For projects in Dublin
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Dublin
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes. Church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
- Screen to screen
- Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
- In room response
- Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
- Plant and projection
- Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / Start here
The product, described honestly, for a Dublin brief
Screens stacked beside and above each other, each running full range at high level. Bleed between auditoria is the failure everyone hears, and it is decided by the shell, not the finishes.
Church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
Work reaching us from Dublin is mostly build-to-rent apartments, Georgian conversions, docklands offices, pubs and venues, clinics.
- The port is in the city Containers land at Dublin Port and are on site the same day. That is the practical reason a factory in India can compete here on landed cost and on timing.
- Build-to-rent party walls Thousands of units built to the same separating detail. When that detail underperforms, it underperforms in every flat, so it is worth getting right on the drawing.
- Georgian conversions High ceilings, lath and plaster, timber floors and protected fabric. Everything has to be done internally and shallow, and often reversibly.
- Screen to screen Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for cinema soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Dublin.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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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 Dublin, heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
Wall, decoupled. Independent stud, membrane between the boards, cavity absorption, two boards. The membrane is one part of a system, never the whole answer.
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Layer 2
Soundproofing materials
The blocking side of the range taken together: mass loaded vinyl, resilient layers, cavity absorption and the build-ups they belong in. In Dublin, church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
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Layer 3
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Dublin, school buildings run hard floors and lay-in ceilings with long corridors, and sports halls are the worst rooms in the building.
Over a resilient underlay. Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
Architects working in Dublin 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 / Local conditions
What the buildings in Dublin do to the specification
- The port is in the city
Containers land at Dublin Port and are on site the same day. That is the practical reason a factory in India can compete here on landed cost and on timing.
- Build-to-rent party walls
Thousands of units built to the same separating detail. When that detail underperforms, it underperforms in every flat, so it is worth getting right on the drawing.
- Georgian conversions
High ceilings, lath and plaster, timber floors and protected fabric. Everything has to be done internally and shallow, and often reversibly.
- Late trading under homes
Pubs and venues now sit beneath apartments that were not there ten years ago. The low end and the footfall are what generate the complaints.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Dublin project needs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Containers land at Dublin Port and are on site the same day. That is the practical reason a factory in India can compete here on landed cost and on timing.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Thousands of units built to the same separating detail. When that detail underperforms, it underperforms in every flat, so it is worth getting right on the drawing.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. High ceilings, lath and plaster, timber floors and protected fabric. Everything has to be done internally and shallow, and often reversibly.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- 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 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Dublin changes the material, not the target
Dublin is cool and damp, with long heating seasons and cold external walls, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is 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 failure we design against here is condensation behind linings in older, poorly insulated stock.
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.
06 / Before you buy
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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A shared service void running across the wall line
Square metre for square metre the ceiling is the cheapest result in the room. Skipping it and buying wall panels instead is the most common way to overspend.
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Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
Soundproofing fails at the gaps, not the materials. One unsealed service penetration can undo a correctly built wall.
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Treating it as a generic Dublin job
Containers land at Dublin Port and are on site the same day. That is the practical reason a factory in India can compete here on landed cost and on timing.
05 / Supply
What the route into Dublin actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Dublin Port, minutes from most city sites |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea into Dublin Port |
| 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 direct into Dublin Port, then a short road run to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Dublin projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Dublin?
Church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume. Containers land at Dublin Port and are on site the same day. That is the practical reason a factory in India can compete here on landed cost and on timing.
Where should the budget go first on a Dublin project?
Screen to screen. Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. In room response. Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended.
Do you have an office or installation team in Dublin?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Dublin. 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 Dublin site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Dublin Port, minutes from most city sites, 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?
A shared service void running across the wall line. Treating the auditorium to fix bleed from the next screen.
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
One drawing gets you a proper answer. Build-up, quantities, a delivered date, and an honest note on anything we think is the wrong approach.