For projects in Argentina
Venue and restaurant acoustics in Argentina
Two different jobs that get quoted as one: keeping bass inside the building for the neighbours, and making the room comfortable enough that guests can talk. Solving one does nothing for the other. Theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
- Containment
- Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope.
- Table level comfort
- Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other.
- Entrance and service
- Doors, lobbies and extract paths, which is where most of the leakage actually is.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / What it is
The product, described honestly, for a Argentina brief
Two different jobs that get quoted as one: keeping bass inside the building for the neighbours, and making the room comfortable enough that guests can talk. Solving one does nothing for the other.
Theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
Work reaching us from Argentina is mostly apartments and conversions, offices, restaurants, hotels, schools, clinics, studios.
- Paperwork is part of the lead time Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- European style building stock Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Conversions of older buildings The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- Containment Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for venue soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Argentina.
Nightclub and venue soundproofing SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
Acoustic panels
The full absorber range rather than one product: plain PET felt, printed felt, grooved panels and fabric finishes, chosen by how the room is used and how it has to look. In Argentina, split units with condensers in light wells and on facades close to bedrooms.
Ceiling first. In most rooms the ceiling is the largest untreated surface and the cheapest square metre of result.
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Layer 2
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Argentina, theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
Feature wall only. Slats where they are seen, plain felt elsewhere, to hold the budget where it shows.
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Layer 3
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Argentina, school buildings are hard surfaced with high ceilings and long corridors that carry every sound.
Over a resilient underlay. Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
If you are specifying for a Argentina project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / On the ground
What decides the build-up in Argentina
- Paperwork is part of the lead time
Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- European style building stock
Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Conversions of older buildings
The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- A long sea leg
This is one of our longest routes. Ordering to a real schedule matters, so we quote the full window.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Argentina project
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Containment
Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
- Soundproofing materials, 2100 kg per cubic metre. 2.5 mm STC 30 at 5.25 kg per sq m, 4 mm STC 34 at 8.4, 6 mm at 12.6
- Acoustic panels, 1800 x 900 mm, image printed into the felt rather than onto a facing
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
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Table level comfort
Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other. Tall rooms with hard plaster and timber floors between apartments. Footfall travels down, and the rooms hold sound for a long time.
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Acoustic panels, Cut pattern in PET felt, adds visual rhythm without changing the absorber
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 14, 16 and 18 mm
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Entrance and service
Doors, lobbies and extract paths, which is where most of the leakage actually is. The structure usually stays, so build-ups have to be shallow and work within existing finishes.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 96 sq ft per unit
For a Argentina interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
Durability in Argentina, before acoustics is discussed
Argentina is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind linings.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Argentina project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Before you buy
Where this kind of project usually fails
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Panels on the wall as a neighbour noise solution
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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A lobby with both doors able to open at once
A 6 mm undercut under a door leaves a hole the size of a brick. The wall around it is then decorative.
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Extract ducting that bypasses every wall you built
Plant noise treated as a room problem is the most reliable way to spend a budget and change nothing anyone can hear.
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Treating it as a generic Argentina job
Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
05 / Route to site
What the route into Argentina actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Buenos Aires, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Buenos Aires |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight into Buenos Aires, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Argentina projects
What makes venue and restaurant acoustics different in Argentina?
Theatres, church buildings and event halls are hard volumes with long decay times. Import formalities take time here and pretending otherwise helps nobody. We prepare the documentation package before shipping rather than after.
Where should the budget go first on a Argentina project?
Containment. Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. Table level comfort. Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other.
Do you have an office or installation team in Argentina?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Argentina. We give you drawings, build-ups, a BOQ and material that arrives complete, and we will tell you plainly when a job needs a local contractor we cannot be.
How does material get to a Argentina site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Buenos Aires, then road to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg from India is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give real dates, not optimistic ones.
What goes wrong most often on this kind of project?
Panels on the wall as a neighbour noise solution. A lobby with both doors able to open at once.
What do you need from us to quote?
A plan, a section through the critical partition or ceiling, and what the room is for. From that we can give a build-up and a BOQ rather than a price per square foot.
Next step
Drawings in, BOQ and a delivered date out
We quote from drawings, not from a square foot rate. Send a plan and the section through the critical wall or ceiling and you will get something you can actually build from.