Rollout Isolation Material
RIM is a high-performance noise control system that is easily installed. The rolls of RIM use acoustic batting to prespace isolation pads. These pads form an airspace—an essential component for noise control.
6" (152) Concrete Slab
2" (50) Topping Slab
Precase Concrete 14" (356) Tee
4" Concrete Slab
1/2" (13) Plywood
RIM L-2-12 Isolation Material
2" (50) Topping Slab
Precase Concrete 14" (356) Tee
4" Concrete Slab
1/2" (13) Plywood
RIM L-2-12 Isolation Material
2" (50) Topping Slab
Precase Concrete 14" (356) Tee
4" (102) Concrete Slab
5/8" (16) Plywood
RIM Q-2-12 Isolation Material
4.88" (124) Thick Slab with 17" (431) High Concrete Tee Legs at 30" (762) OC
Drop in Acoustical Ceiling
4" (102) Concrete Slab
1/2" (13) Plywood
KIP-22Q2 Isolation Pads 16" (406) OC
6" (152) Concrete Slab
4" (100) Concrete Slab
1/2" (13) Plywood
KIP-22Q2 Isolation Pads Spaced 16" (400) OCEW
2-1/2" (65) Fiberglass Insulation
6" (150) Concrete Slab
4" (102) Concrete Slab
1/2" (13) Plywood
RIM Q-2-16 Isolation Material
6" (152) Concrete Slab
ICC Isolation Hanger
3-1/2" (89) Fiberglass Insulation
Drywall Furring Channel
2 Layers 5/8" (16) Drywall
3" (76) L.W. Concrete
6 Mil. Poly Vapor Barrier
1/2" (13) Plywood
RIM Isolation Material
3" (76) Nominal T&G Plank
Glue Laminate Joist
Steel Beam (1 Hr. Rated Enclosure UL Design N501 SIM.)
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Adhere resilient interface (PPI by KNC) to all penetrations and perimeters. PPI prevents sound vibration from transferring from the isolated slab to the non-isolated structure.
Unroll material and trim batt at perimeters
Lay plywood on top RIM, staggering joints, secure with Junction Plates (by KNC)
Cover plywood with 2 layers of Poly
Install reinforcement and pour slab.
Remove Tear Strip from PPI and seal perimeter gap.
Contacting your Local Representative is a good place to start. You may find the Design Phase Timeline helpful as an overview of typical activities.
Our shop drawings include coordination of the live and dead loads, a dimensioned isolator layout with capacities, acoustical information including loading of individual isolators (with deflection curves), as well as project specific and general installation guidelines for the contractors.
The timely gathering of essential information makes a difference in our turnaround time. A guide for helpful information can be found here.
As isolated slabs are by their nature non-structural, they typically reside in the Architectural Plans.
Ensure that the structural slab has the proper depression to include the isolated slab as well as the airspace created after the slab is lifted. Structural slab stiffness and capacity considerations must be made relative to the activity of the floor (e.g. if the floor activity is to include the drop of heavy, a stiffer structural slab is required). The existing floor should be flat as the isolators can only mirror the floor on which they are resting. If there are seismic concerns, designing a curb capable of restraining the isolated slab will eliminate the cost of using in-slab restraints.
If your project isn’t employing a structural engineer of record, then slab design should go to an independent third party firm to avoid any potential conflict-of-interest with isolator layout. Kinetics maintains relationships with independent structural engineering firms experienced in isolated slab design who can seal the reinforcement design in all fifty states.
Kinetics selects spring capacities and isolator spacing based on many factors, including but not limited to, even deflection between adjacent isolators, (limits concrete slab stress) the type of activity that will be occurring on the isolated slab, as well as the total live and dead loads that will be on the slab. In some cases the slab may need to be raised above the room threshold, but will settle to proper height once all the loads are added.
At the core of RIM’s acoustic performance is the KIP pad. Uniquely permanent and dynamically predictable, this isolation medium provides freedom of design due to its stable natural frequency across a wide range of variable loading situations. The pads are available in different sizes and densities. Further, the spacing can be adjusted in the roll of RIM. Shop drawings, which incorporate pad selection and spacing, are included with the system.
Installation is quick. When installing RIM, each roll is designed so the pads line up with the adjacent unrolled material. After all the material has been laid out, it is either covered with a concrete pouring form or structural concrete panels.
For structures that cannot support the weight of concrete, consider which replacing concrete with a wood composite, find details here.