When evaluating flooring underlayment sound deadening and acoustical ratings are one of the things homeowners or hoa considers.
Floor sound testing.
There are two types of sound tests.
Airborne tests these tests are carried out on party walls and floors ceilings between dwellings an airborne test measures levels of sound transmitted through the air.
Iic testing is for impact noise like footfalls moving furniture things dropping on the floor etc.
Stc is for airborne sound like voices or music.
If your wood floor is already down this might mean you have to pull up the section that squeaks to repair the subfloor and then put down a new section of flooring.
Astc aiic osha decay sound level testing and measurement services to relevant astm and iso standards.
There is not a cookie cutter product that will work for all floors or even 25 of the floors to be treated.
Sometimes you might walk across your floors and hear a popping or creaking noise.
Floors that make a popping sound.
Then the selection of a floor underlayment product that will work given your specific requirements.
It all begins with how sound is generated and the medium it transfers through.
The main test done by flooring industry is the impact insulation class iic ad sound transmission class stc.
Soundproofing floors is a process that requires a careful evaluation of the current construction and conditions.