13 May 2008
Regupol 7210C keeps noise down up high for Liverpool’s Sky Bar
Regupol 7210C, a recycled rubber granulate underscreed acoustic system, has been installed at Beetham West Tower, Liverpool’s tallest building, to prevent impact energy generated in the top floor Sky Bar from penetrating offices and apartments below.
Beetham West Tower is a 40-storey mixed used development, incorporating commercial office spaces, residential apartments and Sky Bar, a luxury restaurant and bar. Regupol 7210C, was specified to cover the complete 375m2 area of Sky Bar, as it delivers superior sound insulation of 46dB and 49dB for impact and airborne sound respectively. Moreover, as the material undergoes minimal creep, even under high loads, it will retain these performance characteristics for the lifetime of its installation.
The material is quick and easy to install, as there is no need for separate perimeter strips to achieve complete screed isolation. Instead, the Regupol 7210C sheets are simply turned up at the edges and the screed laid directly on top.
Elite Screed was the specialist floor contractor on the project. Matthew Delargy, assistant quantity surveyor, Elite Screed, comments: “As a premium development it was imperative that noise from the restaurant could not travel into the surrounding apartments. We’d worked with Regupol 7210C previously, so we knew it was quick and simple to lay, and would deliver a cost effective and high performing underscreed solution.”
Compatible with all types of screed, Regupol 7210C is designed for use in new build apartment developments where pre-completion testing (PCT) is preferred to Robust Detail (RD). It is supplied in standard sheet sizes of 2,300mm x 1,150mm, with a guaranteed material thickness of 5mm.
David Holder, director, CMS Acoustic Solutions, comments: “The kitchen area of Sky Bar was of particular concern at specification stage because there would be low frequency noise generated by the extraction system. Regupol 7210C was ideal for this high performance scenario as it offers excellent sound insulation, even where the load exceeds that expected of normal living conditions.”
