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‘Good system design with
components that put acoustic performance at the top of the agenda can bring huge dividends for specifiers, clients and ultimately occupants’
water flow is all excluded from the tests. The test reports also often ignore the types of system components, such as the types of brackets and fittings used. As an alternative approach we have created our own acoustics
laboratory to better test sound levels in real bathroom scenarios. By installing a complete system, measurements from true-to- life situations can be taken. The acoustics laboratory has three different adjoining rooms set-up so the reality of how sound travels can be explored.
Quiet bathroom design essentials
Good system design with components that put acoustic performance at the top of the agenda can bring huge dividends for specifiers, clients and ultimately occupants.
Peaceful pipes
•Minimise the amount of off-sets in the pipe runs – a 45° bend creates 9 dB as opposed to just 5 dB from a 15° bend. Multiplied by the numerous pipes used within a many- floored building and you have considerable sound savings.
• Always choose pipe brackets with rubber linings. • Consider pipework featuring integral noise reduction, such as stone composite to deaden water sound. Sound insulating ribs on impact zones further help to further minimise sound development from waste water in pipes.
Silent sanitaryware
• Wall-hung sanitaryware is a much better sound-reducing option than back-to-wall or close-coupled WCs, eliminating noise travelling through the floor.
• Opt for a pre-wall – our laboratory research shows this can have significant effect on sound insulation by moving the WC away from the main fabric of the building.
• Options for reduce structure-borne sound include frames with rubber tipped slush rods, a polythene jacket insulating the cistern, sound absorbing seal on the drainage bracket or an insulation pad to decouple the wall-hung pan from the wall and rubber brackets.
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Ideal for low temperature renewable systems Ideal for high pressure systems The latest patented european technology A unique aluminium radiator design Half the weight of steel 82 vertical and horizontal sizes Delivered within 3 working days
monza aluminium column radiator
With the LUCIA collection, which includes five new colours, HI-MACS® retains all of its unparalleled qualities: versatility, thermoformability, durability, invisible joints, and of course it is waterproof and hygienic. In addition, the rectangular and circular shaped HI-MACS® basins which have been especially designed to sit on top of vanity units or bespoke designed top surfaces, mean that mix and match is now a reality with HI-MACS®, especially for renovation projects where there is a desire to combine styles and materials for an eclectic space design.
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New additions to Latham’s HI-MACS®
range
As the exclusive distributor of HI-MACS® solid surface in the UK and Ireland, James Lathamhas unveiled two exciting new lines, the LUCIA collection, a range of new colours, created by famous Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders as well as an extended range of top mounted basins.
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