. We can also design project specific products for specific solutions too! Typical products are listed below, and past gymnasium projects are listed down the right hand side in the grey bar.

The best way to discover the solution for isolating your gymnasium, with your particular needs, is to contact our acoustic design engineers. Contact details are on the left in the blue bar or you send an email from our �Contact� page.