Approved Document E (Resistance to the passage of sound), 2003 edition incorporating later amendments — statutory guidance to the Building Regulations 2010

Provisions the documents cite: airborne and impact sound insulation performance for separating walls and floors and the pre-completion testing regime; cited by title only

What it requires

The statutory guidance separating walls and floors are built and tested to. The checklists cite it for the performance figures the specification adopts (recorded on the sheet) and for pre-completion sound testing.

How this entry is kept current

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• Watched by: check for a new edition or amendment at each monthly horizon scan.
• Automated scan: no public page to watch; checked by hand in the monthly review.

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The 19 documents that cite it

Every KubitDocs document prints its statutory basis on the form itself, so the person signing can verify the citation rather than take our word for it.

Ceilings and access floors quality checklists

• Ceiling Grid — Level and Hangers — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Ceiling Tiles and Access Panels — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Ceiling Void Close-Out — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Raised Access Floor — Quality Inspection Checklist

Close-out records

• Sound Test Readiness and Result — Record

Inspection and test plans

• Inspection and Test Plan — Partitions

Insulation and airtightness quality checklists

• Acoustic Works — Floors and Seals — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Air Barrier — Laps and Penetrations — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Thermal Insulation — Continuity — Quality Inspection Checklist

Partitions quality checklists

• Demountable and Glazed Partitions — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Fire and Acoustic Wall Completion — Quality Inspection Checklist

Plastering and drylining quality checklists

• Boarding — Layers and Fixings — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Dry Lining on Dabs — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Fire-Stopping at Heads and Services — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Insulation and Acoustic Infill — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Metal Framing and Deflection Heads — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Services in the Wall and Pattresses — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Skim and Float — Flatness — Quality Inspection Checklist
• Taping, Jointing and Finish Level — Quality Inspection Checklist