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Soundproof curtains in Mumbai

We manufacture soundproof curtains at our own plant at Palwal in Haryana, India, and supply them into Mumbai. Mumbai gives us the smallest rooms and the hardest briefs in the country.

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 are the manufacturer. There is no local office and we do not claim approvals we do not hold. What you get is factory pricing, one consistent batch across the order, and a straight answer on what the material will and will not do.

01 / The material

What this is, and what it changes in a Mumbai room

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 Mumbai is mostly recording studios, offices, flats and redevelopment towers, restaurants, clinics, schools.

Towers and chawls side by side, in RC frame with tile floors. Redevelopment stock shares slabs and lift cores, and monsoon damp rules out anything that holds moisture.

  • 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 Mumbai.

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02 / Specification sheet

One specification sheet, the same in every market

Nothing below changes by location. The decisions that do change are grade, thickness and how the material is mounted, and those are covered further down.

  • Standard5.5 kg per sq m. Openings, stages, temporary partitions
Soundproof curtains: published specification
Build-up800 GSM face, foam, 3 mm SoundBlanket MLV core, foam, 800 GSM face
Total thickness10 to 12 mm
Weight5.5 kg per sq m
ReductionUp to 30 dB
STC30
Test standardASTM E90
Standard sizes8 x 4 ft and 5 x 4 ft

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.

03 / What drives the brief

The Mumbai conditions that change the answer

  • Every centimetre is paid for

    At Mumbai rates a wall that grows a hundred millimetres into the room costs real money. A dense membrane with a resilient break usually beats a thick framed build-up here.

  • The studio capital

    More recording and dubbing rooms per square kilometre than anywhere else we supply. They sit inside occupied buildings, so isolation comes before tuning, always.

  • Monsoon damp defeats the wrong material

    PET felt does not absorb moisture, shed fibre or feed mould. Mineral products sag here within a couple of seasons.

  • Redevelopment, built fast

    Old buildings replaced by towers on tight programmes. Acoustic detail is easy to lose unless it is specified before the slab is poured.

  • The housing stock

    Towers and chawls side by side, in RC frame with tile floors. Redevelopment stock shares slabs and lift cores, and monsoon damp rules out anything that holds moisture.

  • The studio and content scene

    The deepest film, dubbing and music production base in the country, with rooms built inside commercial and residential buildings under real neighbour constraints.

We would rather argue about the build-up at design stage than on site. See how we support architects.

04 / Climate

Durability in Mumbai, before acoustics is discussed

Mumbai 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 Mumbai interior where the finish leads, we will say plainly what each option costs you acoustically. See how we work with interior designers.

05 / Supply

How material reaches a Mumbai site

Supply into Mumbai
Made atOur own plant, Palwal, Haryana
Reaches site inthree to four days
Dispatch2 to 4 working days
To sitethree to four days
PackingRolled and bagged with track and fixings listed separately.
Lead timeMade to size. Confirmed at quote.

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 fourteen hundred kilometres, normally three to four days on a dedicated truck.

5 curtains.

Minimum order, soundproof curtains
Any size5 pieces

Curtains are made to size, so the minimum is counted in pieces rather than area.

06 / Read this first

The things worth knowing before you place the order

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • A claim of being local to Mumbai

    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.

FAQ

Mumbai: questions we are actually asked

Is there a Mumbai 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 Mumbai as the manufacturer rather than through a dealer. Mumbai gives us the smallest rooms and the hardest briefs in the country. You buy at factory prices with one consistent batch across the order.

Why would a Mumbai build-up differ from anywhere else?

At Mumbai rates a wall that grows a hundred millimetres into the room costs real money. A dense membrane with a resilient break usually beats a thick framed build-up here. More recording and dubbing rooms per square kilometre than anywhere else we supply. They sit inside occupied buildings, so isolation comes before tuning, always. Those two things move the build-up far more than the panel figure does.

Will this material last in the Mumbai climate?

Mumbai 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 Mumbai?

made at: Our own plant, Palwal, Haryana, reaches site in: three to four 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.

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?

5 curtains. 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

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.

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 Mumbai.

Soundproof curtains Acoustic curtains