Blocking

Case Studies

Bathroom Soundproofing: Pipe Lagging for Plumbing Noise

Posted on by Austin Peek
01
Jun
Multi-Family · Blocking
Two-part pipe lagging — mass-loaded vinyl over fiberglass batting — wrapped across 50+ linear feet of supply and drain piping above living spaces in a single-family home, dropping the toilet flush and kitchen drain noise that had been broadcasting during dinners.
Products:Duct Blokker
Read More →

Two-part pipe lagging — mass-loaded vinyl over fiberglass batting — wrapped across 50+ linear feet of supply and drain piping above living spaces in a single-family home, dropping the toilet flush and kitchen drain noise that had been broadcasting during dinners.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Luxury Condo Soundproofing: STC 53-58 Demising Wall Design

Posted on by Austin Peek
Luxury Condo Soundproofing STC 53-58 Demising Wall Design
01
May
Multi-Family · Blocking
Demising-wall soundproofing design for The Salvador — a 13-story 74-unit green-certified luxury condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg — using Wall Blokker membrane in place of stacked drywall to hit an STC 53-58 luxury target while cutting cost and schedule.
Products:Wall Blokker
Read More →

Demising-wall soundproofing design for The Salvador — a 13-story 74-unit green-certified luxury condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg — using Wall Blokker membrane in place of stacked drywall to hit an STC 53-58 luxury target while cutting cost and schedule.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Commercial Gym Soundproofing: Vibration Isolation for Multi-Tenant Buildings

Posted on by Austin Peek
Commercial Gym Soundproofing Vibration Isolation for Multi-Tenant Buildings
27
Apr
Office // Commercial · Blocking
Vibration and noise assessment for a Crunch Fitness lifting and group-fitness location on the second floor of a multi-tenant Ohio commercial building — measuring ASTC 53 in the adjacent hallway and tracing the dropped-weight vibration through a 4″ concrete slab.
Products:AcoustiStepSound Masking
Read More →

Vibration and noise assessment for a Crunch Fitness lifting and group-fitness location on the second floor of a multi-tenant Ohio commercial building — measuring ASTC 53 in the adjacent hallway and tracing the dropped-weight vibration through a 4″ concrete slab.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Hotel Window Soundproofing: MLV Curtains for Highway Noise

Posted on by Austin Peek
Hotel Window Soundproofing for Highway Noise MLV Curtains - Residence Inn
19
Apr
Hospitality · Blocking
Mass-loaded vinyl soundproofing curtains hung over the highway-facing guestroom windows at a Residence Inn property under NDA — designer-grade cotton-canvas drape with an MLV core knocking down traffic noise that hotel glazing alone could not contain.
Products:Fabric Wall
Read More →

Mass-loaded vinyl soundproofing curtains hung over the highway-facing guestroom windows at a Residence Inn property under NDA — designer-grade cotton-canvas drape with an MLV core knocking down traffic noise that hotel glazing alone could not contain.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Second Floor Soundproofing: IIC 45 Floor System for Custom Home Construction

Posted on by Austin Peek
Second Floor Soundproofing IIC 45 Floor System for Custom Home Construction
23
Mar
Multi-Family · Blocking
Second-floor footfall fix for a new-construction Tampa custom home — Floor Blokker membrane in the second-story subfloor plus Wall Blokker Pro on walls bringing IIC from the low 30s up to approximately 45 across the playroom and master suite below.
Products:Floor BlokkerWall Blokker Pro
Read More →

Second-floor footfall fix for a new-construction Tampa custom home — Floor Blokker membrane in the second-story subfloor plus Wall Blokker Pro on walls bringing IIC from the low 30s up to approximately 45 across the playroom and master suite below.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Movie Theater Acoustics: STC 65 Wall Build with Low-Frequency Bass Attenuation

Posted on by Austin Peek
STC 65 movie theater wall build with low-frequency bass attenuation
15
Feb
Entertainment · Blocking
Demising-wall acoustic build for a multi-auditorium Dallas luxury cinema — Wall Blokker membrane on each side of the studs (lab-tested at Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories) delivering STC 65 plus 20+ dB attenuation in the 50-80 Hz cinema bass band.
Products:Wall Blokker
Read More →

Demising-wall acoustic build for a multi-auditorium Dallas luxury cinema — Wall Blokker membrane on each side of the studs (lab-tested at Riverbank Acoustical Laboratories) delivering STC 65 plus 20+ dB attenuation in the 50-80 Hz cinema bass band.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Historic Hotel Soundproofing: STC 50 Retrofit in 1920s Wood-Frame Construction

Posted on by Austin Peek
Historic Hotel Soundproofing Fenway Hotel Wood Frame Construction
05
Feb
Hospitality · Blocking
Historic restoration soundproofing at The Fenway Hotel — a 1920s wood-frame property in Dunedin, FL — hitting STC 50+ across original 2×6 demising walls with Wall Blokker Pro both sides plus Floor Blokker on the joist system without adding wall thickness.
Products:Floor BlokkerWall Blokker Pro
Read More →

Historic restoration soundproofing at The Fenway Hotel — a 1920s wood-frame property in Dunedin, FL — hitting STC 50+ across original 2×6 demising walls with Wall Blokker Pro both sides plus Floor Blokker on the joist system without adding wall thickness.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Outdoor Event Venue Noise Control: Fence Barrier at Tampa Yacht Club

Posted on by Austin Peek
Outdoor Event Venue Noise Control Fence Barrier Tampa Yacht Club
03
Feb
Clubhouse · Blocking
Fence Blokker MLV panels installed on the perimeter fence and tent overhang at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club outdoor event patio — cutting wedding-band noise by 15 dB at the patio and 12 dB at the property line, hidden behind decorative curtain covers.
Products:Fence Blokker
Read More →

Fence Blokker MLV panels installed on the perimeter fence and tent overhang at the Tampa Yacht & Country Club outdoor event patio — cutting wedding-band noise by 15 dB at the patio and 12 dB at the property line, hidden behind decorative curtain covers.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Drop Ceiling Soundproofing: How to Stop Plenum Flanking Through ACT

Posted on by Austin Peek
Drop Ceiling Soundproofing How to Stop Plenum Flanking Through ACT
03
Jan
Education · Blocking
Drop Ceiling Noise Blokker polymer tiles installed above 300+ ACT panels in USF's student government offices in Tampa — sealing the plenum flanking path between offices whose partition walls stopped at the ceiling grid, finished in a single school-break window.
Products:Drop Ceiling Noise Blokker
Read More →

Drop Ceiling Noise Blokker polymer tiles installed above 300+ ACT panels in USF’s student government offices in Tampa — sealing the plenum flanking path between offices whose partition walls stopped at the ceiling grid, finished in a single school-break window.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Recruiter Office Soundproofing: KForce St. Louis Interview Rooms

Posted on by Austin Peek
Recruiter Office Soundproofing KForce Interview Rooms - St. Louis, MO
19
Dec
Office // Commercial · Blocking
Wall Blokker membrane on metal-stud demising walls plus Drop Ceiling Noise Blokker on the transition-zone ACT for KForce's St. Louis recruiter field office — hitting STC 56 between the bullpen, conference, and interview rooms without rebuilding to the deck.
Products:Drop Ceiling Noise BlokkerWall Blokker
Read More →

Wall Blokker membrane on metal-stud demising walls plus Drop Ceiling Noise Blokker on the transition-zone ACT for KForce’s St. Louis recruiter field office — hitting STC 56 between the bullpen, conference, and interview rooms without rebuilding to the deck.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Multi-Family Floor Soundproofing: Austin, Texas

Posted on by Austin Peek
Multi-Family Floor Soundproofing in Austin, TX - Berkshire Santal
09
Nov
Multi-Family · Blocking
75,000 SF of Floor Blokker membrane installed beneath hickory hardwood across Berkshire Santal's luxury Austin apartments — beating code by 13 ASTC points with BAI field-tested results of ASTC 58 and AIIC 52 on the worst-case open-web truss floor assembly.
Products:Floor Blokker
Read More →

75,000 SF of Floor Blokker membrane installed beneath hickory hardwood across Berkshire Santal’s luxury Austin apartments — beating code by 13 ASTC points with BAI field-tested results of ASTC 58 and AIIC 52 on the worst-case open-web truss floor assembly.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Media Room Drywall Soundproofing: STC 41 in a Custom Home

Posted on by Austin Peek
Media Room Drywall Soundproofing STC 41 in a Custom Home
11
Oct
Entertainment · Blocking
Wall Blokker Pro membrane layered behind the drywall inside a custom Westshore luxury home in Tampa — lifting standard 2×4 demising walls from STC 32 to STC 41 across three sensitive media and bedroom adjacencies during the framing-to-drywall sequence.
Products:Wall Blokker Pro
Read More →

Wall Blokker Pro membrane layered behind the drywall inside a custom Westshore luxury home in Tampa — lifting standard 2×4 demising walls from STC 32 to STC 41 across three sensitive media and bedroom adjacencies during the framing-to-drywall sequence.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Retail Commercial Partition Soundproofing: STC 34 to 40

Posted on by Austin Peek
Retail Commercial Partition Soundproofing STC 34 to 40
15
Aug
Office // Commercial · Blocking
OverWall Blokker membrane bonded to one side of an existing retail-strip partition in Valrico, FL — lifting an STC 34 wall to STC 40 between an automotive parts distributor and its karate-studio neighbor without demolition or tenant relocation downtime.
Products:Over Wall Noise Blokker
Read More →

OverWall Blokker membrane bonded to one side of an existing retail-strip partition in Valrico, FL — lifting an STC 34 wall to STC 40 between an automotive parts distributor and its karate-studio neighbor without demolition or tenant relocation downtime.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Sound Barrier for Warehouse Conversion: 6,000 SF to Office

Posted on by Austin Peek
Sound Barrier for Warehouse Conversion to Office
06
May
Office // Commercial · Blocking
End-to-end acoustic treatment for a 6,000 SF Tampa Bay warehouse-to-tenant conversion — Floor Blokker on the mezzanine, Wall Blokker plus QuietRock demising walls hitting STC 65, and 1,100 Sabins of Echo Eraser absorption tuned across the open building volume.
Products:Acoustic PanelFloor BlokkerWall Blokker
Read More →

End-to-end acoustic treatment for a 6,000 SF Tampa Bay warehouse-to-tenant conversion — Floor Blokker on the mezzanine, Wall Blokker plus QuietRock demising walls hitting STC 65, and 1,100 Sabins of Echo Eraser absorption tuned across the open building volume.

Continue reading →
Case Studies

Home Music Recording Studio Soundproofing: STC 65 in a Garage

Posted on by Austin Peek
Home Music Recording Studio Soundproofing STC 65 Garage
06
May
Entertainment · Blocking
Two-car garage converted into a working band's home recording studio in the Tampa Bay area — floating floor, Wall Blokker Pro to STC 65 demising walls, and foam absorption driving the recording room down to a tight 0.3-second RT60 from a bare concrete shell.
Products:Wall Blokker Pro
Read More →

Two-car garage converted into a working band’s home recording studio in the Tampa Bay area — floating floor, Wall Blokker Pro to STC 65 demising walls, and foam absorption driving the recording room down to a tight 0.3-second RT60 from a bare concrete shell.

Continue reading →