Floating
walls and floating floors refer to installing an isolated
floor or wall from the framing or structure in order
to reduce the resonant vibrational energy within the
wall or ceiling construction. By installing floating
walls and floors you are reducing structure borne or
impact noise, such as footfalls, cupboards and doors
shutting etc., that is being transmitted through a building's
structure. This type of floor and wall soundproofing
is referred to as STC (Sound Transmission Classifications)
and IIC Ratings (Impact Isolation Ratings).
Applications for floating floors and walls include the
following: Apartments, condos and other residential
settings where soundproofing is required to reduce unwanted
noise coming through common walls and footfall or impact
noise coming from above. There are also commercial applications
for this type of wall and floor soundproofing such as
testing labs, executive offices, conference rooms and
more.
