Robust Details
An alternative to pre-completion sound testing to meet Part E of the Building Regulations.
Robust Details were set up in 2004 to help architects and building contractors design and construct separating elements with confidence. The guidelines set out within Robust Details provide separating floors/walls that are capable of achieving the sound performance parameters in Approved Document E, whilst complying with Building Regulations.
Robust details have been pre-designed to exceed building regulation requirements.
A separating floor or wall construction can be selected from the Robust Detail handbook. These designs have undergone extensive testing to ensure they achieve an average of at least 5dB above current building regulations.
For new build dwellings, the minimum Building Regulations requirements are:
Airborne sound (floors & walls) = 45dB DnT,w+Ctr (min)
Impact sound (floors only) = 62dB L’nT,w (max)
On choosing a Robust Detail construction, a registration fee of £33 per plot must be paid to Robust Details Ltd. The purchase documents can then be submitted to building control for their approval. Robust Details Ltd provides a specification and checklist to ensure that the construction is carried out correctly. Robust Details Ltd employs specialist acoustic consultants nationwide who monitor the construction and performance of the separating walls and floors during the construction process to ensure compliance.
JCW can deliver acoustic flooring solutions to meet or exceed robust details we offer Robust Detail FFT-1 resilient composite deep batten systems for installation in timber & concrete floor applications, Robust Detail FFT-2 resilient cradle systems, Robust Detail FFT-3 composite standard batten systems, and Robust Detail FFT-5 resilient overlay shallow platform floor systems.
Here are our Robust Detail options:
FFT1 Robust Detail Batten Acoustic Batten
FFT1 Acoustic Batten 80C can be used for concrete FFT-1 Floating Floor Types: E-FC-1, E-FC-2, E-FC-7, E-FS-1 & E-FS-2
FFT2 Robust Detail Acoustic Cradle System
FFT2 Acoustic Cradle and Batten Systems can be used in E-FC-1, E-FC-2, E-FC-7, E-FS-1, separating floors.
FFT3 Robust Standard Detail Acoustic Batten 50C
The Acoustic Batten 50C can be used for concrete FFT-3 Floating Floor Types: E-FC-1, E-FC-2, E-FC-7 and E-FS-1.
FFT5 Robust Standard Detail Acoustic Deck
The Acoustic Deck 28/32 and Acoustic Deck 19 can be used in E-FC-1, E-FC-2, & E-FS-1 separating floors.
FFT1 / FFT80 Robust Detail Standard Acoustic Batten
The FFT1 Acoustic Batten 80T can be used in EFT1,2 & 3 Separating Floors and the FFT80 Acoustic Batten 90T can be used in EFT 7 & 8 Separating Floors.
Robust Detail Enquiry
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