Rollout Isolation Material
RIM is an easy to install, high-performance noise control system. The rolls of RIM use acoustic batting to prespace isolation pads which forms an airspace—an essential component for noise control.
1" (25) Oak Hardwood Floor
3" (76) Tongue & Groove Subfloor
3/4 (19) Oak Hardwood Floor
3/4" (19) Wood Sleepers
1-1/2" (38) Gypcrete
2 Layers 1/2" (13) OSB
RIM-L-1-16 Isolation Material
1" (25) Oak Hardwood Floor
3" (76) Tongue & Groove Subfloor
3/8" (10) Plywood
2 Layers 3/4" (19) Plywood
RIM I-2-16 Isolation Material
6" (152) Concrete Slab
3/4" T&G Hardwood Floor
5/8" Plywood
1" RIM Isolation Material
3-1/2" Timber Deck
9" Structural Slab
(1) Layer 3/8" Plywood
(2) Layers 3/4" Plywood, Gluded and Screwed
Unpunched Steel Studs
Kinetics RIM Q-2-16 Isolation Material
9" Concrete Slab
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Adhere resilient interface (SRP by KNC) to all penetrations and perimeters. SRP prevents sound vibration from transferring from the isolated slab to the non-isolated structure.
Unroll material and trim batt at perimeters
Minimum of two layers, staggered and cross lapped.
Follow flooring manufacturer’s installation instructions.
Trim SRP 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.
The KIP pad is at the core of RIM’s acoustic performance. 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 with adjustable spacing in the roll of RIM. Shop drawings, which incorporate pad selection and spacing, are included with the system.
Compared to other high performing isolation systems, RIM installation is quick and simple. Each roll is designed so the pads line up with the adjacent unrolled material. After RIM has been laid out and installed, it is covered with plywood composite and finished flooring.
If better performance is required, consider adding more mass in the form of concrete. Find details here.