For projects in Kochi
Cinema and multiplex soundproofing in Kochi
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. Auditoria, church buildings and community halls are large 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 product
What this is, and what it changes in a Kochi room
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.
Auditoria, church buildings and community halls are large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Work reaching us from Kochi is mostly hotels and resorts, hospitals, offices, shipyard and industrial, houses, schools.
- Humidity and salt decide everything PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. On a backwater or coastal site that is the whole material selection argument.
- Hospitality on the water Resorts and hotels where guest room isolation and restaurant acoustics are the two recurring briefs.
- Port and industrial work Shipyard and workshop noise where enclosure and mass do the work, not absorption.
- 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 Kochi.
02 / The build-up
What goes where, from the structure in
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Layer 1
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 Kochi, split units, VRF outdoor banks and diesel generator sets sit close to occupied areas, often on the same terrace as a bedroom. Generator enclosure and condenser screening are the recurring jobs.
Independent leaf. A second wall that does not touch the first. Nothing else comes close for the money.
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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 Kochi, auditoria, church buildings and community halls are large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
Mixed finish. Plain felt where it is out of eye line, printed or grooved where it is seen.
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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 Kochi, schools and colleges are naturally ventilated with open corridors, so absorption alone will not fix intelligibility.
Direct to wall. Panel bonded or mechanically fixed flat to the substrate. Simplest, and the weakest at low frequency.
If you are specifying for a Kochi project, we can give you a section, a BOQ and the honest limits of each layer. See how we support architects.
03 / In this market
What decides the build-up in Kochi
- Humidity and salt decide everything
PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. On a backwater or coastal site that is the whole material selection argument.
- Hospitality on the water
Resorts and hotels where guest room isolation and restaurant acoustics are the two recurring briefs.
- Port and industrial work
Shipyard and workshop noise where enclosure and mass do the work, not absorption.
- Five to six days by road
A long run, so we confirm the schedule before dispatch and send samples ahead.
- Assembly and performance rooms
Auditoria, church buildings and community halls are large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music.
04 / Room by room
What each space in a Kochi project needs
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Screen to screen
Independent construction between auditoria, with services broken at the line. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. On a backwater or coastal site that is the whole material selection argument.
- 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
- 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. Resorts and hotels where guest room isolation and restaurant acoustics are the two recurring briefs.
- Soundproofing materials, 1800 x 900 x 20 mm, 100 kg per cubic metre, NRC 0.85
- 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. Shipyard and workshop noise where enclosure and mass do the work, not absorption.
- Soundproofing materials, Mass, then decoupling, then cavity absorption, then sealing
- Acoustic carpet and rugs, Felt
- PET felt acoustic panels, 2440 x 4270 mm, 2.44 x 4.27 m, 8 x 14 ft
For a Kochi interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.
04 / Climate and durability
Durability in Kochi, before acoustics is discussed
Kochi is warm and humid through most of the year, with a long wet season, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is 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 failure we design against here is mould, sagging fabric finishes and swelling in timber.
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 / Straight talk
Where this kind of project usually fails
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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
This is the one that comes back as a second fit-out rather than a snag.
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Doors and lobbies specified late and undersized
A 6 mm undercut under a door leaves a hole the size of a brick. The wall around it is then decorative.
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Treating it as a generic Kochi job
PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. On a backwater or coastal site that is the whole material selection argument.
05 / Supply
Getting it to Kochi, with real dates
| Made at | Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana |
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| Reaches site in | five to six days |
| Dispatch | 2 to 4 working days |
| To site | five to six days |
| 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 twenty four hundred kilometres, normally five to six days on a dedicated truck.
Questions from Kochi projects
What makes cinema and multiplex soundproofing different in Kochi?
Auditoria, church buildings and community halls are large hard volumes carrying amplified speech and music. PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. On a backwater or coastal site that is the whole material selection argument.
Where should the budget go first on a Kochi 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 Kochi?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Kochi. 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 Kochi site?
made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: five to six days, 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
We quote from drawings, not from a square foot rate. Send a plan and the section through the critical wall or ceiling and you will get something you can actually build from.