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PA R T I T I O N S
Acoustic Best Practice

Partition Acoustic Details

Sound can be transmitted between rooms via flanking elements such as the flanking walls, floors and windows etc. Flanking sound transmission is defined by the sound transmitted between rooms via these flanking elements instead of directly through the separating partition or element. It is essential to take into account flanking transmission during the site design and construction on site to reduce the flanking paths and to obtain the optimised performance of the options. Important points to remember when designing constructions to achieve adequate sound insulation are: Weak elements (e.g. doors and glazing, service penetrations, etc) will reduce the overall acoustic effectiveness of the walls/partition in which they are located. Impact structure borne sound will travel with only partial reduction through a continuous building element such as a steel beam, servicing pipe or ductwork. Partitions between sensitive spaces should normally continue beyond the ceiling up to the structural soffit or roof layer. This will prevent noise transfer over the top of the partition above the ceiling line or through the loft space. Where partitions run to the underside of a lightweight suspended ceiling the airborne sound insulation will be limited by the flanking transmission across the ceiling void. Openings in walls caused by essential services passing through should be acoustically sealed. Pipework passing between noise sensitive spaces should be appropriately boxed-in.

Single Layer
A

Head Details (up to 60 minutes fire rating)

Lafarge Firecheck Head Packer as spec below to allow for deflection Concrete Floor Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Cut Cormet C Stud to stop short of Cormet U Track as specified to allow for deflection Allowance for deflection between Cormet U Track and Cormet Flat Strap FS90/W

Cormet U Track Deep Flange Cormet C Stud Cormet Flat Strap FS90/W

Note on head packer:

Max deflection 10mm Packer required 1x15mm Firecheck*

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25mm 2x15mm Firecheck* Notes: * Firecheck can be substituted by Megadeco, Toughcheck or MR Firecheck

Junction Details

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Lafarge Wallboard as specified

Lafarge Drywall Fixing

Cormet C Stud as specified

Corner Details
B
Lafarge Wallboard as specified

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Lafarge Drywall Fixing

Cormet C Stud as specified

Base Details
Studs, Wallboards and insulation as specified Cormet U Track as specified Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Floating screed on resilient layer Timber sole plate same depth as screed

Skirting

DPC

Note: For the lightest acoustic performance, the partition should be fixed to the underside of the structrual soffit. Concrete Floor

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PA R T I T I O N S
Acoustic Best Practice

Double Layers
A

Twin Frame
A

Head Details (up to 60 minutes fire rating)

Lafarge Firecheck Head Packer as spec below to allow for deflection Concrete Floor Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Cormet U Track Deep Flange

Head Details (up to 60 minutes fire rating)

Lafarge Firecheck Head Packer as spec below to allow for deflection Concrete Floor

Cut Cormet C Stud to stop short of Cormet U Track as specified to allow for deflection Allowance for deflection between Cormet U Track and Cormet Flat Strap FS90/W

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Cormet Flat Strap between layers

Cormet C Stud Cormet Flat Strap FS90/W

Cormet Deep Flange Track to suit studs

Studs, Wallboards and insulation as specified

Note on head packer:

Max deflection 10mm Packer required 1x15mm Firecheck*

Note on head packer:

Max deflection 10mm Packer required 1x15mm Firecheck*

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25mm 2x15mm Firecheck* Notes: * Firecheck can be substituted by Megadeco, Toughcheck or MR Firecheck

25mm 2x15mm Firecheck* Notes: * Firecheck can be substituted by Megadeco, Toughcheck or MR Firecheck

Junction Details

B
Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Junction Details
Studs Wallboards and insulation as specified Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Lafarge Wallboard as specified

Cormet Acoustic V Brace at maximum 1.5m vertical centres Cormet C Stud as specified

Cormet C Stud as specified

Corner Details
Lafarge Wallboard as specified Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Corner Details
Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Cormet C Stud as specified Cormet C Stud as specified

Cormet Acoustic V Brace

Base Details
Studs, Wallboards and insulation as specified Cormet U Track as specified Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Floating screed on resilient layer

Base Details
Studs, Wallboards and insulation as specified Floating screed on resilient layer Cormet U Track as specified

Skirting

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Skirting

DPC

DPC

Concrete Floor

Concrete Floor

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PA R T I T I O N S
Application Details

Base details
Twin frame separating wall to concrete floor with screed
Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Twin frame separating wall with floating timber floor

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Cormet U Track as specified

Floating timber floor

Cormet U Track as specified

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Screed on concrete floor DPC Expansion joint in screed or fill cavity with Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Lafarge Acoustic Tape RAFT50 pinned to end of floor deck

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Twin frame separating wall with floating screed

Separating wall with timber sole plate

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Cormet U Track as specified Cormet U Track as specified fixed to concrete slab

Floating screed on resilient layer Floating screed on resilient layer Timber sole plate same depth as screed Fire stop to cavity between floor slabs

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Partition to concrete floor with screed

Partition on floating timber floor

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Cormet U Track as specified

Partition with timber sole plate

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Lafarge Acoustic Tape RAFT50 Cormet U Track as specified Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Screed on concrete floor DPC

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Cormet U Track as specified

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Floating screed on resilient layer Floating timber deck Timber acoustic battens directly below partition Timber sole plate same depth as screed

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Application Details

Deflection head details

Alternative details at profiled soffit (across profile)
Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Appropriate insulation by others

Deflection zone 150mm Lafarge Firecheck wallboard Cormet Flat strap

Lafarge Firecheck refer to note on head packer Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Cormet Flat strap

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Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Junction with purlins at 1800mm centres

Partition perpendicular to purlins

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

Deep Flange U Track stud assembly

Cormet U Track to suit stud size Purlin zone 2x15mm Lafarge Firecheck wallboard

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Timber fillet to suit angle of roof Lafarge Firecheck refer to note on head packer FS90/W Flat Strap or MFIX Fixing Channel

Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Metal Angle MFC2330 Metal Angle Studs and wallboard cut short by required deflection FS90/W Flat Strap or MFIX Fixing Channel Insulation as specified

Deflection head under beam

UT52/R Cormet U Track Inner layer Lafarge dBcheck wallboard Outer layer Lafarge Firecheck wallboard MFC2330 Cormet Angle fixed to steel CS50/R Cormet C Studs Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified MFC2330 Cormet Angle Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Cormet U Track Deep Flange

At profiled soffit (along profile)

Appropriate insulation by others Cormet MFIX across profile

Lafarge Firecheck refer to note on head packer Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Note on head packer:
Max deflection 10mm 25mm Notes: *Firecheck can be or MR Firecheck

15mm Lafarge Firecheck wallboard Cormet Flat Strap between layers

Packer required 1 x 15mm Firecheck* 2 x 15mm Firecheck* subtitued by Megadeco, Toughcheck

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LININGS
Application Details

Cormet Dryliner System

Internal Corners

Cormet Independent Wall Lining

Internal Corner
External cladding zone 10mm minimum cavity External cladding zone 10mm minimum cavity

Junction with partition

Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Cormet Dryliner Bracket Cormet Dryliner Channel Lafarge wallboard and studs as specified Lafarge wallboard and studs as specified Cormet I Stud Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Cormet I Stud to support partition

Dryliner Bracket
adjusted for internal corner application Vapour control layer Vapour control layer

Door or window reveal

Window/door frame Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant

External cladding zone 10mm minimum cavity

Vapour control layer Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified Cormet I Stud

External Corners

Wall abutment

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External cladding zone 10mm minimum cavity

Reinforcing Cormet Dryliner Bracket Reinforcing Cormet Dryliner Bracket

Vapour control layer Lafarge Intumescent Acoustic Sealant Cormet I Stud Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Window/door frame detail

Lining around column

Cormet I Stud

Vapour control layer Lafarge wallboard, studs and insulation as specified

Cormet Dryliner Channel

Cormet Dryliner Bracket

Reinforcing Cormet Metal Angle

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