Lorient Polyproducts UK
Lorient Polyproducts Ltd
Endeavour House
Fairfax Road
Heathfield Ind Est
Newton Abbot
Devon TQ12 6UD
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 1626 834252
Fax: +44 (0) 1626 833166
salesenquiries@lorientuk.com
Registered Office: Fairfax Road, Heathfield, Newton Abbot
Registered In England No. 1441058
Approved Document E
Approved Document E to the Building Regulations (England and Wales) gives specific acoustic performance requirements for door assemblies in a number of situations.
In “dwelling-houses, flats and rooms for residential purposes” (Requirement E1), a minimum acoustic performance of 29dB Rw is required.
Please follow this link for details on our recommended sealing solutions for multiple occupancy residences.
For schools (Requirement E4), a minimum of 30dB Rw is requirement - 35dB Rw for music rooms. Please refer to Building Bulletin 93 for more details on this.
Please follow this link for details on our recommended sealing solutions for schools.
Acoustic Containment is also covered in Section 5 of the Scottish Technical Handbooks and Technical Booklets G and G1 to the Building Regulations (Northern Ireland).
These Approved Documents are not mandatory, they are only guidance. However, they are considered to be the usual means of proving compliance with the Building Regulations.
You may also find our FAQs on Acoustic Sealing for Door Assemblies helpful.
Other useful links:
- This link to The Planning Portal provides copies of the Approved Documents for England & Wales.
- This link to the Scottish Building Standards Agency provides copies of the Scottish Technical Handbooks.
- This link to Building Control Northern Ireland provides copies of the Building Regulations for Northern Ireland.
Relevant Lorient products and services:
- Acoustic Sealing Systems
- DS Acoustic, Smoke & Fire Seal
- Batwing® Acoustic & Smoke Seal
- Integrity™ 7000 series perimeter seals - particularly IS7025
- Integrity™ 8000 series automatic threshold seals - particularly IS8010 si or IS8005 si
- CPD Seminar: Performance Door Design: The Basics of Sound Reduction
For more information please contact our Technical Helpline:
Telephone: +44 (0) 1626 834252
e-mail: agrace@lorientuk.com