A floor impact sound mat is a resilient layer hidden beneath the visible floor or the firm layer that supports it. Its job is to reduce some of the vibration from footsteps and dropped objects before that vibration travels into the room below. The result comes from all the floor and ceiling layers, not from the mat alone.
One part of a complete floor and ceiling plan
An impact mat is worth considering in apartment and multi-unit renovations when the visible floor is being replaced and the layers used in the sound test can be compared with the floor planned for the home.
- Projects that can review the concrete floor, supporting layers, heating, finished surface, wall edges, and ceiling below as one complete set of layers
- Renovations that can include the hidden mat, edge strips, joints, pipe openings, and floor-height changes in the quote
- Sites where doors, thresholds, fixed furniture, heating, and the final floor can be coordinated before work starts
Do not promise that one mat will solve every neighbor-noise complaint. Footsteps, jumping, furniture movement, walls, pipes, and the ceiling below can all change what people hear.
- The project expects one product number to guarantee the result in the finished home
- The room has standing water and no separate waterproofing and drainage plan
- The added floor height cannot be accepted at doors, thresholds, wall trim, or fixed furniture
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Compare the tested floor with the floor you will build
An impressive test result is useful only when the layers, thicknesses, edges, and test method are clear enough to compare with the real project.
- Was the mat tested alone or inside a complete floor?
- Ask for a drawing of the tested floor: concrete thickness, the supporting layer above the mat, heating, finished surface, ceiling below, and whether the test took place in a laboratory or an occupied building. Compare those layers with the planned floor.
- What kind of noise is the project trying to reduce?
- Light footsteps, heavy impacts, jumping, chair movement, voices, and equipment do not travel in the same way. A floor mat mainly addresses impact vibration and cannot replace a broader diagnosis of walls, pipes, and ceilings.
- Will the mat remain firm under long-term weight?
- Check thickness, how much it compresses, long-term furniture loads, and compatibility with the supporting layer and visible floor. A layer that crushes unevenly can affect floor level and edge details.
- How are walls, joints, and pipe openings separated?
- Hard connections should not let vibration bypass the mat. Review wall-edge strips, sealed joints, doorways, drains, and pipe openings before the next layer covers them.
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Compare real products
An impact-sound mat cannot be selected from the sheet alone. Check every layer used in the sound test, the concrete floor and how the room will be used, then confirm that the documented approval applies to the project.
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| Market | Product | What it is | Official page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea | ANOSNONNO-SP60 | A Korean apartment floor system combining polyester absorption, steel spring supports and a separation sheet. Its stated results belong to the approved assembly with the upper floor layers, not to one component alone. | Open |
| Korea | ANOSNONNO-SPG55 | A floor impact-sound system combining polyester absorption, spring supports and a separation sheet. The published results for the 59 and 84 floor types apply to the complete documented build-up. | Open |
| Japan | DAIKEN遮音マットS09 | A 9 mm Japanese non-vulcanised-rubber mat installed below a plywood floor layer. Read its figures only with the specified plywood and finish build-up, including seam and perimeter treatment. | Open |
| Japan | DAIKEN遮音マットS18 | A heavier 18 mm acoustic floor mat. Its thickness, weight and quantities differ from S09, so confirm that S18 is named in the designed floor height and build-up. | Open |
| United States | MAPEIMapesonic 2 | A thin peel-and-stick membrane used below tile, stone, vinyl and wood flooring. Sound reduction, crack isolation, waterproofing and vapour-management requirements vary by finish, so follow the matching detail. | Open |
| United States | LATICRETE170 Sound & Crack Isolation Mat | A rubber mat offered in several thicknesses for use below tile and stone. Match the thickness and adhesive to the required sound and crack-isolation detail and its tested floor-ceiling assembly. | Open |
A Korean apartment floor system combining polyester absorption, steel spring supports and a separation sheet. Its stated results belong to the approved assembly with the upper floor layers, not to one component alone.
A floor impact-sound system combining polyester absorption, spring supports and a separation sheet. The published results for the 59 and 84 floor types apply to the complete documented build-up.
A 9 mm Japanese non-vulcanised-rubber mat installed below a plywood floor layer. Read its figures only with the specified plywood and finish build-up, including seam and perimeter treatment.
A heavier 18 mm acoustic floor mat. Its thickness, weight and quantities differ from S09, so confirm that S18 is named in the designed floor height and build-up.
A thin peel-and-stick membrane used below tile, stone, vinyl and wood flooring. Sound reduction, crack isolation, waterproofing and vapour-management requirements vary by finish, so follow the matching detail.
A rubber mat offered in several thicknesses for use below tile and stone. Match the thickness and adhesive to the required sound and crack-isolation detail and its tested floor-ceiling assembly.
Official pages checked 2026-08-24 · Recheck pricing and availability at the linked page.
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Put the full test setup and every edge in the quote
A single line for the sound mat does not show whether the finished floor will match the layers used to produce the test result.
- Attach the test report and drawing, then identify whether the result covers the mat alone, a floor assembled in a laboratory, or a floor tested inside a building.
- Record every proposed layer from the concrete floor to the visible finish, including thickness, heating, glue, and ceiling conditions where known.
- Show wall-edge strips, mat joints, tape, overlaps, thresholds, drains, and every pipe opening, and name who checks them before they are covered.
- Measure the added height at door swings, entrance thresholds, wall trim, fixed cabinets, and adjoining rooms before ordering materials.
- Confirm long-term compression, moisture limits, heating compatibility, any required apartment approval, and which inspection photos and records must be kept.
You can also review soundproofing work, check floor insulation, or browse another material.
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Photograph the layer before it becomes inaccessible
The most important installation details disappear beneath the finished floor, so the records given at the end of the work must show what was actually built.
- Photograph the full mat, seams, wall-edge separation, thresholds, pipe openings, and any repaired tears before the next layer is installed.
- Keep the product name and code, test report, drawing of every floor layer, installation instructions, inspection record, and site photos together.
- Before later drilling or cutting, check the mat and heating layout; after a leak or flood, inspect hidden damage rather than judging only the visible floor.
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