Description

Getzner Impact Sound Insulation systems are highly effective solutions designed to combat impact noise—the disturbing sound caused by footfall, shifting furniture, or dropped objects that propagates through floors into adjacent rooms. Effective structural sound insulation is vital, especially in multi-story residential and commercial buildings, to ensure high quality of life for all occupants.

The core products, a series of Acoustic Floor Mats, are engineered for floating floors, offering consistently high effectiveness over a wide load range. Key benefits include low installation height (ideal for refurbishment), quick installation without bonding, easy handling, and outstanding ageing resistance over decades.

The Complete Range of Getzner Impact Sound Insulation:

Gitco-sa.com offers a complete range of Getzner mats, utilizing varying thicknesses and materials (PU, PUR, EPDM) to meet specific acoustic performance and load requirements:

• Acoustic Floor Mat 35: Provides the highest impact sound reduction of ∆Lw: 35 dB, perfect for demanding residential and hotel projects.

  • Dynamic stiffness st ‘: ≤ 5 MN/m³
  • Load range: 2.500 kg/m²
  • Thickness: 16 mm
  • Compressibility c (dL- dB): ≤ 1.2 mm
  • Flammability: Class E
  • Thermal conductivity: 0.06 W/mK
  • Material: PU

• Acoustic Floor Mat 29: Ideal for commercial or public spaces.

  • Impact sound reduction: ∆Lw: 29 dB
  • Dynamic stiffness st ‘: ≤ 10 MN/m³
  • Load range: 5.000 kg/m²
  • Thickness: 11 mm
  • Compressibility c (dL- dB): ≤ 0.8 mm
  • Flammability: Class E
  • Thermal conductivity: 0.06 W/mK
  • Material: PUR
• Acoustic Floor Mat 35: 
  • Impact sound reduction ∆Lw: 35 dB
  • Dynamic stiffness st ‘: ≤ 5 MN/m³
  • Load range: 2.500 kg/m²
  • Thickness: 16 mm
  • Compressibility c (dL- dB): ≤ 1.2 mm
  • Flammability: Class E
  • Thermal conductivity: 0.06 W/mK
  • Material: PU

• UPGREI, GREI, and ROLL: Thinner, high-performance mats ranging from ΔLw 22 to 26 dB, offering cost-effective solutions for diverse building applications.

We also supply complementary components such as Sylomer® edge insulation strips and Acoustic Floor Blocks to ensure complete acoustic decoupling of the floor structure.

Key Applications of Acoustic Floor Mats:

• Residential Buildings: Multi-story apartments, villas, and compounds to eliminate neighbor noise from above.

• Hotels and Student Accommodation: Ensuring peace and privacy between different floors.

• Commercial Offices: Reducing footfall and shifting noise between separate tenancy spaces.

• Refurbishment Projects: The low installation height of the mats makes them perfect for retrofitting existing floors.

Gitco-sa.com is your reliable source for the best isolation products—delivering high quality acoustic solutions in Dammam, Al-Khobar, Al Jubail, Riyadh, Jeddah, and across Saudi Arabia, with a complete range always available.

Know more about Getzner Impact Sound Insulation:

1. Product Categories & Material

1. What is the core function of Getzner’s impact sound insulation products?

   The core function is to create a floating floor or decoupled structure that prevents the transmission of impact noise (footsteps, dropped objects) and structure-borne vibration through building elements.

2. What are the two main product types for floor impact insulation?

   The main products are the Acoustic Floor Mat (AFM) for full-surface installation, and Acoustic Floor Blocks (AFB) for point-bearing floating floors.

3. What material are these products primarily made from?

   They are made from Getzner’s proprietary high-tech polyurethane elastomers, mainly Sylomer® and Sylodyn®.

4. What key properties of Sylomer® make it suitable for impact sound?

   Sylomer® is a foamed polyurethane elastomer known for its high resilience, damping properties, and ability to maintain consistent effectiveness across its entire load range and service life.

5. What are Sylomer® Edge Insulation Strips used for?

   These strips are an indispensable addition to floating floor systems, used to prevent sound bridges between the floating screed and adjacent rigid components like walls, supports, or pipe openings.

6. What is the maximum impact sound reduction achievable with Getzner mats?

   The Acoustic Floor Mat series can achieve an impact sound reduction (ΔLw ) of up to 35 dB (and up to 38 dB with specialized double layers).

7. What is the maximum impact sound reduction achievable with the blocks?

   The Acoustic Floor Blocks (AFB), used for point-bearing floors, can achieve a reduction of up to 38 dB for demanding situations like recording studios and nightclubs.

8. Do these materials offer long-term performance?

   Yes, they offer consistently high impact sound insulation over their entire service life, with proven resistance to ageing and rot-proof properties.

9. What is the typical load range the Acoustic Floor Mats can withstand?

   Many types of the Acoustic Floor Mat are resistant to high loads, with some variants supporting a load range up to 5,000 6kg/m²

10. How does the material prevent noise transmission in the low-frequency range?

    The materials are engineered to decouple the structure, resulting in a system with a low natural frequency (especially for AFB models), which is essential for isolating low-frequency sound.

11. Where are the Acoustic Floor Mats (AFM) most commonly used?

    They are the ideal solution for full-surface floating floors in residential buildings, hotels, hospitals, schools, and areas requiring high acoustic standards with a low installation height.

12. Where are the Acoustic Floor Blocks (AFB) most commonly used?

    They are suited for rooms with extremely demanding sound control requirements, such as recording studios, cinemas, nightclubs, and gyms, and allow for flexible floor installation heights.

13. Are these products suitable for renovation projects?

    Yes, their low installation height makes products like the Acoustic Floor Mat particularly suitable for refurbishment and renovation projects where existing structural height is a constraint.

14. How is the Acoustic Floor Mat installed?

    It is installed as a full-surface layer below the screed. It is delivered in convenient sheets, installed seamlessly on a level foundation, and a vapour barrier film is usually laid on top before the screed is poured.

15. How does Getzner address impact noise on stairs?

    Getzner offers specialized elastic Stair Bearings made of Sylomer® strips to acoustically separate stair flights and landings from adjacent walls and components.

16. Is technical guidance needed to select the correct product?

    Yes, Getzner provides specialized tools like FloorCalc to help engineers and planners calculate the customized impact sound insulation requirements and select the optimal product type based on load, thickness, and required ΔLw.

17. Do the products comply with building standards?

    Yes, the effectiveness of the products has been successfully tested in accordance with standardized test procedures at external institutes and has been granted European Technical Assessment (ETA) certification.

18. Are the materials environmentally friendly or pollutant-free?

    The products are volume-compressible, free of softeners and harmful substances, and have a good rating.

19. Can Getzner solutions be used in fitness centers for shock absorption?

    Yes, the dedicated g-fit product line uses these elastomers for both impact sound insulation (cardio areas) and shock absorption (free-weights areas).

20. Is the installation quick, and does it require bonding?

    The installation is generally quick and easy due to the low weight and handling properties. The mats typically do not need to be bonded to the substrate, simplifying the process.