Often known simply as a “sound test”, most come about because a local authority building control officer wants proof that a floor or wall satisfies the requirements of the Building Standards (Scotland) Regulations 2005.
Building control officers accept our results and issue habitation certificates (certificates of practical completion) having seen our reports. Increasingly, builders are being asked by their clients to have sound tests carried out as part of their contract, regardless of whether building control want one.
This, together with Charlie’s experience in sound transmission testing from 1983 onwards, means we have a huge amount of knowledge in this field. This means we know how to carry out the tests, within the Regulations, to obtain the best results. It also means that if a floor or wall fails, we will tell you what to do to it to get it to pass.
We can normally carry out sound tests at one or two day’s notice, to fit in with your construction programme. (We fully appreciate the pressure you are under just before handover/completion). Results are available on site, and can be emailed to the site or head office later the same day. A full report follows in a day or two.
We do not insist that work on site stops while the tests are carried out.
We work hard, within the building regulations, to try and secure passes where other companies do not.
We can compete on price and offer 15% and 20% discounts for retained commissions.
When we provide a quotation we stick to it. That is what you pay, regardless of how long it actually takes us to carry out the test. In general, we won’t charge you for a visit during which we cannot get the test done because, for example, the meters in the flats have not been connected when Scottish Power said they would.
Some of our competitors claim that they carry out measurements in accordance with the appropriate British Standards, when in fact they cut corners, which leads to less accurate results. In turn, this can mean that a construction appears to fail when in fact it does not. This happened not too long ago, when our methods secured a pass result for a floor which had been failed by another firm, purely because they did not conduct the measurements properly. Not only was the fee paid to the first firm of consultants a waste of money, but the cost of implementing the, unnecessary, recommendations, would have exceeded £200,000.
Certain other firms of acoustical consultants based in Scotland have relationships with manufacturers of building products, receiving payments for specifying their materials. If a construction fails, they will recommend these products. The advice is not independent and the company may then benefit if your floor/wall fails a sound insulation test.
Peter Dunlop and Sandy Lamb carry out the tests. Both have a wealth of experience in this field. There are other companies which send poorly trained technicians to perform the sound test. There are many pitfalls in the measurement of sound insulation, and mistakes can be extremely costly, as noted above, over £200,000.
Should a floor or wall fail, with our extensive experience we can tell you what to do to make it pass. Many of our competitors are not able to do this.
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