Manufactured in India, supplied in Houston
Soundproof curtains in Houston
We manufacture soundproof curtains at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Houston. Made at our own plant in India and shipped straight into the Port of Houston.
- Build-up
- 800 GSM face, foam, 3 mm SoundBlanket MLV core, foam, 800 GSM face
- Total thickness
- 10 to 12 mm
- Weight
- 5.5 kg per sq m
- Reduction
- Up to 30 dB
- STC
- 30
- Lead time
- Made to size
- Minimum order
- 5 pieces
- ASTM E90
- Standard sizes, 8 x 4 ft and 5 x 4 ft
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
We make this ourselves and ship it to you. No local branch, no borrowed certifications, no dealer margin. One batch across the whole order, and an honest answer when the product is wrong for the problem.
01 / What it is
The material, and what it actually does on a Houston job
A layered curtain with a mass loaded vinyl core, used where an opening has to stay an opening. It is the answer for a doorway, a stage, a partition that must move, not a substitute for a wall.
Work reaching us from Houston is mostly control rooms and plant, corporate offices, medical and clinical spaces, schools, home theatres.
American homes are timber frame with gypsum board on both faces, so a party wall or a basement ceiling has almost no mass. Adding a second leaf with a limp membrane between does more than any amount of surface treatment.
- Full height with return Curtain taken floor to soffit with a side return and an overlap, because the gap is what leaks, not the fabric.
- Track with a seal Ceiling track plus a floor seal or drape, so the perimeter is closed when it is drawn.
- Double layer at a doorway Two curtains with an air gap where a single layer will not reach the target.
- What it will not do A curtain is only as good as its perimeter. Hung short, hung flat against a frame, or with a gap at the side, it will measure nothing like the figure on the sheet.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for soundproof curtains are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Houston.
02 / Specification sheet
One specification sheet, the same in every market
The specification below is the same everywhere we supply, because a specification that changed by city would not be a specification. What changes is which grade and build-up is the right buy, and that is what the rest of this page is about.
- Standard5.5 kg per sq m. Openings, stages, temporary partitions
| Build-up | 800 GSM face, foam, 3 mm SoundBlanket MLV core, foam, 800 GSM face |
|---|---|
| Total thickness | 10 to 12 mm |
| Weight | 5.5 kg per sq m |
| Reduction | Up to 30 dB |
| STC | 30 |
| Test standard | ASTM E90 |
| Standard sizes | 8 x 4 ft and 5 x 4 ft |
If a consultant has set the target, we will quote against their figures rather than ours, and stay out of the scope they own. More on working with acoustic consultants.
03 / On the ground
What decides the build-up in Houston
- Humidity and long transit
Gulf humidity is hard on mineral products. Our PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, and it travels a long sea leg sealed and dry.
- The port is the advantage
Container arrives in Houston itself, so there is no long domestic trucking leg. That is the practical reason a factory in India can be competitive here on landed cost.
- Light frame walls behave differently
Gypsum on studs is not masonry. It is lighter, it resonates, and it passes low frequency far more easily, so the answer is added mass and a decoupled layer rather than more absorption.
- Industrial noise is a mass problem
Compressors, generators and process plant are low frequency and structure-borne. Panels on a wall will not touch that, and we will tell you so rather than sell them to you.
- The housing stock
American homes are timber frame with gypsum board on both faces, so a party wall or a basement ceiling has almost no mass. Adding a second leaf with a limp membrane between does more than any amount of surface treatment.
- The studio and content scene
Home and project studios go into basements and converted garages with equipment budgets far ahead of the building. The room leaks to the floor above long before it sounds wrong inside.
For a Houston practice, the useful thing is a detail you can put in a drawing set, not a brochure. See how we support architects.
04 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Houston changes the material, not the target
Houston is hot dry summers and mild wet winters, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
The swing between a dry summer and a wet winter moves timber. PET felt is dimensionally stable across that swing; slat panels want a stable substrate and a ventilated fixing.
The risk we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
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.
05 / Route to site
Getting it to Houston, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Port of Houston, then a short road run to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea into Port of Houston |
| Packing | Rolled and bagged with track and fixings listed separately. |
| Lead time | Made to size. Confirmed at quote. |
Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg to the US Gulf is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give you real dates, not optimistic ones.
Sea freight direct into the Port of Houston, then a short road run to site. Air freight for samples, colour approvals and genuinely urgent quantities.
The same 5 piece minimum applies on export.
| Any size | 5 pieces |
|---|
Curtains are made to size, so the minimum is counted in pieces rather than area.
06 / Before you buy
What we will tell you that a reseller will not
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The wrong product for the problem
A curtain is only as good as its perimeter. Hung short, hung flat against a frame, or with a gap at the side, it will measure nothing like the figure on the sheet. We quote the detail, not just the fabric.
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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.
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Local approvals that nobody actually holds
We hold no Houston certification and we will not borrow one. The test data we publish is ours, and we will send the reports rather than describe them.
Houston: questions we are actually asked
Are these soundproof curtains made in Houston?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Houston as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped straight into the Port of Houston. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
What do you look at first on a Houston enquiry?
Container arrives in Houston itself, so there is no long domestic trucking leg. That is the practical reason a factory in India can be competitive here on landed cost. Gypsum on studs is not masonry. It is lighter, it resonates, and it passes low frequency far more easily, so the answer is added mass and a decoupled layer rather than more absorption. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
How does the Houston climate affect this product?
Houston is hot dry summers and mild wet winters. The swing between a dry summer and a wet winter moves timber. PET felt is dimensionally stable across that swing; slat panels want a stable substrate and a ventilated fixing. The failure we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
When would material land on a Houston site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Port of Houston, then a short road run to site, dispatch: 4 to 7 working days. Standard items dispatch in 4 to 7 working days. The sea leg to the US Gulf is long, so plan the full door to door window into the programme. We give you real dates, not optimistic ones.
Where do soundproof curtains fail to help?
A curtain is only as good as its perimeter. Hung short, hung flat against a frame, or with a gap at the side, it will measure nothing like the figure on the sheet. We quote the detail, not just the fabric.
What quantity do we have to order, and in what packaging?
The same 5 piece minimum applies on export. Any size, 5 pieces. Curtains are made to size, so the minimum is counted in pieces rather than area. Rolled and bagged with track and fixings listed separately.
Next step
Send a plan and a section, get a real build-up
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.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for soundproof curtains are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Houston.