Carpets, Lino & Flooring

Soundproofing and solid or reclaimed parquet

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.44 PM

We are looking to get parquet floor installed our flat which is a 60s/70s block with concrete floors. We have received permission to add hard floors as long as we add "standard sundproofing" when we have pushed to ask about decibel requirements the freeholder has been oddly very relaxed and just keeps saying "standard". Other flats in our compound have hard floors (laminate or floatng wood systems) and they added fairly minimal underlay without issues. Many thanks to those who have answered. In term of the rubber suggested in the comments, can you let me know what is this actual product called? We are looking to have solid (maybe even reclaimed) parquet installed. Quite a while back someone told me that there are underlay/sound dampening systems (of a glued type I think) that are suitable for solid parquet but when getting quotes for other work none of the contractors have heard of it and insist engineered floors are the way forward. I might consider engineered wood if absoluetley necessary but I do not like any of the click floating systems I have seen and want to know for certain that solid floors are not an option before I consider alternatives. Can any experienced installers of solid wood floor let me know if what I am wanting to do is possible? I think this was the type of soundproofing that I had been told about previously https://www.finwood.uk/soundproofing-a-hardwood-floor/wakol-ts-103-footfall-soundproofing-mat-3-mm-85.html