Part E of the Building Regulations, in 4 sections, deals with sound insulation within buildings, prevention of the passage of sound from within dwelling houses and to adjoining buildings as well as the acoustic conditions within school buildings.
E1 – Protection against sound from other parts of the building and adjoining buildings
Residential buildings, including houses and flats, must include some level of protection against the passage of sound form other parts of the same building as well as adjoining properties.
This will be achieved by constructing internal separating walls and floors …