Sound Absorbing Materials: Floor and Roof

SOUND ABSORBING
MATERIALS
FLOOR AND ROOF
TYPES OF SOUND ABSORBING
MATERIALS
 These are the most used soundproofing materials; each category has different best use scenarios. Each of these acoustic materials
falls into one of these categories: Sound Absorbing, Sound Insulation, Sound Dampening, and Decoupling.
Acoustic Foam – This material, commonly called Studio Foam, has a distinctive wedge or pyramid shape that is highly effective
at absorbing sound. They attach to walls as panels, hang from ceilings as baffles, or sit in corners as bass traps.
 Sound Insulation – Sound insulation are batts made of mineral wool, rock wool, and fiberglass, designed to fit in between the
studs of walls. The batts fit snugly between studs to take up airspace that can transmit sound.
 Acoustic Panels/Boards – These are decorative versions of sound insulation and sound absorbing foam. They can come in many
appealing colors, patterns, and fabrics to serve a dual purpose in the home and workplace.
 Acoustic Fabrics – Acoustical fabrics are thicker and heavier than other fabrics and used in theater curtains, blackout curtains,
and studio blankets.
 Acoustic Coatings – Materials like Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) is a dense rubber like material, used in many different situations
such as car soundproofing, machinery, appliances, and as an underlayment. The mass of the material acts as a sound barrier.
 Floor Underlayment – Soundproofing a hardwood or tile floor requires the decoupling of the flooring surface and the subfloor to
reduce the noise transmission. Cork, felt, and polymers are commonly used as underlayment materials.
 Architectural Soundproofing – This group includes anything used in the structure of a building, such as soundproof windows,
soundproof walls, doors, and decoupling products used to install them.
SOUND ABSORBING FOAM
 Pro Studio Acoustics Wedge Foam Tiles

 Best Use: Use as an alternative to the Auralex panels. They offer multiple attractive colors to
break up with the charcoal that looks great in any room.
 Size: 12”x12”x2”
 Colors: Charcoal with Blue, Red, Teal, and Purple
 Pro Studio wedges are made in the USA from a high-quality acoustic foam. The wedges can be
installed on walls where noise reflection is a problem, or as ceiling tiles to cut down echo and
reverberation. Pro Studio foam is no comparison to the cheap “egg crate” variety foam.
 Most people use the Pro Studio Acoustic foam panels for absorbing sound in both home and
professional use. The bright colors liven up theater rooms, gaming rooms, voice booths, and
studios while absorbing sound and killing echoes.
ACOUSTIC PANELS
 ATS Acoustic Panels.

 Best Use: Acoustic panels are best for rooms where the appearance of wedge and pyramid foam
is undesirable. The wood framed panels look more like a decoration or large picture frame than
a sound absorbing.
 Size: 24”x48”x2”
 Colors: Beige, Black, Burgundy, Ivory
 For rooms where foam just won’t cut it visually, acoustic panels are there to fill the void. ATS
panels are constructed with Roxul ABF mineral wool and a solid wood frame. They finish off
the panel with an all jute fabric cover to make it a great looking piece.
 All that’s left is to hang them on the wall with the included hardware. It’s important to note the
ATS Acoustic panels are sold as single panels, but you can always buy multiple panels at one
time to save on shipping costs.
ACOUSTIC CURTAINS
 Utopia Bedding Thermal Blackout Curtains.

 Best Use: Blackout curtains are good for reducing the noise coming in or getting out from
windows and doors. Use them in a bedroom, home theater, nursery, or wherever a little quiet
is needed.
 A typical acoustic curtain uses quality, heavyweight, plush fabrics combined soundproofing
materials like mass loaded vinyl to dampen sound and reduce echo. While these curtains are
usually special-order products, the best alternative for home is to buy quality, heavyweight
blackout curtains
 For the home, acoustic curtains are meant to improve the sound in a room, as opposed to
blocking sound from leaving or entering. Our favorite acoustic curtains are the Utopia
Bedding Blackout Curtains. For more info, check out our guide to acoustic curtains for home
theaters.
AEROFORM BOARD
 are made from closed cell cross linked polyolefin foam with excellent properties
in terms of condensation control, long term thermal block and sound absorption.
They come as a standard sandwich product composed of foam, alupent foil and
self-adhesive backing. Any other combination is possible: plain foam, foam with
alupent foil or foam with self-adhesive backing. The foil and the foam can have
different colors (apart from the standard gray foam and silver foil) depending on
the custom
 The polyethylene rolls & sheets represent no hazard to the human health, being
used no CFC or HCFC in their production and having a very low VOC level.
They are considered environmental friendly products (with low Ozone Depletion
Potential – ODP – and Global Warming Potential – GWP) and comply with the
LEED requirements, helping buildings to get more LEED poiners’ needs.

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SOUND ABSORBING

 Pro Studio Acoustics Wedge Foam Tiles

 ATS Acoustic Panels.

 Utopia Bedding Thermal Blackout Curtains.

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