what are the acoustic properties of luxfeel next-gen hybrid.

​Let's talk about the acoustic properties of Luxfeel air. First of all, we've got to understand what that means—the acoustic properties. Well, if we're talking about a high rise building or a three-three story walkup, you need to adhere to the building code of Australia minimum. That'd be 62 decibels, and under, mind you, most body corporates or buildings that you go into will have an adjusted set of unique rules. And the body corporate will set the bylaws, and they might set it to 50. 50 is a very, very low number to reach and most products, even with an acoustic underlay or a separate acoustic underlay, will not get down to 50. Luxfeel air does it.

Luxfeel air does it differently. It is taking the principles and the wealth of knowledge across other sectors and other products and combining them in a fashion that delivers the best possible acoustic reduction for the most minimal amount of effort. And I know this sounds like a slight contradiction, but that's what it does.

When you look at Luxfeel air, it's got an EVA acoustic foam underlay. The EVA foam, similar to that used in like ski boots, is a very durable, high density, rubber, tight material or foam that offers amazing reductions. This is our patented acoustic product. Then in conjunction with the air rated PVC board, the air rated PVC is a Virgin PVC that's air rated through the extrusion process that blitz little air bubbles through the board itself. That helps us soak up the noise again and, in conjunction with a luxury vinyl plank that's been tried and tested, stuck to the top. That multilayer construction is what other people do, but they do it separately. We do it all in one. 

Let's talk about some results. We have gotten results through independent acoustic reports from Palmer acoustics on a few buildings on the Gold Coast. This was under an old concrete slab, Which is 160 millimetres. The older the slab, the worse-performing cause the concrete gets denser. It gets harder. It starts to operate closer to steel than concrete with no plastic sheet ceiling. Sometimes the plastic sheet will have a void and then plaster. So that gives you a false understanding of how good the acoustics are, which some people do. Some suppliers will supply you with an acoustic report with a void. That's not an accurate indication of their product's performance specifically. So we give it the worst-case scenario, and we perform phenomenally.

We can get down to a 49 DB on a 160-millimetre slab. With no plaster sheet ceiling, that combination there and that kind of result is absolutely industry-leading. So if you are looking for a product that has to hit all those requirements, or you have a body corporate that is sticky, we can give you the documentation. Supply you the information and help you with the process to get past your body corporate. So you can have a hard surface, beautiful timber look aesthetic in your home in your high rise property or your three-story walkup.

I hope that covers all the ins and outs of what's needed for the acoustics and where Luxfeel air can perform. If not, we can have a chat to get further in on it for your specific scenario, but that's a good covering of what is needed.