UK Sound Testing and Sound Insulation Test is carried out to demonstrate compliance with Building Regulations. Southern Assessors Specialize in accredited engineers to carry out airborne and impact sound insulation test in London.

1. Southern Assessors
A Leading Energy Consultants in UK
Sound Insulation Testing
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2. Contents
What is Sound Insulation Testing
Sound Testing for Safe Building
Sound Insulation Testing Process
Importance of sound insulation testing in buildings
Sound Testing Providers
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3. What is Sound Insulation Testing?
Sound Testing is a process of quantifying resistance to
the passage of sound by an element of building that can
include wall/floor/screen that separates different dwellings
and rooms from each other protecting residents against
external noise.
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4. Sound Testing For Safe Buildings
Importance of environmental friendly concept for the
global warming movement has brought forth many
mandatory factors into actions. The importance of
environmental testing for noise is being focused, in
particular for testing domestic noise and industrial noise.
According to the Part E of the Building Regulations, the
new and renovated dwellings needs to comply with the
regulations formed for sound insulation testing.
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5. Sound Testing For Safe Buildings
 Sound testing is a process of testing the quality of sound
and noise that persists in the dwelling.
Sound pollution creates a big havoc in the day to day life
of the people and affects their health in adverse manner.
So the need and cause for strict regulations of building
have created certain guidelines to be followed by people for
constructing new house or renovating the old houses
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6. Sound Insulation Testing Process
 Sound Insulation Testing is process of testing how many
decibels of sound are blocked by floors, walls and ceilings.
Sound Testing is mandatory as per the Building
Regulations Approved Document E (2003). The companies
which are authorised to perform Sound Insulation Testing.
They are the registered companies who are eligible with
either the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) or
the Association of Noise Consultants (ANC).
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7. Importance of sound Insulation
Testing In Buildings
 According to Building Regulations, It is essential for any
builder to demonstrate the sound insulation performance
for the newly built homes in UK
Sound insulation process is carried for separating walls
and floors in the new-built dwellings or rooms for residential
and for house built with different material base.
It is neccessary in Non-residential & Commercial
buildings
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8. Importance of sound Insulation
Testing In Buildings
 The testing is performed in order to check,to remove
excess noise between the dwellings so that it does not
effect the quality of life of the people living in it.
If a new dwelling seems to be falling down to capture the
requirements of regulations, there are UK based air testing
and sound testing services providers who have vast
experience in performing testing services for new buildings.
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9. About Southern Assessors
 Southern Assessors has the professional UKAS
accredited engineers to perform sound insulation testing
services throughout the UK.
Southern Assessors provide UKAS accredited engineers
to carry out airborne and impact sound insulation testing
throughout the UK.
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10. Reach Us
UK
Glendale, Newbridge Rd, Newbridge,
Cadnam, Hants, SO40 2NW
Free Phone: 0800 6123801
Tel: 0845 833 9777
Duty Mobile: 07917624295
Fax: 023 80871415
http://www.southern-assessors.co.uk/
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