Wooden Floating Floors

It is often necessary to provide a wooden floating floor rather than the heavier concrete construction with wood topping. Cost or weight restrictions may be the factor. In older buildings it is often necessary to improve on existing floors with a lightweight impact noise resistant construction. A resiliently supported wooden floor will reduce the rumbling…

Structural Bearings

STRUCTURAL BEARINGS Noise and vibration isolators are used to prevent the downward transmission of vibration from a machine to a structure, the upward transfer from the structure to a sensitive machine or to isolate a complete building from ground vibration. Ground vibration may be generated by above ground or under ground passenger or freight trains,…

STRUCTURAL ISOLATION

STRUCTURAL ISOLATION Noise and vibration isolators are used to prevent the downward transmission of vibration from a machine to a structure, the upward transfer from the structure to a sensitive machine or to isolate a complete building from ground vibration. Ground vibration may be generated by above ground or under ground passenger or freight trains,…

Isolated Walls Resting on Floating Floor

ISOLATED CEILINGS SUSPENDED BY RESILIENT HANGERS Scope Isolate masonry walls shown on drawings from building structure by supporting them on the floating concrete floor. Brace them with resilient sway braces and anchor the top by means of resiliently lined angle iron guides. Materials Wall Sway Braces: Double acting LDS sway braces with a fail safe…

Isolated Suspended Ceilings

PRODUCT DETAILS There are two types of resiliently suspended ceilings. The most common is a lightweight mechanical ceiling that contains the lighting fixtures, the outlets for the air conditioning system, etc. These lightweight ceilings consist of light steel framing drop-in absorptive tiles that are generally 24”x24” or 24”x36”. The primary purpose is to absorb sound…

LDS Form-work System for Roofs

PART 1 – GENERALPART 2 – PRODUCTSPART 3 – EXECUTIONPART 1 – GENERAL 1.01 Description Scope of Work Isolate floating roofs from the building structure by means of LDS isolators under plywood panels and perimeter isolation as shown on the drawings. If sound barrier walls are used, add the following: Build sound barrier walls on…

TV Studio, Theater LDS Form-work System

TYPICAL SLOPED THEATRE FLOOR LDS FORM-WORK SYSTEM FOR TV STUDIOS, THEATRES, BOWLING ALLEYS, KITCHEN, SQUASH COURTS, EXERCISE ROOMS, ETC. PART 1 – GENERALPART 2 – PRODUCTSPART 3 – EXECUTIONPART 1 – GENERAL 1.01 Description Scope of Work Isolate floating floors from building structure by means of LDS isolators under plywood panels and perimeter isolation in…

Mechanical Equipment LDS Form-work System

EAFM FLOATING FLOOR LDS FORM-WORK SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS WITH MACHINERY SUPPORTED BY THE FLOATING FLOOR. PART 1 – GENERALPART 2 – PRODUCTSPART 3 – EXECUTIONPART 1 – GENERAL 1.01 Description Scope of Work Isolate floating floors from building structure by means of jack-up LDS isolators and perimeter isolation in each of the mechanical…

TV Studio, Theater Spring Jack-up System

PART 1 – GENERALPART 2 – PRODUCTSPART 3 – EXECUTIONPART 1 – GENERAL 1.01 Description Scope of Work Isolate floating floors from the building structure by means of jack-up spring isolators and perimeter isolation in each of the ______________ rooms as shown on the drawings. (Architect to fill in name of room.) If sound barrier…