For projects in Ireland
Home theatre soundproofing and acoustics in Ireland
Serious equipment in a room with no isolation plan. The complaint is almost never the speakers. It is bass leaving the room and an untreated box making the system sound worse than it is. Terraced and semi-detached housing with block party walls and timber upper floors. Apartment stock is concrete with hard finishes throughout.
- Containment
- Bass through the wall, floor and door. Mass and decoupling, with the door usually the weakest point.
- Low frequency inside
- Corner absorption with depth, before any surface treatment.
- Reflections
- Side wall and ceiling first reflection points at the seating position.
- Quote
- From a plan and a section, within 48 hours
01 / Start here
What this is, and what it changes in a Ireland room
Serious equipment in a room with no isolation plan. The complaint is almost never the speakers. It is bass leaving the room and an untreated box making the system sound worse than it is.
Terraced and semi-detached housing with block party walls and timber upper floors. Apartment stock is concrete with hard finishes throughout.
Work reaching us from Ireland is mostly apartment schemes, plant and industrial buildings, offices, schools, clinics, studios.
- New build means decisions are still open Isolation designed into the drawing costs a fraction of retrofitting it after handover. Send the sections early and we will mark where a build-up will disappoint.
- Apartment schemes at scale The same separating wall repeated across hundreds of units. A detail that is slightly wrong is wrong everywhere, so consistency matters more than the headline figure.
- Industrial and plant noise Process plant, generators and cooling equipment sit close to occupied space and close to neighbours. That is a mass and isolation job, not an absorption job.
- Containment Bass through the wall, floor and door. Mass and decoupling, with the door usually the weakest point.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for home theatre soundproofing are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Ireland.
02 / The build-up
The stack, in the order it is installed
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Layer 1
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 Ireland, heat pumps and mechanical ventilation in newer stock, with outdoor units close to boundaries.
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 2
Soundproof curtains
A layered curtain with a mass loaded vinyl core, used where an opening has to stay an opening. In Ireland, church buildings, parish halls and school halls carry speech and music in the same hard volume.
Track with a seal. Ceiling track plus a floor seal or drape, so the perimeter is closed when it is drawn.
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Layer 3
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Ireland, school buildings run hard floors and lay-in ceilings with long corridors, and sports halls are the worst rooms in the building.
Zoned. Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
Architects working in Ireland 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 we see driving Ireland briefs
- New build means decisions are still open
Isolation designed into the drawing costs a fraction of retrofitting it after handover. Send the sections early and we will mark where a build-up will disappoint.
- Apartment schemes at scale
The same separating wall repeated across hundreds of units. A detail that is slightly wrong is wrong everywhere, so consistency matters more than the headline figure.
- Industrial and plant noise
Process plant, generators and cooling equipment sit close to occupied space and close to neighbours. That is a mass and isolation job, not an absorption job.
- Damp, mild climate
Our PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which matters on cold external walls and in sealed rooms.
- The housing stock
Terraced and semi-detached housing with block party walls and timber upper floors. Apartment stock is concrete with hard finishes throughout.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Ireland project
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Containment
Bass through the wall, floor and door. Mass and decoupling, with the door usually the weakest point. Isolation designed into the drawing costs a fraction of retrofitting it after handover. Send the sections early and we will mark where a build-up will disappoint.
- 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
- Soundproof curtains, 5.5 kg per sq m
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Low frequency inside
Corner absorption with depth, before any surface treatment. The same separating wall repeated across hundreds of units. A detail that is slightly wrong is wrong everywhere, so consistency matters more than the headline figure.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 30, 5.25 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Soundproof curtains, Up to 30 dB
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Reflections
Side wall and ceiling first reflection points at the seating position. Process plant, generators and cooling equipment sit close to occupied space and close to neighbours. That is a mass and isolation job, not an absorption job.
- SoundBlanket mass loaded vinyl, STC 34, 8.4 kg per sq m
- Soundproofing materials, ASTM E90 for the barrier, ASTM C423 for the absorber
- Soundproof curtains, 30
For a Ireland interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate
What the Ireland climate rules in and rules out
Ireland 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 Ireland job with a consultant involved, our part is material that matches the submitted data. See working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Read this first
Six mistakes that turn into a second fit-out
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Foam on the walls as a soundproofing measure
It sounds like a small detail until the room is finished and the complaint arrives.
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A standard door on a room built to hold bass
Soundproofing fails at the gaps, not the materials. One unsealed service penetration can undo a correctly built wall.
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Treating before the room is sealed
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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Treating it as a generic Ireland job
Isolation designed into the drawing costs a fraction of retrofitting it after handover. Send the sections early and we will mark where a build-up will disappoint.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Ireland, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Dublin or Cork, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Dublin or Cork |
| 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 Dublin or Cork, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Ireland projects
What makes home theatre soundproofing and acoustics different in Ireland?
Terraced and semi-detached housing with block party walls and timber upper floors. Apartment stock is concrete with hard finishes throughout. Isolation designed into the drawing costs a fraction of retrofitting it after handover. Send the sections early and we will mark where a build-up will disappoint.
Where should the budget go first on a Ireland project?
Containment. Bass through the wall, floor and door. Mass and decoupling, with the door usually the weakest point. Low frequency inside. Corner absorption with depth, before any surface treatment.
Do you have an office or installation team in Ireland?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Ireland. 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 Ireland site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Dublin or Cork, then road to site, 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?
Foam on the walls as a soundproofing measure. A standard door on a room built to hold bass.
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.