Why STC 40 Matters in Wall Design STC 40 walls provide moderate privacy but still allow normal speech to pass through. In commercial or light industrial applications, this level may be acceptable—but for residential and hospitality projects, it’s the starting point for improvement. Understanding how framing choices affect STC is key to designing stronger and […]
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What STC Means in Construction An STC rating (Sound Transmission Class) measures how well a wall, floor, or ceiling assembly blocks airborne sound such as speech, music, or television noise. The higher the number, the better the sound isolation. STC ratings are determined through laboratory testing that measures how much sound energy is lost as […]
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Project Overview: Conference Room Acoustics with Custom Panels Why Office Conference Rooms Are the Worst Acoustic Offenders Of every acoustic problem we get called into on a weekly basis, conference room reverberation tops the list. The reasons are structural: conference rooms are bigger than the average office, they’re built around hard reflective finishes (drywall, glass, […]
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What Is Flanking Noise Flanking noise is sound that reaches a space through indirect paths such as ceilings, floors, ducts, or framing instead of passing directly through the separating wall. Even high-performance walls with excellent STC ratings can fail in the field if flanking paths allow sound to travel around them. In laboratory tests, flanking […]
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Project Overview: Fitness Studio Soundproofing Why Retail Strip Tenants Don’t Tolerate Gym Noise Retail strip buildings are designed for low-decibel uses. Day spas, salons, dental offices, accountant suites, and retail boutiques expect a quiet ambient floor and rarely have any acoustic treatment in the demising walls beyond a single layer of drywall on each side […]
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Project Overview: Custom Home Theater Acoustic Fabric Wall Why Custom Home Theaters Need Different Acoustic Treatment Residential home theaters carry a different acoustic brief than commercial movie theaters. The room has to deliver audiophile-grade absorption — film soundtracks ride on tight reverberation control — while reading as a continuation of the home’s interior design language, […]
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Project Overview: Clubhouse Echo Acoustic Treatment Why Clubhouses Have Persistent Echo Problems Clubhouses are one of the most common acoustic clients we work with, and the reason is structural. The standard clubhouse footprint pairs high tapered ceilings (great for visual openness) with reflective walls and hard floors (great for cleaning and durability). Together those choices […]
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Project Overview: Classroom Soundproofing with Acoustic Membrane Why Schools Need Tight STC and RT60 Targets Schools have stricter acoustic standards than almost any other commercial building type. The reason shows up in the research. Acoustic performance correlates directly with student focus, comprehension, and long-term academic outcomes — and the effect compounds in early-childhood spaces where […]
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Project Overview: Yeoman’s Cask & Lion Ceiling Panels Why British Pubs Are Acoustically Loud British pubs and gastropubs are built around materials that look great and sound terrible. Exposed brick, dark wood paneling, tile floors, tin ceilings, and large flat windows are the visual language of the category. Every one of those finishes reflects sound […]
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Quick Overview What Soundproofing Actually Means Soundproofing reduces sound transmission between two spaces, which starts with understanding the acoustic properties of sound. The goal is to stop noise from leaving one room (or entering another) by interrupting the path the sound energy takes. That path is almost always a combination of airborne vibration through the […]