For projects in Morocco
Home theatre soundproofing and acoustics in Morocco
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. Concrete and block construction with tile and zellige floors, in blocks around courtyards that reflect sound between homes.
- 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 / The product
What this is, and what it changes in a Morocco 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.
Concrete and block construction with tile and zellige floors, in blocks around courtyards that reflect sound between homes.
Work reaching us from Morocco is mostly manufacturing plants, hotels and riads, offices, restaurants, schools, hospitals.
- Two very different markets Automotive and component plants need enclosure and mass. Hospitality in older buildings needs shallow internal work. We quote them differently.
- Traditional buildings, hard surfaces Tile, stone and plaster in tall rooms hold sound for a long time, and the structure usually cannot be altered.
- Tanger Med is a major hub Frequent sailings and good onward connections make this one of the easier African routes to plan around.
- 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 Morocco.
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 Morocco, split units with condensers in courtyards and light wells, running hard through long summers.
Behind a fabric frame. Where the room has to look finished, absorber inside a frame rather than foam on show.
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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 Morocco, mosques and civic halls are tall volumes in masonry and tile with long decay times.
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.
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Layer 3
Acoustic carpet and rugs
A tile carpet with a dense polyester face on a felt backing. In Morocco, school buildings are hard surfaced with high ceilings and courtyards that amplify break time noise.
Zoned. Carpet in the circulation and meeting zones, hard floor elsewhere, so the treatment sits where the noise is made.
Architects working in Morocco 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 / On the ground
The Morocco conditions that change the answer
- Two very different markets
Automotive and component plants need enclosure and mass. Hospitality in older buildings needs shallow internal work. We quote them differently.
- Traditional buildings, hard surfaces
Tile, stone and plaster in tall rooms hold sound for a long time, and the structure usually cannot be altered.
- Tanger Med is a major hub
Frequent sailings and good onward connections make this one of the easier African routes to plan around.
- Hot and dry inland, humid on the coast
PET felt is stable in both and does not sag, shed fibre or hold moisture.
- The housing stock
Concrete and block construction with tile and zellige floors, in blocks around courtyards that reflect sound between homes.
04 / Room by room
Where the money goes on a Morocco project
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Containment
Bass through the wall, floor and door. Mass and decoupling, with the door usually the weakest point. Automotive and component plants need enclosure and mass. Hospitality in older buildings needs shallow internal work. We quote them differently.
- 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. Tile, stone and plaster in tall rooms hold sound for a long time, and the structure usually cannot be altered.
- 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. Frequent sailings and good onward connections make this one of the easier African routes to plan around.
- 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
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 / Climate and durability
Why the climate in Morocco changes the material, not the target
Morocco is hot dry summers and mild wet winters, and that narrows the material list before acoustics is 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 failure we design against here is seasonal movement in timber and winter damp in unheated stock.
Where a consultant is already engaged on a Morocco project, we supply to their specification and send the test reports rather than describing them. More on working with acoustic consultants.
06 / Worth knowing
The six errors that cost the most
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Foam on the walls as a soundproofing measure
Small on the drawing, expensive on site, and almost always found after handover.
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A standard door on a room built to hold bass
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 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 Morocco job
Automotive and component plants need enclosure and mass. Hospitality in older buildings needs shallow internal work. We quote them differently.
05 / Logistics
What the route into Morocco actually looks like
| Ships from | Palwal, Haryana, India |
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| Arrives at | Tanger Med or Casablanca, then road to site |
| Dispatch | 4 to 7 working days |
| Freight | Sea via Tanger Med |
| 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 Tanger Med or Casablanca, then road to site. Air freight for samples and urgent quantities.
Questions from Morocco projects
What makes home theatre soundproofing and acoustics different in Morocco?
Concrete and block construction with tile and zellige floors, in blocks around courtyards that reflect sound between homes. Automotive and component plants need enclosure and mass. Hospitality in older buildings needs shallow internal work. We quote them differently.
Where should the budget go first on a Morocco 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 Morocco?
No. We manufacture in India and supply into Morocco. 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 Morocco site?
ships from: Palwal, Haryana, India, arrives at: Tanger Med or Casablanca, 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
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.