| Impacta acoustical floor underlayments are a new | | | | been floor underlayments to help reduce impact |
| line of products that provide floor sound isolation | | | | noise. However, Acoustical Solutions is one of the |
| solutions for every condition in multi-family | | | | first companies to introduce different |
| residential design. To meet the specified | | | | underlayments for different flooring systems. The |
| requirement for impact insulations, different | | | | Impacta line of acoustical floor underlayments has |
| systems are required for various types of flooring | | | | been specifically designed to offer maximum |
| systems. | | | | sound reduction while maintaining a very low or |
| Nothing is more frustrating to new homeowners | | | | thin profile, so as to not add extra height to the |
| than to discover that the multi-family home | | | | floor. The Prozorb and Cerazorb, to be used |
| (condo, townhouse or apartment) that they just | | | | under ceramic tile and engineered hardwood |
| purchased has loud neighbors upstairs or neighbors | | | | floors, are a synthetic cork underlayment that are |
| below them who complain about the amount of | | | | mold and mildew resistant, economically priced, |
| noise coming from above. The biggest compliant | | | | lightweight and easy to install. The Redupax |
| in these situations is impact noise, such as footfall | | | | system is a totally free-floating underlayment |
| noise. Nothing is worse than trying to go to sleep | | | | system designed to get "luxury" ratings |
| or relax and hearing kids or adults running around | | | | underneath engineered hardwood and laminate |
| above you. With the trend of installing more | | | | floors. The Superfloor product is a commercial |
| engineered hardwood, laminate and ceramic tile | | | | carpet underlayment designed to reduce impact |
| floors instead of carpeting on the rise, this noise | | | | noise and extend the life of the carpet. |
| problem is becoming even more common. | | | | Impacta floor underlayment products provide |
| Another big compliant is that the neighbors above | | | | proven field and laboratory-tested solutions for |
| have always had carpeted floors and there were | | | | floor build-ups in wood frame, metal pan and |
| never any noise problems and everyone got along | | | | concrete construction to meet HUD's Grade I |
| fine, until they pulled out the carpet and put in | | | | "luxury" and Grade II impact isolation building |
| engineered hardwood floors. Once a comfort level | | | | requirements. |
| has been established any change to that level can | | | | Impacta floor underlayment systems are locally |
| be seen as very dramatic. Engineered hardwood | | | | reacting systems that are installed above wood |
| floors, laminate floors and ceramic tile floors | | | | or concrete slab. Impacta soundproofing floor |
| obviously transmit much more sound than carpet, | | | | underlayments are ideal for hotels, condominiums, |
| because they are hard solid surfaces. | | | | apartments, office buildings, schools, or any area |
| Within the acoustical industry there have always | | | | where footfall noise is a concern. |