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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Blogs about noise control treatments targeting noise reduction and premium sound quality
Why Are Restaurants So Loud?
Architects, Designers, Builders and Restaurant Owners combine to target wipe-able, cleanable, decorative surfaces in their restaurant projects. These surfaces can include brick, block, wood, glass, tin, marble, granite, stone and metal. On average, these surfaces combine to absorb an average of 5% of the sound wave reflections inside the restaurant space. That leaves the dead…
Read MoreHow Expensive is Soundproofing?
The answer to this is dependent on the size of your room. The larger the space, the more square footage of product will be needed in order to trigger the sound values you are after. We are careful to not under treat the space and force a decay in your results. A simple Room Analysis…
Read MoreWhat is a Sound Panel?
The term “sound panel” is generic, and can refer to a variety of different types of panels designed to capture echoes. Sound panels are made of either foam or compressed fiberglass. Foam panels are filled with tiny pores that accept sound waves, while fiberglass panels are filled with tiny fibers that also capture the sound…
Read MoreHow to Quiet A Loud Pool Pump
Want to shut down up to 90% of your pool pump noise? Pool pumps can produce annoying levels of unwelcome noise in an atmosphere designed to deliver calm, comfort and fun. Loud pool pumps can have an adverse impact on the environment around the pool. To control the excessive levels of noise, a simple frame…
Read MoreCafeteria Noise. How to Lower It.
Cafeteria’s fill with noise as crowds gather and voices begin to carry. Cafeteria’s need to have hard, cleanable surfaces, which in turn means those surfaces will also combine to reflect and scatter echoes rather than absorb them. As a result, echoes carry, background noise builds, and conversation over tables spikes as communication becomes strained. If…
Read MoreGot a Noisy Furnace?
If you have a loud furnace that spills noise into adjoining spaces, wrap the ductwork with a sound barrier lagging product called NetLag and line the inner walls of your furnace room with a sound barrier curtain system called QBS Blankets. Both of these products are Class A fire rated sound barrier treatments that combat…
Read MoreSculpted vs Flat Foam Panels
Sculpted foam panels, or panels that have a convolution (pattern) cut into their face, expose more of the pores of the foam to air space, increasing the panels ability to capture and convert more sound wave reflections out of a space. Flat foam has a lower overall surface area, presenting fewer pores to the same…
Read MoreChurch Too Loud?
If your favorite House of Worship suffers from noise, the mystery is here waiting to be unlocked. Whether it is your sanctuary, synagogue, mosque, fellowship hall, band room, choir rehearsal room, gym space, classroom or confessional booth, there are soundproofing treatments for all of these spaces that are time tested and proven to be successful. …
Read More3 Steps to Soundproofing a Wall
Common walls bleed noise because they are not build properly. Vibrations structurally pass through common contact points inside the wall, namely, the framing. To properly insulate a wall against noise bleed, there’s a simple 3 step approach to force the collapse of this vibration. The treatment can collapse up to 90% of the noise bleed…
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