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Restaurant Soundproof Curtain Partition: Wright’s Gourmet

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Restaurant Soundproof Curtain Partition Wrights Gourmet
01
Nov
Restaurant · Blocking
Custom AcoustiTrac retractable soundproof curtain partition designed for Wright's Gourmet's renovated dining room in South Tampa — dividing the room for private events on a two-week lead time with zero construction downtime during regular service hours.
Products:Fabric Wall
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Custom AcoustiTrac retractable soundproof curtain partition designed for Wright’s Gourmet’s renovated dining room in South Tampa — dividing the room for private events on a two-week lead time with zero construction downtime during regular service hours.

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Hotel AC Noise Reduction: HVAC Soundproofing Retrofit

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Hotel AC Noise Reduction HVAC Soundproofing Retrofit
27
Sep
Hospitality · Blocking
In-room HVAC closet retrofit at Homewood Suites by Hilton Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch — Mass Loaded Vinyl over fiberglass acoustic backing dropping cycled compressor and blower noise by 7 to 8 dBA at the pillow across the Hilton extended-stay property.
Products:Wall Blokker
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In-room HVAC closet retrofit at Homewood Suites by Hilton Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch — Mass Loaded Vinyl over fiberglass acoustic backing dropping cycled compressor and blower noise by 7 to 8 dBA at the pillow across the Hilton extended-stay property.

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LVT Soundproofing Underlayment: Floating vs Glue-Down Installation

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LVT Soundproofing Underlayment Floating vs Glue-Down Installation
01
Jul
Multi-Family · Blocking
Floor Blokker acoustic membrane installed beneath floating LVT flooring across a new multi-family build in Wisconsin — running the maximum-performance install method validated by lab tests against both wood-frame and concrete subfloor types for Little Creek Construction.
Products:Floor Blokker
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Floor Blokker acoustic membrane installed beneath floating LVT flooring across a new multi-family build in Wisconsin — running the maximum-performance install method validated by lab tests against both wood-frame and concrete subfloor types for Little Creek Construction.

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Office Pipe Lagging: Soundproofing Exposed HVAC & Plumbing

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Office Pipe Lagging Soundproofing Exposed HVAC Plumbing
01
May
Office // Commercial · Blocking
MLV plus acoustic batting pipe lagging applied across all exposed HVAC and plumbing runs at Quality Distribution Inc.'s 45,000 SF Tampa headquarters — controlling rushing-water and rattle bleeding down from the 25-foot exposed concrete deck for 250 staff.
Products:Duct BlokkerSound Masking
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MLV plus acoustic batting pipe lagging applied across all exposed HVAC and plumbing runs at Quality Distribution Inc.’s 45,000 SF Tampa headquarters — controlling rushing-water and rattle bleeding down from the 25-foot exposed concrete deck for 250 staff.

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Fitness Studio Soundproofing: STC 55 Demising Walls & Class Decibel Control

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Fitness Studio Soundproofing STC 55 Demising Walls Class Decibel Control
15
Feb
Entertainment · Blocking
STC 55 Wall Blokker Pro demising-wall overlay plus a centrally-controlled audio system with capped dBA limits at an I Love Kickboxing franchise studio in a multi-tenant Alpharetta retail strip — keeping bag impact and class music inside the unit.
Products:Wall Blokker Pro
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STC 55 Wall Blokker Pro demising-wall overlay plus a centrally-controlled audio system with capped dBA limits at an I Love Kickboxing franchise studio in a multi-tenant Alpharetta retail strip — keeping bag impact and class music inside the unit.

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Classroom Soundproofing with Acoustic Membrane: Tampa Prep School Build

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Classroom Soundproofing with Acoustic Membrane Tampa Prep School Build
09
Feb
Education · Blocking
STC-compliant wall assemblies using a Wall Blokker membrane substitution for a new early-childhood education building at a Tampa prep school — engineered alongside Siebein Acoustical Consultants to hit ANSI S12 and LEED v4 targets while trimming build cost.
Products:Wall Blokker
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STC-compliant wall assemblies using a Wall Blokker membrane substitution for a new early-childhood education building at a Tampa prep school — engineered alongside Siebein Acoustical Consultants to hit ANSI S12 and LEED v4 targets while trimming build cost.

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Dance Studio Soundproofing: AIIC Field Test for Mixed-Use Commercial

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Dance Studio Soundproofing AIIC Field Test for Mixed-Use Commercial
08
Jan
Entertainment · Blocking
ASTM E1007 AIIC field test plus tenant guidance for a second-floor dance studio above ground-floor commercial space in South Florida — documenting an AIIC of 50 and writing a mitigation spec to keep foot-fall and movement noise out of the tenant below.
Products:Floor Blokker
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ASTM E1007 AIIC field test plus tenant guidance for a second-floor dance studio above ground-floor commercial space in South Florida — documenting an AIIC of 50 and writing a mitigation spec to keep foot-fall and movement noise out of the tenant below.

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Retrofit Soundproofing Between Floors: Mixed-Use Event Venue

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Retrofit Soundproofing Between Floors Mixed-Use Event Venue
04
Dec
Entertainment · Blocking
Floor Blokker acoustic membrane retrofit installed under new hardwood across the second-floor event space at Armature Works in Tampa — cutting airborne and impact noise bleeding up from the ground-floor food hall and kitchens without ground-up reconstruction.
Products:Floor Blokker
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Floor Blokker acoustic membrane retrofit installed under new hardwood across the second-floor event space at Armature Works in Tampa — cutting airborne and impact noise bleeding up from the ground-floor food hall and kitchens without ground-up reconstruction.

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Hotel Penthouse Ceiling Soundproofing: Treating Noise from a Rooftop Bar Above

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Hotel Penthouse Ceiling Soundproofing Treating Noise from a Rooftop Bar Above
10
Oct
Hospitality · Blocking
Wall Blokker Pro membrane installed from below across the penthouse ceiling of a Hyatt condo-hotel in Clearwater — cutting nighttime rooftop-bar patron noise after the rooftop deck waterproof limit ruled out any source-side treatment from above.
Products:Wall Blokker Pro
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Wall Blokker Pro membrane installed from below across the penthouse ceiling of a Hyatt condo-hotel in Clearwater — cutting nighttime rooftop-bar patron noise after the rooftop deck waterproof limit ruled out any source-side treatment from above.

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Multi-Zone Office Soundproofing: Machine Shop, Open Office, & Auditorium in One Buildout

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Multi-zone industrial soundproofing isolating a machine shop from open office and auditorium spaces
18
Sep
Office // Commercial · Blocking
Three-zone acoustic treatment across SOFWERX's 33,000 SF warehouse-to-office conversion in Tampa — auditorium panels with custom hanging wings, open-office sound masking, and machine-shop isolation delivered for the DoD/Doolittle Institute joint venture in two months.
Products:Acoustic BaffleAcoustic PanelSound MaskingWall Blokker
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Three-zone acoustic treatment across SOFWERX’s 33,000 SF warehouse-to-office conversion in Tampa — auditorium panels with custom hanging wings, open-office sound masking, and machine-shop isolation delivered for the DoD/Doolittle Institute joint venture in two months.

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Atlanta Soundproofing: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Super Suites

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Atlanta Soundproofing Mercedes-Benz Stadium Super Suites Case Study
28
Jun
Entertainment · Blocking
Wall Blokker soundproofing membrane installed above the acoustical ceiling tile in the Premier Super Suites at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — preserving game-day VIP-box privacy at the .5B Atlanta Falcons venue's highest-revenue seating during construction.
Products:Wall Blokker
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Wall Blokker soundproofing membrane installed above the acoustical ceiling tile in the Premier Super Suites at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta — preserving game-day VIP-box privacy at the $1.5B Atlanta Falcons venue’s highest-revenue seating during construction.

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Door Flanking in Demising Walls: Why Hollow-Core Doors Defeat Soundproof Walls

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Door Flanking in Demising Walls Hollow-Core Doors
21
Jun
Hospitality · Blocking
ASTM E336 ASTC field test of two luxury timeshare demising walls in Orlando — proving Wall Blokker brought ASTC up to 46 against a gypsum-only 44 baseline, with the door-base measuring 9 dB louder than the wall itself and exposing the real failure path.
Products:Wall Blokker
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ASTM E336 ASTC field test of two luxury timeshare demising walls in Orlando — proving Wall Blokker brought ASTC up to 46 against a gypsum-only 44 baseline, with the door-base measuring 9 dB louder than the wall itself and exposing the real failure path.

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Law Firm Soundproofing: ASTC Test Results for Confidential Office Speech Privacy

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Law Firm Soundproofing ASTC Test Results for Confidential Office Speech Privacy
19
Jun
Office // Commercial · Blocking
ASTM E336 confidential-speech privacy field test across three adjacent law-firm suites in a Class A Sarasota office building — exposing the window-frame flanking path that was undercutting otherwise code-compliant ASTC 38 demising walls between tenants.
Products:Wall Blokker
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ASTM E336 confidential-speech privacy field test across three adjacent law-firm suites in a Class A Sarasota office building — exposing the window-frame flanking path that was undercutting otherwise code-compliant ASTC 38 demising walls between tenants.

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Condo Soundproofing Retrofit: STC 58 in an Existing Orlando Building

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Condo Soundproofing Retrofit STC 58 in an Existing Orlando Building The Sanctuary
15
Jun
Multi-Family · Blocking
Post-construction retrofit at The Sanctuary Downtown Orlando — a 173-unit, 18-story 2006 luxury tower — hitting STC 58 and IIC 60 after Wall Blokker Pro went over the existing 20-gauge stud walls, doors, and floors during an HOA-funded acoustic scope.
Products:AcoustiStepWall Blokker Pro
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Post-construction retrofit at The Sanctuary Downtown Orlando — a 173-unit, 18-story 2006 luxury tower — hitting STC 58 and IIC 60 after Wall Blokker Pro went over the existing 20-gauge stud walls, doors, and floors during an HOA-funded acoustic scope.

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Student Housing Soundproofing: STC 50 Wood-Stud Demising Walls

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Student Housing Soundproofing STC 50 Wood-Stud Demising Walls
05
Jun
Multi-Family · Blocking
1/8″ Wall Blokker membrane on wood-stud demising walls inside Evolve Student Apartments — a 9-story student-housing tower at the edge of Auburn University built by CA Ventures and Westand Wright — hitting STC 50 without stacking additional drywall layers.
Products:Wall Blokker
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1/8″ Wall Blokker membrane on wood-stud demising walls inside Evolve Student Apartments — a 9-story student-housing tower at the edge of Auburn University built by CA Ventures and Westand Wright — hitting STC 50 without stacking additional drywall layers.

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