Sound control flooring systems and methods therefor
OwnerJames Keeneinventor
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Abstract
A sound control flooring system adapted to reduce the transmission of airborne sound in a building structure. The system generally includes a subfloor assembly; a first layer of sound absorbing material disposed atop at least a portion of the subfloor assembly, a second layer of sound absorbing material disposed atop at least a portion of the first layer of material, and a cementitious overlay, adapted to receive finished flooring thereon, disposed atop at least a portion of the second layer of material. In an example embodiment, the second layer of sound absorbing material is disposed atop a portion of the first layer of material that generally corresponds to an area of the flooring system adapted to receive a high volume of foot traffic thereon.
Claims29
A sound control flooring system adapted to reduce the transmission of airborne sound in a building structure, wherein the system comprises:
- a subfloor assembly;
- a first layer of material disposed atop at least a portion of the subfloor assembly, wherein the first layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
- a second layer of material disposed atop at least a portion of the first layer of material, wherein the second layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
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- a cementitious overlay disposed atop at least a portion of the second layer of material, wherein the overlay is adapted to receive finished flooring thereon.
The sound control flooring system of 3, wherein the first layer of material is disposed atop substantially all of the subfloor assembly.
A sound control flooring system adapted to reduce the transmission of airborne sound in a building structure, wherein the system comprises:
- a subfloor assembly;
- a first layer of material disposed atop substantially all of the subfloor assembly, wherein the first layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
- a second layer of material disposed atop a portion of the first layer of material, wherein the second layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
- and wherein the portion of the first layer of material corresponds to an area of the flooring system adapted to receive a high volume of foot traffic thereon;
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- a cementitious overlay disposed atop at least a portion of the second layer of material and the first layer of material, and wherein the overlay is adapted to receive finished flooring thereon.
A method for installing a sound control flooring system adapted to reduce the transmission of airborne sound in a building structure, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- disposing a first layer of material atop at least a portion of a subfloor assembly, wherein the first layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
- disposing a second layer of material atop at least a portion of the first layer of material, wherein the second layer of material is constructed of a sound absorbing material;
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- disposing a cementitious overlay atop at least a portion of the second layer of material, and wherein the overlay is adapted to receive finished flooring thereon.
The method of 3 further comprising the step of disposing the first layer of material atop substantially all of the subfloor assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.