SI 2010/2214, Schedule 1In forcePart E: Resistance to the passage of sound

Building Regulations 2010 E2

Protection against sound within a dwelling-house etc

Official text

E2. Dwelling-houses, flats and rooms for residential purposes shall be designed and constructed in such a way that—

(a) internal walls between a bedroom or a room containing a water closet, and other rooms; and

(b) internal floors,

provide reasonable resistance to sound.

Limits on application

Requirement E2 does not apply to—

(a) an internal wall which contains a door;

(b) an internal wall which separates an ensuite toilet from the associated bedroom;

(c) existing walls and floors in a building which is subject to a material change of use.

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