Compressors are stationary noise sources that produce excessive levels of noise. Controlling the exposure to their noise levels is paramount in a work environment. There are sound barrier curtain systems that can be custom cut to match the profile of a simple fence or structure built around the compressor, the blankets can trigger 15-20 drops…
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Web Surfing for Sound Proofing
Yes, your sound issues can be corrected by surfing the internet, sourcing a good acoustical firm, applying their knowledge, and self installing their products. But NO! Not if the wrong company is sourced, or the wrong product is targeted, or the wrong quantities are calculated, because in those cases, you would be throwing your sound…
Read MoreGym Panels Control Noise
Gymnasiums are typically large, over sized, shoe box shaped rooms composed of 3 sets of parallel surfaces. As sound fills the cavity of the space, the noise generated is caused by the echoes reflecting off these surfaces. To lower the noise levels within a gym, sound panels can be wall or ceiling mounted within the…
Read MoreLoud Cafeteria
Screaming kids? Well, sound proofing treatments do not make the kids less loud, and don’t be told otherwise! But there is good news…sound panel treatments WILL make your cafeteria less loud. Sound panels, wall or ceiling mounted in your cafeteria, will combine to capture echoes. In other words, the noise you experience in a loud…
Read MoreSolving Gym Noise
Gymnasium’s are typically oversized shoe-box shaped rooms defined by hard reflective ceilings, floors and walls. The result is a less than user-friendly space, as echoes carry throughout the room causing spikes in decibel levels and blurred sound signals that ruin the space and it’s ability to host functions. The answer? Slow the echoes down, and…
Read MoreBlocking Common Wall Noise
The studs in your wall are the equal to a string pulled tight between two coffee cans. Vibrations will carry through the studs to the adjoining room and deliver air born noise. To properly combat sound bleed through your wall, you have two goals. First, add density to the wall, this will impede vibration. Much…
Read MoreOnsite Acoustical Consulting
Controlling noise levels within a room does NOT require onsite experts in the field of soundproofing. The mere size, shape and surface textures that make up the room can easily help calculate for the trained expert what is called a Sabin count. Yes, that’s a technical term, but not to worry. It’s measuring the level…
Read MoreThe Two Second Rule in Acoustics
Take any restaurant, sanctuary, classroom, fellowship hall, band room, conference room or recording studio. Stand in the center of the room and clap your hands. If the room is properly treated for acoustics, the background sound wave reflections will bounce off perimeter surfaces and die off within two seconds. Two seconds is the threshold level…
Read MoreSolving Noise & Saving Money
Got Noise? Solve it & Save. Rooms that fill with excessive echoes include restaurants, gymnasium, sanctuaries, fellowship halls, daycare centers, cafeterias, multipurpose rooms, offices, conference rooms, band rooms, and more. The echoes from noise reflecting off perimeter surfaces in the room combine to build unwelcome levels of background noise. As a result, the room is…
Read MoreHow to Lower Cafeteria Noise
Loud cafeterias are filled with loud kids. While there is no remedy to lowering the noise any one child puts out, the noise in the room can certainly be better controlled. Lowering noise levels in a cafeteria is all about controlling the ambient echoes in the room. As the kids produce noise, their voices reflect…
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