For projects in Bangkok
Venue and restaurant acoustics in Bangkok
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. Temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
- 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 material, and what it actually does on a Bangkok job
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.
Temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Work reaching us from Bangkok is mostly condo towers, hotels and lounges, offices, restaurants, clinics, studios.
- Concrete towers, live interiors The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- Elevated rail and traffic Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- Impact through slabs Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- 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 Bangkok.
Nightclub and venue soundproofing SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
02 / The build-up
How the layers stack, from the structure inwards
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Layer 1
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Bangkok, split units and VRF with condensers on balconies and in light wells, running at full load most of the year.
Duct and plant wrap. Membrane wrapped over the duct with a decoupling layer beneath, sealed at every lap.
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Layer 2
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 Bangkok, temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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Layer 3
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Bangkok, classrooms are hard and naturally ventilated, open to traffic and corridor noise, with large class sizes pushing levels up.
Feature wall only. Slats where they are seen, plain felt elsewhere, to hold the budget where it shows.
Architects working in Bangkok usually need the build-up before the product. We will draw the section and mark what does the work. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Bangkok
- Concrete towers, live interiors
The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- Elevated rail and traffic
Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- Impact through slabs
Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- Heat and humidity all year
Our PET felt does not hold moisture or feed mould, which matters where mineral products sag in a tropical climate.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
04 / Room by room
Space by space, for Bangkok briefs
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Containment
Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
- 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
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
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Table level comfort
Absorption at the ceiling so guests stop raising their voices at each other. Trains and traffic close to facades put noise in through glazing, not through the wall. Fix the window path first.
- 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
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
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Entrance and service
Doors, lobbies and extract paths, which is where most of the leakage actually is. Hard flooring over concrete passes footfall straight down. A resilient underlay before the finish is the fix.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic panels, ASTM C423
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, 64 sq ft per pack
If the visual is fixed and the room still has to perform, that is a solvable problem and a conversation worth having early. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Durability
The Bangkok climate decides the material list
Bangkok is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Worth knowing
The six errors that cost the most
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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 gap undoes the partition it sits in. Sealing is the cheapest line on the quote and the first one to get cut.
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Extract ducting that bypasses every wall you built
Enclose the machine, break the vibration path, then deal with what is left. Doing it in the other order costs more and achieves less.
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Treating it as a generic Bangkok job
The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
05 / Logistics
What the route into Bangkok actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Laem Chabang |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
Sea freight into Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Bangkok projects
What makes venue and restaurant acoustics different in Bangkok?
Temples, function halls and hotel ballrooms are tall hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music. The structure blocks a lot already. The problem is tile, glass and stone inside making the room ring, and that is a treatment job.
Where should the budget go first on a Bangkok 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 Bangkok?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Bangkok. 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 Bangkok site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Laem Chabang, then a short road run into Bangkok, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
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.