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Internal Sound Proofing of Shared Wall in Semi-D

  • 24-06-2019 1:52pm
    #1
    Atomic Pineapple
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    Hi all,

    Recently purchased a new build in an estate. A semi-detached three bed. House quality is great so far bar the sound transfer from the house attached to ours. The neighbors play music for a couple of hours each evening and it while it doesn't seem to be at an excessive volume, it does seem to travel into our house quite easily. Their musical tastes are not very compatible with our own, so I started looking up sound proofing the shared wall.

    The claims of decibel reduction seem to be quite good, but has anyone any experience with these sound proofing panels? Are they worth the extra expense and losing a little bit of the size of the house?


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  • #2
    BryanF
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    New build: has it a cert confirming compliance with https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/building-standards/tgd-part-e-sound/technical-guidance-document-e-sound


  • #3
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    BryanF wrote: »
    New build: has it a cert confirming compliance with https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/building-standards/tgd-part-e-sound/technical-guidance-document-e-sound

    I've not seen this, assume I need to reach out to our solicitor to see if they received this?


  • #4
    BryanF
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    Atomic Pineapple wrote: »
    I've not seen this, assume I need to reach out to our solicitor to see if they received this?

    Yes. May be a general cert. but interested to see if mention of sound is covered.


  • #5
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Thanks, will give them a shout. On the cert, how much use is it though? As in, are the regulations of a high standard for blocking noise?


  • #6
    BryanF
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    Atomic Pineapple wrote: »
    Thanks, will give them a shout. On the cert, how much use is it though? As in, are the regulations of a high standard for blocking noise?

    Hard to say, I think In estates it’s similar to Air-testing, one in four should be tested. One of the lads that does these type of builds will be along with more info shortly.

    As regards acoustic panels, depends on structure and whether it’s properly separated at floor/wall/ceiling etc. it should be..


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  • #7
    imp1
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    Part E compliance certs should be gathered up by the assigned certifier, your house need not have been tested itself, but a representative sample - size of sample varies with number of houses in the development, and party wall construction - should have been tested. The minimum spec of 53dB is pretty decent, but will not stop all noise, particularly 'drum n bass' type noise.
    Do you know what the construction is?


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