Effectiveness of Party-Wall Sound Insulation Against AIrborne and Impact Noise From Stairwells and Corridors in Newly Converted Dwellings

may Much investigation has been carried out on the acoustic properties of partitions and conversions in Victorian Buildings, particularly by the Building Raearch station (Unitei Kingdom.'lhe most suitable and effective manner of limiting noise nuisance hen-teen two separate self-contained flats is to provide like rooms over/below and/or adjacent to each other with adequate sound insulation between them.Unfortunately, this is not always the case.The above conditions are inportant in maintaining harmony between neighbours, and are encouraged by most London Boroughs or local authorities through mforceuent of the provisions of sound insulation in new conversions through application of me planning laws.