Year: 2019

Sold by: BuildDirect
SKU:10074922

SoundChoice Underlayment With Moisture Barrier – 100 sq ft Roll – Discontinued

QuietWalk underlayment offers the same benefits that SoundChoice underlayment provides which you can view the product by clicking on the following link:

SoundChoice is our premium 100 sq. ft. Underlayment choice allowing firm support for multiple types of flooring with great acoustic benefits. Built with sound reduction and moisture dissipation in mind. The standard 6-mil vapor barrier is specially designed for optimal bond with adhesives for easy installation.

SOUNDCHOICE UNDERLAYMENT CAN BE USED FOR:
• Laminate Floors
• Floating Engineered Wood

With the insulating R-value of 0.52, the floor underfoot will be perceived with warmth or coldness depending on seasons. Synthetic fiber pads are fast becoming the most specified underlayment for floating wood and laminate floors by architects and designers due to their acoustical and moisture protection qualities. This underlayment will maintain their functionality for a lifetime. SoundChoice underlayment an also be used with radiant heat systems such as Quiet Warmth. Your family will be happy with the superior warmth during the colder months.

✔ Superior Sound Reduction ‐ Recycled fibers absorb sound and keep it from traveling to other rooms. Makes click-together floating floors sound solid underfoot. 

✔ Moisture Protection‐ Recycled fibers allow installation over concrete to “breathe” ‐ managing vapors from becoming bulk moisture. The attached vapor barrier protects the overlying floors from harmful moisture. 

✔ Compression Resistant‐ Dense recycled fiber structure supports the click-together mechanism and will uphold its supportive configuration under the consistent traffic of the overlying floor. 

✔ Smoothing Out Imperfections‐ Firm and supportive but flexible enough to form around subfloor surface roughness, helps to cut down on extra subfloor surface prepping time. 

✔ Insulating Value ‐ Provides additional comfort to the entire home during seasonal temperature changes. 

✔ Approved for In-Floor Heating Systems ‐ Allows heat to permeate evenly while helping to protect the floor covering material from thermal shock. 

✔ Made From Recycled Material ‐ A patented manufacturing process repurposes post-industrial and post-consumer materials into high-performance underlayment. 

✔ Certified Clean and Safe Indoor Air Quality ‐ No VOC’s (Volatile Organic Compounds) or off-gassing from materials. Your home will not be smelling like a tire shop. 

✔ Competitively Priced ‐ An ideal upgrade from 2-in-1 polyethylene or polystyrene products and is less costly than most frothed foam, cork or rubber underlayment with similar sound numbers. 

SPECIFIC DETAILS

• 0.125 inch (3.17 mm) thick
• Impact Sound Transmission Test (IIC) rating of 71
• Sound Transmission Loss Test (STC) rating of 66
• Lifetime Warranty
• Dimensions: 3′ x 33.34′

Due to SoundChoice being discontinued, QuietWalk underlayment offers the same benefits that SoundChoice provides. You can view the product by clicking on the following button:

Due to SoundChoice being discontinued, QuietWalk underlayment offers the same benefits that SoundChoice provides. You can view the product by clicking on the following button:

STC – Sound Transmission Class

One of the most common sound rating tests used in North America. Covering the most common range of noises we hear including speech, television and other airborne noises. The STC test are done by completing 16 different tests done at the following frequencies (125Hz, 160Hz, 200Hz, 250Hz, 315Hz, 400Hz, 500Hz, 630Hz, 800Hz, 1000Hz, 1250Hz, 1600Hz, 2000Hz, 2500Hz, 3150Hz & 4000Hz). Each number from the 16 tests are then averaged and you get the STC Rating. Reviewing the sound test data should show the STC contour line of the transmission loss graph. The number will show if the STC contour line is consistent with the frequencies.

The testing is very complex and the numbers are measured across a mathematical equation based on the average of sound rating test across frequencies.

IIC – Impact Insulation Class

An IIC sound rating test is completed by placing a tapping machine with steel faced hammers hitting a test floor. The impact sounds are between the 125Hz to 4,000 Hz. The vibrations created by the machine travel to the other room. The sound engineer then plots the tap on a graph to compare the results. With concrete sub-floors and no underlayment, the average sound rating is 28 to 35 IIC. Wood sub-floors average rating of 40-45 IIC. Most building and HOA requires a rating of 50 IIC and above.

Delta IIC Rating

The Delta IIC rating is the sound test homeowners should be looking at. Basically, this rating is what the product adds in terms of absorbing impact noise. The sound test is only done on six to eight inches of concrete slab with nothing above or below the concrete. One test is done without the underlayment and the other test is done with the underlayment. Whatever the difference is the number. The higher the number, the better performance in terms of sound absorption.

These tests are done only with concrete slabs and they don’t perform well in wood structures.

The ratings keep manufacturers from displaying misleading results to homeowners.

Multi-Family Dwellings

If you are in a multi-family housing or HOA, we recommend you to look at STC and IIC ratings.

Homeowners

If you are a regular homeowner, we recommend you to look at Delta IIC ratings.

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