Our new QuietHome® floor/ceiling assembly, UL number L591, has an STC rating up to 65 and an IIC rating up to 70. It is particularly good at reducing challenging ‘high heel footfall noise’, with results 20-30dB better than conventional assemblies, and an overall improvement of 5-8 IIC points and 8-9 STC points.

By eliminating the use of poured gypsum concrete, the QuietHome assembly reduces mold risk, schedule risk, and the likelihood of acoustic short-circuits; our assembly is also half the weight, allowing for less material, and simpler, less expensive structural engineering.

Pinn Brothers Fine Homes is building hundreds of new QuietHome units with Quiet walls, floors, ceilings and windows; click to read case study.
Click here to discuss your floor/ceiling needs.

A wall assembly can be designed to meet an STC target in multiple ways, but fail to deliver those numbers in the field due to acoustic short circuits. For example, the lab STC rating of a double-stud wall should meet building code for a party wall – but what happens if plumbing is run through the wall cavity and the plumbing is strapped to the studs?
 

Soundproofing Tip: HVAC

Polymers to Pancakes

Want to reduce the noise from HVAC ducts? Our QuietCoat applies our visco-elastic polymer technology to coating metal, plastic and other non-porous materials. QuietCoat can be applied by spray, brush or roller. Click here to order QuietCoat online.
 

On March 25th, 2008, the executive staff took a break from polymers, to whip up a company-wide pancake breakfast in celebration of Quiet Solution’s 6th anniversary.