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Karndean Acoustic Flooring Guide Karndean loose lay and gluedown luxury vinyl

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About Karndean Designflooring 3

New to Karndean: LooseLay Longboard 5

Measuring acoustic performance 6

Karndean LooseLay acoustic rating 9

Karndean LooseLay with 4.5mm Regupol underlay acoustic rating 11

Karndean LooseLay with 3.0mm Regupol underlay acoustic rating 13

Gluedown luxury vinyl flooring with 3.0mm Regupol underlay acoustic rating 15

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Front cover image: Tasmanian Oak LLP312

About Karndean Designflooring

Karndean LooseLay

Karndean LooseLay and it’s extra long format; LooseLay Longboard is a format of

luxury vinyl flooring featuring a friction grip backing that hold the product in place.

No clicking. No locking. You don’t even need glue in most installations. What’s more,

it’s easy to install and can be laid over most existing hard floors.

Quieter than laminate, LooseLay’s innovative K-Wave friction grip backing helps

reduce noise transfer to rooms below and is warmer underfoot than natural wood

and stone flooring.

Gluedown Luxury Vinyl Flooring

Karndean Designflooring faithfully recreate the look of natural products such as

wood and stone in a wide range of wood planks and floor tiles.

The properties of Karndean’s gluedown luxury vinyl flooring make it highly suitable

for a range of commercial flooring applications. As Luxury Vinyl Tile, our products are

durable, easy to maintain and swift to install.

Why Karndean Designflooring?

Inspired by nature and designed for living, you’ll find our floors are the ultimate in style and give you exceptionally high performance and quality. We provide

comprehensive support to our partners in specifying, supplying and fitting Karndean products which includes dedicated business managers, teams of support staff and

industry leading specification tools.

Our product offer includes two forms of luxury vinyl floor; a glue down product and a loose lay product. Both offer unparalleled design, durability and quality; the difference

is in the way they are installed.

K-Guard+ Surface ProtectionOur K-Guard+ surface protection system uses PU technology to provide a hygienic and durable finish.

Clear PVC Embossed Wear Layer

Protects the floor’s design from wear and tear.

High Definition Photographic LayerGives every Karndean product its highly realistic and natural appearance.

Stability LayersThe fibreglass enhanced layer helps the product to lay flat and level, increasing dimensional stability and mechanical strength.

K-Wave Grip BackingOur K-Wave grip backing creates a strong bond to the subfloor using a combination of weight and friction.

K-Guard+ Surface ProtectionOur K-Guard+ surface protection system uses PU technology to provide a hygienic and durable finish.

Clear PVC Embossed Wear Layer

Protects the floor’s design from wear and tear.

High Definition Photographic LayerGives every Karndean product its highly realistic and natural appearance.

Backing LayersThese layers help the product to lay flat and level, increasing dimensional stability and mechanical strength.

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Extra large planksLooseLay Longboard is available in our largest

plank sizes to date. At 1.5 metres, Longboard is

even quicker to install and makes a real impact in

large spaces.

Acoustic qualitiesKarndean LooseLay is perfect for projects where

you want to reduce noise levels in the room

below, such as playrooms, bedrooms and garage/

loft conversions without the need for underlay.

LooseLay’s additional benefits include:

100% recyclable

DurableKarndean LooseLay is extremely

hardwearing. Unlike real wood and stone, it

won’t splinter, warp or crack.

Comfortable underfootOur products are softer and warmer

underfoot than natural wood and

stone flooring.

Realistic designsInspired by nature, our products are designed

in-house and realistically replicate the look

and feel of real wood and stone materials.

Compatible with underfloor heatingUp to 27°C.

Low maintenance We use PU technology to ensure that there

is no need to apply an additional surface

treatment following installation.

Pet friendlyFrom muddy paw prints to household

accidents and anything in-between,

Karndean’s low-maintenance floors are

designed with pets in mind.

WaterproofKarndean’s waterproof floors stand up to

spills of all sizes.

Kid friendlyKarndean floors offer kids a safe and

comfortable space to play, and parents a

durable, easy-to-clean surface.

All the benefits of Karndean...

Lifetime warrantyAll of our products are extremely durable

and come with a lifetime warranty.

About Karndean Designflooring

Quick and easy to installAll you need is a sound, smooth, dry and dust free

subfloor. Karndean LooseLay can be fitted over

most existing hard floors.

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Individually replaceableShould you need to replace a piece, simply lift the

damaged plank or tile and replace with a new one.

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New to Karndean: LooseLay Longboard

Bleached Tasmanian Oak LLP310

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To view the full LooseLay range, visit www.karndean.com/looselay

Pearl Oak LLP306 Weathered Heart Pine LLP304 French Grey Oak LLP308 Twilight Oak LLP301 Raven Oak LLP302

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Champagne Oak LLP310 North Coast Blackbutt LLP313 Lemon Spotted Gum LLP317 Tasmanian Oak LLP312 Mountain Spotted Gum LLP316 Embered Blackbutt LLP314

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Good acoustic design delivers sound control and reduces background noise pollution that stems from both internal and external noise intrusion.

In multi-residential construction and design, building

materials must adhere to and comply with strict acoustic

standards to ensure occupancy comfort and well-being.

Standards like the National Construction Code (NCC)

play a key role in creating sustainable environments that set

and ensure minimum requirements for safety, health

and amenity in the specification of new and existing

buildings throughout Australia.

In accordance with recent changes to the NCC impact sound

insulation rating that is aligned with international building

codes and includes the removal of Ci, Karndean LooseLay

is suitable for multi-rise development and design.

Concrete Slab 180mm 200mm

Karndean LooseLay 62dB 61dB

Measuring acoustic performance

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How does Karndean measure acoustic performance?

Karndean Designflooring consults Marshall Day Acoustics to

provide acoustic prediction reports in conjunction with the

Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants (AAAC).

Combining sound insulation prediction software and CSIRO

tests, Karndean is able to deliver documented gluedown

luxury vinyl tile and LooseLay product performance that

meets the National Construction Code (NCC) acoustic

standards for multi-residential applications.

The Association of Australian Acoustical Consultants (AAAC)

The AAAC is a not-for-profit peak body delivering acoustic solutions to a wide

range of clients and the community using an acoustic star rating system..

The Acoustic Star Rating System

The AAAC rating system ranks the acoustical quality of apartment

buildings and promotes better standards of acoustic quality in

mutli-residential dwellings.

The intent of the rating system is to quantify and to provide guidance

to specifiers and developers in the design process so that all important

acoustical attributes are properly addressed.

The rating system complements the established statutory and

advisory codes such as the National Construction Code,

AS/NZS Standards or local authority building ordinances.

40dB 50dB 62dB 70dB

Library setting Conversation at home

NCC benchmark for acoustic suitability in

multi-residential applications

A running vacuum cleaner

Decibel result

( LnT,w)40dB 45dB 50dB 55dB 65dB 70dB

AAAC Star Rating

H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H

Level of sound

Terrific Great OK OK Not Great Don’t settle for this

Level of hearing

Barely audible

Just audible

Audible Clearly audible

Loud VeryLoud

National Construction Code (NCC)

National Construction Code (NCC)

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Expressed in Decibels (dB) Impact sound result (LnT,w) = Concrete slab thickness – Karndean LVT or LooseLay – (Plasterboard ceiling thickness)

How is acoustic performance measured?

The National Construction Code (NCC) requests that all flooring

products are tested to standard ISO 717 - 2 – Rating of sound

insulation in buildings and of building elements, which measures

the normalised weighted impact sound for floors, within

Class 2 to 9 Buildings such as multi-residential applications.

The impact sound is the result of something impacting the floor and the

resulting sound transmission through the floor into the rooms below. In

accordance with ISO 717-2, the NCC sets a benchmark level of 62dB or less

for vinyl floor coverings in commercial applications.

CONCRETE SLAB

IMPACT SOUND RESULT

PLASTERBOARD CEILING

KARNDEAN LVT OR LOOSELAY

Impact sound must be 62dB or less for multi-residential applications in accordance with standard ISO 717 - 2.

Concrete Slab

180mm 200mm

Karndean LooseLay

62dB 61dB

When measuring impact sound, ceiling construction and the concrete slab below the floor covering factor in to the acoustic result

Karndean flooring reduces residential impact noises including footsteps, dishwashers and furniture movement

Both Karndean gluedown vinyl and LooseLay are ideal for commercial applications that are most commonly located on the lower level of multi-level buildings. In retail, office or hospitality settings, it helps reduce ambient impact sound

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Karndean LooseLay(with no underlay) Stamford LLP109

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Karndean LooseLay with no underlay

Acoustic rating results

Ceiling construction Construction

Thickness/LayersCavity Insulation

Present?

120mm Concrete

150mm Concrete

180mm Concrete

200mm Concrete

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

No plasterboard ceiling (bare slab) N/A67dBH H

64dBH H

62dBH H

61dBH H

1 x 10mm plasterboard

(100 mm cavity, suspended light steel grid with 450mm spacing. Insulation is pink ceiling bats R2.5)

No57dB

H H H

55dBH H H

53dBH H H

52dBH H H H

Yes48dB

H H H H

45dBH H H H H

44dBH H H H H

43dBH H H H H



No52dB

H H H H

50dBH H H H

48dBH H H H

47dBH H H H H

Yes46dB

H H H H H

44dBH H H H H

42dBH H H H H H

41dBH H H H H H



No49dB

H H H H

47dBH H H H H

45dBH H H H H

44dBH H H H H

Yes46dB

H H H H H

43dBH H H H H

41dBH H H H H H

40dBH H H H H H

The NCC sets a benchmark level of 62dB or less for vinyl floor coverings in commercial applications

Exceeds NCC acoustic standards

Meets NCC acoustic standards

Does not meet NCC acoustic standards

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Karndean LooseLay(with 4.5mm underlay) Nevada LLT205

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Present?

120mm Concrete

150mm Concrete

180mm Concrete

200mm Concrete

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

No plasterboard ceiling (bare slab) N/A60dBH H H

58dBH H H

56dBH H H

56dBH H H



No57dB

H H H

55dBH H H

54dBH H H

53dBH H H H

Yes47dB

H H H H

45dBH H H H H

44dBH H H H H

43dBH H H H H



No52dB

H H H H

51dBH H H H

49dBH H H H

48dBH H H H H

Yes42dB

H H H H H H

40dBH H H H H H

39dBH H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H



No49dB

H H H H

47dBH H H H

46dBH H H H H

45dBH H H H H

Yes40dB

H H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H

37dBH H H H H H

36dBH H H H H H





Karndean LooseLay with 4.5mm underlay


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Karndean LooseLay(with 3mm underlay) Providence LLP108

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Present?

120mm Concrete

150mm Concrete

180mm Concrete

200mm Concrete

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)


59dBH H H

58dBH H H

57dBH H H



No57dB

H H H

56dBH H H

54dBH H H

53dBH H H H

Yes47dB

H H H H

46dBH H H H H

44dBH H H H H

43dBH H H H H



No53dB

H H H

51dBH H H H

50dBH H H H

49dBH H H H H

Yes43dB

H H H H H

41dBH H H H H H

39dBH H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H



No49dB

H H H H

47dBH H H H

46dBH H H H H

45dBH H H H H

Yes41dB

H H H H H H

39dBH H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H

36dBH H H H H H





Karndean LooseLay with 3mm underlay


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Karndean Gluedown Luxury Vinyl Flooring(with 3mm underlay) Classic Limed Oak KP97

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Present?

120mm Concrete

150mm- Concrete

180mm Concrete

200mm Concrete

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)

Ln,w(AAAC rating)


58dBH H H

56dBH H H

56dBH H H



No56dBH H H

54dBH H H

53dBH H H

52dBH H H H

Yes46dB

H H H H H

44dBH H H H H

43dBH H H H H

45dBH H H H H H



No51dB

H H H H

49dBH H H H

48dBH H H H

47dBH H H H

Yes41dB

H H H H H H

40dBH H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H

37dBH H H H H H



No47dB

H H H H

46dBH H H H H

44dBH H H H H

43dBH H H H H

Yes40dB

H H H H H H

38dBH H H H H H

36dBH H H H H H

35dBH H H H H H





Karndean Gluedown LVT with 3mm underlay


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For full test results or for more information on acoustics, contact Karndean Designflooring.

Free Call: 1800 810 920

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.karndean.com

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