Manufactured in India, supplied in Kenya
Acoustic carpet and rugs in Kenya
We manufacture acoustic carpet and rugs at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Kenya. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Mombasa, a short and frequently served run from western India, then road inland to Nairobi.
- Tile size
- 500 x 500 mm
- Thickness
- 4 mm
- Face
- High density polyester
- Backing
- Felt
- Pack coverage
- 64 sq ft per pack
- Lead time
- 4 to 7 working days
- Minimum order
- From 320 sq ft
- Made at our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, India
- One batch across the order, no blending between runs
- Test reports sent on request, not just quoted
This comes from our own plant, not a trading desk. We do not have an office in your city and we will not invent one. What we can give you is factory pricing, consistent material and a technical answer before you commit.
01 / The product
What this is, and what it changes in a Kenya room
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. It absorbs at the floor and, more usefully, kills footfall and chair scrape at the point they are generated.
Work reaching us from Kenya is mostly offices and corporate buildings, hotels and lodges, places of assembly, schools, hospitals.
Concrete and block apartment blocks and houses with hard floors, in developments where units share walls and slabs.
- Loose lay on tackifier Tiles lifted individually for access under a raised floor, which is why tile beats broadloom in an office.
- Over a resilient underlay Where impact noise to the floor below is the actual complaint, the underlay does that work, not the carpet.
- Zoned Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
- What it will not do Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
Full specification
Thickness, density, NRC by frequency, fire class, standard sizes and build-up detail for acoustic carpet and rugs are on the main product page. This page covers what that means for a project in Kenya.
02 / Specification
The numbers, and they do not move by city
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.
- Standard tile4 mm. Offices, classrooms, studios, corridors
| Tile size | 500 x 500 mm |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Face | High density polyester |
| Backing | Felt |
| Pack coverage | 64 sq ft per pack |
| Boxed | 20 kg, 55 x 55 x 15 cm |
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Kenya project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
03 / In this market
What the buildings in Kenya do to the specification
- A short sea leg from India
Western India to Mombasa is one of the quicker runs we operate, which makes modest and repeat consignments practical.
- A gateway, not just a destination
Material often continues inland to neighbouring countries. Tell us and we brace and pack for the second journey.
- Generators are routine
Standby generation runs often enough to be a permanent condition and sits close to occupied space. Enclosure at the source is the fix.
- Large assembly spaces
Halls and places of assembly used by big congregations, where intelligibility fails well before the room is called echoey.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Church buildings, conference rooms and event halls are hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
- The housing stock
Concrete and block apartment blocks and houses with hard floors, in developments where units share walls and slabs.
Architects working in Kenya usually need the build-up before the product. We will draw the section and mark what does the work. See how we support architects.
04 / Conditions
The Kenya climate decides the material list
Kenya is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the sensible material list before acoustics is even discussed.
Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them.
The risk we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
For a Kenya interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Kenya, with real dates
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
|---|---|
| Arrives at | Mombasa, then road inland or onward across borders |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Mombasa |
| Packing | Boxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access. |
| Lead time | 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.
Sea freight into Mombasa, then road inland to Nairobi or onward across borders. Air freight for samples.
The same minimums apply on export.
| Carpet tiles | 320 sq ft, about 30 sq m |
|---|---|
| Rugs | 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m |
A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg.
06 / Before you buy
Four honest warnings before you buy
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The wrong product for the problem
Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
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A number chased without a measurement
If nobody has measured the room or set a target, the specification is a guess with a decimal point in it. We will ask for the target before we quote the quantity.
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A claim of being local to Kenya
We manufacture in India and supply here. We do not run an office in this city and we will not pretend to, because you would find out on the first site visit.
Kenya: questions we are actually asked
Is there a Kenya factory behind this product?
No, and we will not say otherwise. We manufacture at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply into Kenya as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Made at our own plant in India and shipped into Mombasa, a short and frequently served run from western India, then road inland to Nairobi. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.
Why would a Kenya build-up differ from anywhere else?
Western India to Mombasa is one of the quicker runs we operate, which makes modest and repeat consignments practical. Material often continues inland to neighbouring countries. Tell us and we brace and pack for the second journey. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.
Does Kenya weather shorten the life of this material?
Kenya is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season. Humidity is the deciding factor. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould, which is why it outlasts fabric-wrapped mineral wool in this climate. Wood wool and timber need a ventilated cavity behind them. The failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
How does an order actually travel to Kenya?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Mombasa, then road inland or onward across borders, 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 should you not buy acoustic carpet and rugs for?
Carpet fixes footfall and chair noise and takes the edge off a live room. It will not deliver a reverberation target on its own, because the ceiling is almost always the bigger surface.
Is there a minimum order, and how does it arrive?
The same minimums apply on export. Carpet tiles, 320 sq ft, about 30 sq m. Rugs, 500 sq ft, about 46 sq m. A pack of tiles covers 64 sq ft and weighs 20 kg boxed, so the tile minimum is exactly five packs and about 100 kg. Boxed, 64 sq ft per pack, 20 kg. Easy to carry up a stair, which matters on fit-out sites with no lift access.
Next step
Tell us the room, we will tell you the build-up
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.