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Manufactured in India, supplied in Calgary

Acoustic carpet and rugs in Calgary

We manufacture acoustic carpet and rugs at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Calgary. Made at our own plant in India, shipped into Vancouver and railed inland.

Tile size
500 x 500 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Face
High density polyester
Backing
Felt
Pack coverage
64 sq ft per pack
Lead time
4 to 7 working days
Minimum order
From 320 sq ft
  • Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
  • One batch across the order, no blending between runs
  • Test reports sent on request, not just quoted

This comes from our own plant, not a trading desk. We do not have an office in your city and we will not invent one. What we can give you is factory pricing, consistent material and a technical answer before you commit.

01 / The product

What you are buying, and what it fixes in Calgary

A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. It absorbs at the floor and, more usefully, kills footfall and chair scrape at the point they are generated.

Work reaching us from Calgary is mostly corporate offices and operations centres, condo towers, schools, clinics, home theatres.

Timber frame with gypsum board in low rise, concrete in towers. Condominium party walls and floors generate most complaints, and impact noise through a concrete slab needs a resilient layer, not a panel.

  • Loose lay on tackifier Tiles lifted individually for access under a raised floor, which is why tile beats broadloom in an office.
  • Over a resilient underlay Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
  • Zoned Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
  • What it will not do Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.

Full specification

Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for acoustic carpet and rugs are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Calgary.

Acoustic carpets and rugs

02 / Data sheet

One specification sheet, the same in every market

These figures are published and they do not move. The thing worth arguing about is not the number on the sheet, it is which grade and which build-up suits the room you are treating.

  • Standard tile4 mm. Offices, classrooms, studios, corridors
Acoustic carpet and rugs: published specification
Tile size500 x 500 mm
Thickness4 mm
FaceHigh density polyester
BackingFelt
Pack coverage64 sq ft per pack
Boxed20 kg, 55 x 55 x 15 cm

Consultants get the raw data, not a sales sheet. That is the whole of our side of the job, and it is set out under working with acoustic consultants.

03 / In this market

What decides the build-up in Calgary

  • Light frame residential

    Condo and house construction is gypsum on studs, which passes low frequency far more easily than concrete. Added mass and decoupling do the work.

  • A long way inland

    Vancouver then rail across the mountains. It is a real leg with real time attached, and we build it into the date rather than quoting a port arrival.

  • Operations centres run all day

    Rooms where people monitor, take calls and talk over each other for twelve hours need intelligibility and privacy together, not just less echo.

  • Sealed against deep cold

    Buildings close up for months and mechanical systems work hard. Sound stops leaking out and starts building up, so absorption has to be balanced rather than maximised.

  • Assembly and performance rooms

    Community centres, school gymnasiums and church halls carry speech, music and sport in the same hard volume.

  • The housing stock

    Timber frame with gypsum board in low rise, concrete in towers. Condominium party walls and floors generate most complaints, and impact noise through a concrete slab needs a resilient layer, not a panel.

If you are specifying for a Calgary project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.

04 / Climate and durability

Durability in Calgary, before acoustics is discussed

Calgary is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.

Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would.

The risk we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.

Interior designers tend to arrive with the look already decided. We will tell you which finish gets there without losing the acoustics. See how we work with interior designers.

05 / Supply

Getting it to Calgary, with real dates

Supply into Calgary
Ships fromPalwal, Haryana, India
Arrives atVancouver, then rail and road to Calgary
Dispatch4 to 7 working days
FreightSea via Vancouver, then rail
PackingBoxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access.
Lead time4 to 7 working days.

Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Add the sea leg to Vancouver and the rail leg inland, and plan the full window. We quote both parts separately.

Sea freight into Vancouver, then rail and road to Calgary. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.

The same minimums apply on export.

Minimum order, acoustic carpet and rugs
Carpet tiles320 sq ft, about 30 sq m
Rugs500 sq ft, about 46 sq m

A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg.

06 / Worth knowing

Where this goes wrong, said plainly

  • The wrong product for the problem

    Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.

  • Square footage quoted before the room is understood

    Anyone can price a wall. Working out how much material the room actually needs usually reduces the order, which is why not everyone does it.

  • Local approvals that nobody actually holds

    We hold no Calgary certification and we will not borrow one. The test data we publish is ours, and we will send the reports rather than describe them.

FAQ

Calgary: questions we are actually asked

Is there a Calgary factory behind this product?

No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Calgary as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India, shipped into Vancouver and railed inland. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.

What changes the specification on a Calgary job?

Vancouver then rail across the mountains. It is a real leg with real time attached, and we build it into the date rather than quoting a port arrival. Rooms where people monitor, take calls and talk over each other for twelve hours need intelligibility and privacy together, not just less echo. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.

Does Calgary weather shorten the life of this material?

Calgary is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls. Cold wall build-ups and long heating seasons mean interstitial condensation is a real risk behind any lining. PET felt is unaffected by damp air and will not feed mould where a fabric-faced mineral product would. The failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.

When would material land on a Calgary site?

ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Vancouver, then rail and road to Calgary, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. Add the sea leg to Vancouver and the rail leg inland, and plan the full window. We quote both parts separately.

When are acoustic carpet and rugs the wrong purchase?

Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.

What is the minimum order and how is it packed?

The same minimums apply on export. Carpet tiles, 320 sq ft, about 30 sq m. Rugs, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg. Boxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access.

Next step

Send a plan and a section, get a real build-up

A plan and a section is enough. We will come back with a build-up, a BOQ and a delivered date, and we will say so if what you are asking for will not work.