Quietfloor PLUS Insulation Guide
Preparation
As this product is produced using recycled rubber, soiling of the hands and clothes may occur during handling so protective measures are advised. There may be a slight odour from the rubber but this should quickly dissipate once installed with the carpet on top.
The floor to be treated should be examined and any loose floorboards should be firmly secured with screw fixings. It is also extremely beneficial to seal the joints of the existing floor with our Acoustic Sealant followed by our mineral loaded Soundproofing Mat. No mechanical fixings required but for best results, the SBM5 should be glued down. Our Soundproofing Mat can simply be laid over the floor surface wall to wall with the edges butt jointed. Our jointing tape can be used to seal the joints before installation of any carpet.
Installation with carpet
Quietfloor PLUS can be laid by using carpet
grippers. Nail or glue our perimeter
strips around the room. Nail carpet gripper rods in
place on top of the perimeter strip, ensuring they
are at the correct height to take the carpet. Tightly
butt the Quietfloor PLUS panels against the perimeter detail
and loose lay in brick-bond pattern
If our Soundproofing Mat has been applied first, carpet grippers should be fixed in the normal manner directly on top of the Soundproofing Mat. The Quietfloor PLUS can then be installed in exactly the same way as normal carpet underlay. If our Soundproofing Mat has not been used, Quietfloor PLUS should be installed right up to the skirting boards and the top layer of barrier mat and foam cut back with a sharp craft knife to allow fitting of the carpet grippers. The grippers can then be screwed or nailed into their normal positions before fitting of the carpet commences.
Installation under a vinyl floor
For vinyl and bonded carpet finishes, bond the Quietfloor PLUS to the sub-floor in brick-bond pattern.
Use our Spray Adhesive only. Then bond a layer of 6mm MDF to the top of the tiles. The MDF edge detail should be a minimum of 50mm from any Quietfloor PLUS joint. An isolation gap of 10mm should be left between the wall and the MDF. Fill the isolation gap with our Acoustic Sealant.
Allow for contraction and expansion by introducing expansion gaps across the layers and at the edges.
MDF Boards should be bonded to each other using a PVA adhesive.
installation on stairs
On stairs, first cut out Quietfloor PLUS panels to the right size, Bond the Quietfloor PLUS to the tread of the stair – and if required, bond to the riser using our Spray Adhesive. Nail perimeter strips to the tread or riser and where a nosing detail is required, install a section of MDF the same thickness as the Quietfloor PLUS
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