Abstract
Social surveys conducted by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) have identified impact noise from neighbour's footsteps on stairs as one of several specific noise problems experienced by the occupants of modern dwellings. Laboratory and field measurements have been made to evaluate the reduction in noise level that can be achieved by laying various types of resilient material over the stair treads. For timber stairs the effects of isolating the staircase from the building structure and relocating the staircase within the dwelling were also evaluated. Useful reductions in impact noise were achieved. The effect of other design features such as party wall type, were also examined and the effects were found to be smaller.
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