For projects in Dublin
HVAC, plant and machine noise control in Dublin
Noise with a source. Almost every honest fix is at the machine, the duct or the plant room, and almost nothing useful happens by lining the far wall of the occupied space. Heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
- At source
- Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine.
- In the path
- Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant.
- At the receiver
- Only after the first two, and only for what is left.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / What it is
The material, and what it actually does on a Dublin job
Noise with a source. Almost every honest fix is at the machine, the duct or the plant room, and almost nothing useful happens by lining the far wall of the occupied space.
Heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
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.
- At source Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for HVAC and plant noise control are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Dublin.
02 / The build-up
The stack, in the order it is installed
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Layer 1
Wood wool acoustic panels
Wood fibre bound into a rigid board with an open texture. In Dublin, heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
With a porous backing. Board over mineral backing where the room needs more than the board alone gives.
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Layer 2
Acoustic foam and BassBloc
Open cell foam shapes for high frequency control, and BassBloc, a high density absorber built for the low mid range where ordinary foam does nothing. In Dublin, church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
Corner loading. Low frequency energy collects in corners, so absorber in the corners does more than the same area spread across a wall.
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Layer 3
Ceiling baffles and clouds
PET felt suspended from the soffit, vertically as baffles or horizontally as clouds. In Dublin, school buildings run hard floors and lay-in ceilings with long corridors, and sports halls are the worst rooms in the building.
Horizontal clouds. Flat rafts over the occupied zone, which also reflect early speech energy back down where it helps.
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 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Dublin
- 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.
- Plant and HVAC
Heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Dublin project needs
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At source
Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine. 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.
- 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
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 20 mm
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Made to the drawing, standard and custom
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In the path
Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant. 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.
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 400 kg per cubic metre
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, Both faces work, which is why suspended area outperforms the same area laid flat
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At the receiver
Only after the first two, and only for what is left. High ceilings, lath and plaster, timber floors and protected fabric. Everything has to be done internally and shallow, and often reversibly.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Wood wool acoustic panels, 0.30
- Ceiling baffles and clouds, ASTM C423
For a Dublin 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
What the Dublin climate rules in and rules out
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.
On a Dublin job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Straight talk
Where this kind of project usually fails
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Absorption on the office wall for a plant room problem
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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Lagging a duct that is carrying the noise as breakout from the fan
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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Ignoring structure borne vibration through the mounts
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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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 / Route to site
How material reaches a Dublin site
| 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 HVAC, plant and machine noise control different in Dublin?
Heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries. 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?
At source. Enclosure, barrier or anti vibration mounts at the machine. In the path. Duct lining, attenuators and lagging on the first run out of the plant.
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?
Absorption on the office wall for a plant room problem. Lagging a duct that is carrying the noise as breakout from the fan.
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
Send a plan and a section, get a real build-up
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.