Pyrotek's Soundguard new acoustic underlay

A new version of a proven acoustic underlay has been released by Soundguard, a division of Pyrotek, that has been colour-coded to symbolise its superior noise-stopping abilities.

With a red facing that says "no go" to sound through floors and ceilings, new Silentstep has proven effective against extremes of floor to floor "neighbour noises." These include through-floor noises in domestic situations such as between upstairs and downstairs apartments and in commercial premises such as isolating lounging areas from bars above or below where patrons like their music loud.

Similarly, hotel lounges can cohabit with cinema complexes, restaurants with bowling alleys and professional rooms with shopping centres, when Silentstep is laid under carpet to isolate one level acoustically from another.

An Australian-made composite, Silentstep comprises a rubber underlay and a flexible loaded loaded vinyl. Its construction makes Silentstep one of the most cost-effective soundproofing materials available. Assigned sound transmission class STC 28, Silentstep not only scores high in strength tests but also in impact tests, being barely affected after 1000 impacts.

In a recent installation independent acoustic engineers confirmed that after laying Silentstep a noise reduction of 85 percent had been achieved from one floor where DJs "pound the sound" and the other where hotel patrons enjoy a quiet game of pool.