For projects in Georgia
Venue and restaurant acoustics in Georgia
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. Church buildings and civic halls are stone volumes with very 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 material, and what it actually does on a Georgia 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.
Church buildings and civic halls are stone volumes with very long decay times.
Work reaching us from Georgia is mostly coastal hotels, Tbilisi restoration and conversions, offices, restaurants, schools, clinics.
- Two markets, two answers New coastal hotels are built and can be designed properly. Tbilisi conversions keep the original structure and need shallow internal work.
- Soviet era panel housing Prefabricated blocks pass speech and footfall between flats through thin connected elements. Mass and decoupling, not surface treatment.
- Seismic detailing Movement joints have to stay free, so an acoustic layer must not stiffen across them.
- 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 Georgia.
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
SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl
A limp, high density sheet that adds mass to a partition, floor or duct without adding depth. In Georgia, split units and central heating, with condensers in courtyards that reflect noise back.
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
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 Georgia, church buildings and civic halls are stone volumes with very long decay times.
Ceiling first. In most rooms the ceiling is the largest untreated surface and the cheapest square metre of result.
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Layer 3
Wooden slat acoustic panels
Timber slats on an acoustic backing. In Georgia, school buildings are hard surfaced with long corridors and halls that carry assembly and sport.
Slats on a cavity. Backing plus an air gap behind moves absorption lower, which matters in music rooms.
If you are specifying for a Georgia 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 we see driving Georgia briefs
- Two markets, two answers
New coastal hotels are built and can be designed properly. Tbilisi conversions keep the original structure and need shallow internal work.
- Soviet era panel housing
Prefabricated blocks pass speech and footfall between flats through thin connected elements. Mass and decoupling, not surface treatment.
- Seismic detailing
Movement joints have to stay free, so an acoustic layer must not stiffen across them.
- Black Sea ports are close to the market
Poti and Batumi are both a short run from the main centres, which keeps the inland cost low.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings and civic halls are stone volumes with very long decay times.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Georgia project
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Containment
Low frequency through structure to flats above and beside. Mass, decoupling and a sealed envelope. New coastal hotels are built and can be designed properly. Tbilisi conversions keep the original structure and need shallow internal work.
- 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
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 13-3, 14-2, 28-4 and 59-5
- 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. Prefabricated blocks pass speech and footfall between flats through thin connected elements. Mass and decoupling, not surface treatment.
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 2440 x 192 mm and 2440 x 128 mm
- 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. Movement joints have to stay free, so an acoustic layer must not stiffen across them.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Wooden slat acoustic panels, 14, 16 and 18 mm
- 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
The Georgia climate decides the material list
Georgia is mild summers and cold, wet winters, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
Cold external walls and long heating seasons make condensation behind a lining the thing to design out. PET felt is unaffected by damp air.
The failure we design against here is condensation and cold bridging behind new linings.
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 / 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
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 Georgia job
New coastal hotels are built and can be designed properly. Tbilisi conversions keep the original structure and need shallow internal work.
05 / Supply
What the route into Georgia actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Poti or Batumi, then road inland |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Poti or Batumi |
| 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 Poti or Batumi, then road inland. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Georgia projects
What makes venue and restaurant acoustics different in Georgia?
Church buildings and civic halls are stone volumes with very long decay times. New coastal hotels are built and can be designed properly. Tbilisi conversions keep the original structure and need shallow internal work.
Where should the budget go first on a Georgia 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 Georgia?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Georgia. 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 Georgia site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Poti or Batumi, then road inland, 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
Send what you have. We will give you a layer by layer build-up, a bill of quantities and a date material lands, and we will flag anything in the brief that will not achieve what you want.