Floating layer
Approved document E: Resistance to the passage of sound, 2003 edition incorporating 2004, 2010, 2013 and 2015 amendments, states: ‘A floating floor consists of a floating layer and resilient layer.” Where a floating layer is: ‘A surface layer that rests on a resilient layer and is therefore isolated from the base floor and the surrounding walls.” And a resilient layer is: ‘A layer that isolates a floating layer from a base floor and surrounding walls.”
See also: Floating floor.
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