Hush Slab 75 - Acoustic Insulation Slab - Sound Absorber Slab
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High density acoustic insulation slab providing sound and thermal insulation in separating floors, ceilings and walls.
Application
Hush Slab 75 is suitable an acoustic insulation slab for separating floors, ceilings and walls in a wide variety of new build and refurbishment projects including:
- Residential (domestic) apartments and houses.
- Commercial buildings.
- Office buildings.
- Retail buildings.
- Public buildings.
- Schools, colleges and universities.
- Student accommodation buildings.
- Hospitals and healthcare facilities.
- Hotels.
- Care homes and retirement properties.
It can also be used as part of Robust Details floor and wall systems.
Description
Hush Slab 75 is an insulating slab spun from molten rock manufactured by utilising renewable energy and a sustainable source of raw material.
The acoustic insulation slab can be used to fill the voids between joists in timber floor/ceiling constructions or in between timber or metal studwork of separating walls.
Produced from non-combustible inorganic rock it is defined as 'mineral wool' in BS 3533 and complies fully with the recommendations of BS 5422 and BS 3958-5.
Hush Slab 75 will not encourage the growth of fungi, mould or bacteria, does not sustain vermin, is rot proof, odourless, and completely non-hydroscopic.
The product has an A1 fire classification. This means it complies with the requirements of non-combustible materials/products, as defined in all the Building Regulations covering the UK and Ireland, making it suitable for use in separating floor/ceiling and wall designs where the specification also seeks to reduce the spread of fire.
Hush Slab 75 also offers excellent thermal performance which may also be beneficial to the design of connected homes – new build or refurbishment. It has a thermal resistance of 2.10 m2K/W and thermal conductivity of 0.035 W/mK.
It is compliant with Building Regulations Part E (England and Wales), Section 5 (Scotland) and Part G (Northern Ireland) and can be used as part of Robust Details floor and wall systems.
The product is also available in thicknesses of 25 mm, 50 mm and 100 mm.
General information
Color | Beige |
Finish | Unfaced |
Material | Rock mineral fibre Mineral wool |
Shape | Rectangle |
Length | 1200 mm |
Width | 600 mm |
Height | 75 mm |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | K11/275 Acoustic separating floor system K11/295 Floating floor system P10/240 Insulation fitted between floor joists P10/250 Insulation supported between floor joists P10/45 Insulation laid between floor joists P10/50 Insulation supported between joists |
Specification data - Mineral wool sound insulation
Standard | To BS EN 3533, BS 5442 and BS 3958-5. |
Form | Mineral wool. |
Thickness (minimum) | 75 mm. |
Fire performance | Building regulations: Class 0, Spread of flame, Class 1 to BS 476-7.Guidance for specification option: Achieves the required indices of performance of fire propagation to BS 476-6. |
Sustainability data
Contains Red List materials | No |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Rock mineral fibre Mineral wool |
Recyclability | Can be recycled |
Literature
Hush Slab Technical Datasheet
Case studies
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