Question 1

How to soundproof a treadmill?

Accepted Answer

If you need to stop your treadmill from making noise we recommend investing in a treadmill isolator. These are multi-layer rubber and elastomer foam pads. They reduce the noise generated from the machine and run for both yourself and your neighbours noticeably reducing the transferring of vibrations into the floor.

Question 2

Where can I get a weightlifting drop pad in the UK?

Accepted Answer

iKoustic offers the MutePad drop pad that can help reduce noise and protect your floor from impact damage.

Question 3

How thick does rubber gym flooring need to be?

Accepted Answer

Our slimmest Gym flooring solution is 15mm, this is a very high-density rubber that will protect your flooring but you would need additional material under this to reduce heavy weight drops. iKoustic offers a full range of gym flooring solutions with our thickest and most effective professional solution topping out at 138mm thick. This solution is fully capable of taking heavyweight drops which also reduces the sound caused by the drops.

Question 4

how to build a home gym floor?

Accepted Answer

We recommend you use rubber tiles for home gym flooring. These can be a relatively low-cost way to make your home gym a functional space whilst protecting your flooring and reducing noise. To pick the right rubber flooring tiles for you you will need to consider a few things: If your gym is on a second floor can it support the weight? How important is impact noise reduction to you? Are you dropping heavy weights or light weights on this floor? would it be more cost-effective to use drop pads in areas where you will be dropping weights? You can view a range of home gym rubber flooring options here. If you need help finding the right one for you call iKoustic today: 01937 588226

Question 5

Will MuteMat® Gym 32 help to mitigate structural borne noise?

Accepted Answer

It is important to first understand the structure and what impact a proposed Gym may have to not only its surrounding or adjoining properties, but to its internal rooms too. We would always recommend to perform a Noise Impact Assessment in proposed Gyms to help survey what level of impact it may have and to assist with the placement of the differentiating areas such as: heavy weight lifting, lighter work out areas such as cardiovascular and wellness sectors that yoga, pilates and other class activities.

One of the most problematic issues to neighbouring properties of Fitness Centres and Gymnasiums is the dropping of weights and repetitive impact noises that little to no protection against them, even the use of light cardio machinery such as treadmills or spin areas can cause problems with impact noise and vibration. MuteMat®Gym 32 is designed for this specific purpose - to reduce structural borne noise and helping to prevent disturbances to neighbours of both small home gyms all the way up to professional specialist and commercial gyms which are often found in multi purpose complexes where residences, restaurants and even shops all share the same structure, and all of which are affected by the effects of structural borne vibration.

Question 6

In what areas of a gym is MuteMat® Gym 32 best specified for use?

Accepted Answer

Areas that include cardiovascular machinery, general training areas and light free weights would benefit hugely from the installation of MuteMat®Gym 32, it’s ring structure helps limit the amount of contact with floor and provides not only something stable and robust, but also a final floor finish.

Question 7

How to install gym flooring?

Accepted Answer

The design of all our MuteMat® Gym products is a simple Kros Lok pattern set up to be installed in modular form. These will often require bonding to the substrate in which you can find all information out on adhesives and which is best to use in a range of applications on our Related PDFs tab.

Question 8

Are there any other areas in regard to acoustics in gyms I should be considering to improve sound proofing?

Accepted Answer

Where MuteMat® Gym 32 is used for reducing vibration transfer and impact noise issues on the floor, the airborne noise that the majority of gym activities create will still have a clear path of for direct sound and potential flanking transmission that could both negate the floor soundproofing. It is also common for Gyms to have music playing, and in busy gyms - excessive conversation and raised vocal levels - these will all require the installation of wall soundproofing, as well as a soundproof ceiling to protect neighbours above. Another notable area is the isolation of mounted speakers to reduce avoid low end vibration in which can be done in a number of ways. Your gym noise impact assessment will consider all the above actions and what would be best put in place to mitigate them, but as a starter you will want to consider the use of our MuteClip Stud Double Plus options on all walls and ceilings to reduce noise transfer.

In addition to this, gyms are often made of hard and reflective surfaces - and where personal training and important instructions are conducted - these can be lost in large, open and reverberant spaces hindering the experience of classes, putting significant strain on the speaker’s vocals and the people listening. With this in mind, we would often look to specify sound absorption materials, such as our NoteRange - to assist with reducing reverberation in the different spaces.

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