For projects in Haridwar
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Haridwar
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. Hotel banquet rooms, auditoria and temple halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
- 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 / The material
What this material is and where it earns its place in Haridwar
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.
Hotel banquet rooms, auditoria and temple halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Work reaching us from Haridwar is mostly ashrams and guest accommodation, assembly halls, industrial units, hotels, schools, clinics.
- Seasonal surges Occupancy swings enormously through the year. Rooms have to work when the building is completely full, which is when it is judged.
- Very large assembly spaces Halls holding large gatherings in hard masonry, where speech stops being intelligible well before the room sounds wrong.
- Industrial estate work Machinery and plant close to occupied areas, where enclosure at the source is the reliable answer.
- 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 Haridwar.
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 Haridwar, hotel plant, boilers and generator sets close to guest rooms in compact hillside buildings.
Duct and plant wrap. Membrane wrapped over the duct with a decoupling layer beneath, sealed at every lap.
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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 Haridwar, hotel banquet rooms, auditoria and temple halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
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Layer 3
PET felt acoustic panels
A rigid non-woven panel pressed from 100% polyester fibre, a large part of it recycled. In Haridwar, classrooms are concrete and tile with bare walls and high ceilings, and class sizes push levels up. Corridors act as reverberation chambers that feed every room off them.
On a 25 to 50 mm air gap. The same panel on battens. The air gap moves absorption down in frequency at no extra material cost, and is the cheapest improvement available.
If you are specifying for a Haridwar 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
The Haridwar conditions that change the answer
- Seasonal surges
Occupancy swings enormously through the year. Rooms have to work when the building is completely full, which is when it is judged.
- Very large assembly spaces
Halls holding large gatherings in hard masonry, where speech stops being intelligible well before the room sounds wrong.
- Industrial estate work
Machinery and plant close to occupied areas, where enclosure at the source is the reliable answer.
- Next day from the plant
A short run, so freight is cheap and samples arrive quickly.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Hotel banquet rooms, auditoria and temple halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Haridwar project needs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. Occupancy swings enormously through the year. Rooms have to work when the building is completely full, which is when it is judged.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, 2100 kg per cubic metre
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, 4 mm
- PET felt acoustic panels, 4 to 24 mm
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In room response
Heavy absorption on side and rear walls so the mix is heard as intended. Halls holding large gatherings in hard masonry, where speech stops being intelligible well before the room sounds wrong.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, High density polyester
- PET felt acoustic panels, 1220 x 2440 mm standard, 4 x 8 ft
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Plant and projection
Equipment noise into the auditorium, treated at source. Machinery and plant close to occupied areas, where enclosure at the source is the reliable answer.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
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.
04 / Durability
The Haridwar climate decides the material list
Haridwar is hot summers, mild winters and a distinct wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is discussed.
PET felt handles the wet months without absorbing moisture or feeding mould. Timber and wood wool want a ventilated cavity and a stable indoor RH.
The failure we design against here is wet-season humidity behind 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
What we watch go wrong on jobs like this
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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
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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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 Haridwar job
Occupancy swings enormously through the year. Rooms have to work when the building is completely full, which is when it is judged.
05 / Route to site
How material reaches a Haridwar site
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | next day |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | next day |
| Support | Drawings, build-ups, BOQ and material that arrives complete |
Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. Grooved panels and custom colours take longer, and we say so before you order, not after.
By road from Palwal, roughly two hundred and eighty kilometres, normally next day on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Haridwar projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Haridwar?
Hotel banquet rooms, auditoria and temple halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music. Occupancy swings enormously through the year. Rooms have to work when the building is completely full, which is when it is judged.
Where should the budget go first on a Haridwar 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 Haridwar?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Haridwar. 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 Haridwar site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: next day, dispatch: 2 to 4 working days. Standard items dispatch in 2 to 4 working days from our plant at Palwal. 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
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.