It can leak unexpectedly though tiny gaps and holes (such as service entry points for plumbing and electrics) or vibrate along fixing screws, bolts and nails. Sound looks for the path of least resistance. New detached homes do not need to meet the more stringent Building Regs acoustic standards set for new attached homes such as semis, terraces and flats.įor attached homes, developers have the choice of following Robust Standard Details (a set menu of compliance standards) or carrying out on-site sound tests on dividing walls between homes. A maximum of 64dB is set for conversion projects. If anyone has experience with this do you think this will be a straight forward install? My main concern was getting the cable up to the 5th floor but as it looks like everything runs up through the middle of the building and then into my loft that should hopefully be fine.There is one exception: any wall that has a door in it and walls to en suite bathrooms.įor impact sound such as footsteps, jumping and dropped objects, a maximum impact sound transmittance level of 62dB is set for floors and stairs in new builds. From my understanding I will need a new socket installed for full fibre, will they be able to use the existing ducting for this and place the box near the master socket or will they simply replace the master socket with the new one? I don't need a phoneline.

I believe this was installed not that long ago before I moved in, you can see the plasterboard has been cut in line with where the white tube goes down. I have access to the loft and it looks like the current wiring goes into there through a central room behind the lift shaft (1st picture) the 2nd picture shows where the wiring goes down the wall to the master socket shown in the 3rd picture. Secondly I live on the 5th floor and top floor of a block of flats.

If I order the broadband and the installation date will be after my contract ends with PlusNet will they offer me a normal broadband package to use until the installation is complete? My current contract nearly doubles in June so I need to cancel by then. My contract is due to end in a few months with PlusNet standard FTTC broadband, looking at deals I notice BT full fibre is now available at my address but I have a couple of questions.

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