Below are the top four tips for architects and interior designers wishing to create acoustic-friendly spaces.

1) Add Acoustic Wall Panels

Think about adding acoustic wall panelling to the rooms you want to soundproof. Acoustic wall panelling is made from an obstructive material that can effectively block sound transmissions attempting to pass through vertical walls.

Vertical walls are the most common barrier between various rooms of a home or building. So, if you build or upgrade a room to include acoustic wall panels, it will do a great job of absorbing sounds attempting to come into and out of the room.

2) Acoustic Rafts and Baffles

Acoustic rafts and baffles can block sound transmissions from coming through the ceilings of rooms. They assist the acoustic wall panels by blocking noises attempting to escape through the ceiling or come inside through the ceiling.

You may not think protecting the ceiling is necessary for soundproofing, but it may be needed if a second-storey or upper-level floor is above the room. Architects and interior designers should install acoustic rafts and baffles on the ceiling if another floor or HVAC system exists above the room. That way, it will prevent noises from above the ceiling from entering the room and vice versa.

3) Acoustic Floating Floors

Lastly, soundproofing the flooring of a room is critical if it is on an upper-level floor above another room.

For instance, if an architect plans to design an apartment building or large office building, it is imperative to install acoustic floating floors because they will help prevent sound transmissions through the flooring and into the rooms below.

And, of course, the acoustic floating floors will help prevent sound transmission below the room from passing through the flooring.

Get Professional Assistance

Acoustic control may not be your specialty, and that is okay. Whether you are an architect or interior designer, you will need the help of an acoustics control specialist if you want to soundproof any room in your existing or planned building.

Call Husht Acoustics at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk for more information.

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However, it would not be good to dine while hearing outside noises from traffic, cars, and intentionally loud people. Can you remember ever being inside a restaurant and hearing noises from the parking lot outside? No, because most professional restaurant designs contain acoustics installations to reduce and eliminate outside noises.

Soundproofing technologies like acoustic wall panels, ceiling tiles, rafts, baffles, and floating floors can allow restaurants to contain their interior sounds and block out external sounds. Do you wonder why this is a good thing for restaurant patrons?

Here are the top three reasons why acoustics is vital in restaurant design.

1) Reduce Stress on Employees

Numerous studies have confirmed that restaurant employees become highly stressed when listening to the commotion and sound of people all day and night. Even the sound of dishes getting picked up and put down takes its toll on restaurant workers and their stress levels.

Acoustics in your restaurant design can go a long way in reducing the stress of your employees. They may not eliminate all sound transmissions from other rooms and environments, but they will reduce the volume significantly. Then perhaps your restaurant employees can feel better and less stressed.

2) Reduce Volume for Customers

Restaurant customers want to feel comfortable and have a pleasant dining experience. Of course, they expect to hear sound and commotion from the other tables in their immediate environment. However, they don’t want to listen to the busy sounds generated by the kitchen and other rooms in the establishment.

Acoustics will go a long way in reducing sound transmissions from the busy kitchen of a restaurant. That way, customers can focus on the conversations at their respective tables while enjoying the essence of socializing around them.

3) Custom Aesthetics

Appearance is the number one reason restaurant owners hesitate to incorporate acoustics into the design. They’re afraid they’ll have to sacrifice the beauty of the carpets and walls for acoustic panels and flooring that don’t look good.

Well, the good news is that you can purchase custom-designed acoustics to accommodate the aesthetics you had in mind for your restaurant design. All you need is a professional custom acoustics installation company to make it happen.

Contact Husht Acoustics Today

Are you ready to add some acoustics to your restaurant design? Husht Acoustics can offer custom acoustic design and installation services for acoustic wall panels, ceiling tiles, rafts, baffles, floating floors, printed panels, and timber. Whatever you need to control the sound transmissions in and out of your restaurant, we can install the appropriate acoustics for you.

Call us at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk to submit your questions and requests.

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Would you like to know the best ways to get started? Below are the top five tips for soundproofing your home offices.

1) Install Acoustic Wall Panels

Acoustic wall panels are the number one way to soundproof your home office because the strongest sound transmissions pass through the walls. By installing acoustic panels on your walls, they will absorb and diffuse most of the outside and inside sounds passing through your room

Most of the soundproofing of a home office comes from acoustic wall panels. That is why you should choose a reliable company like Husht Acoustics to install your acoustic wall panels correctly and professionally. Then you can enjoy maximum sound reduction for a more pleasant and peaceful work environment.

2) Install Solid Doors

Most modern homes are constructed with cheap hollow core doors. Because of this, it is easy for sounds from other rooms to pass through the doors and enter your home office.

Therefore, you should replace your hollow core doors with solid core doors to obstruct the sound transmissions from other rooms. Solid core doors will significantly reduce sound transmissions and assist the soundproofing efforts of acoustic walls, ceilings, and floating floors.

In addition to installing the solid core doors, add a bottom sweep, threshold seal, and vinyl weatherstripping to cover every possible gap around the door. Then you will know you have eliminated every possible way sound can pass through the door.

3) Seal Cracks and Holes in the Drywall

Do you notice any cracks or holes in the drywall of your home office? Before covering them with acoustic wall panels, fill the cracks and holes with a special drywall sealant solution.

Plugging them up will prevent sound transmissions from freely passing through cracks and holes and diminishing the effectiveness of your acoustic wall panels.

4) Install Acoustic Rafts and Baffles

Acoustic rafts and baffles absorb and reflect sound transmissions as they try to pass through the ceiling.

Many home office workers find acoustic rafts and baffles beneficial when they have an air conditioning unit or another room on the floor above their home office. That way, the acoustic rafts and baffles can prevent the above noises from invading your home office and vice versa.

5) Install Acoustic Floating Floors

Acoustic floating floors add a suspended floor structure above the subfloor base on the ground to trap sounds and vibrations passing through it. Once the sounds and vibrations are trapped, sound entering and leaving the room through the floor is reduced.

Home offices need acoustic floating floors because outside, inside, and underground sounds can travel through the floors. Acoustic floating floors will be the last step in soundproofing your home office environment. Then, if your walls and ceilings are not acoustically protected, you should be sound protected in every direction of your home office.

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So which materials are best for sound proofing your room? Let’s examine the top materials below:

Timber

Timber is an old-fashioned sound proofing material used for hundreds of years. It is not outdated because acoustic timber is still highly effective at reducing sound transmissions in walls and ceilings. Not only that, but it looks very attractive too.

Fiberglass

Fiberglass is another effective sound proofing material that can trap sound waves and temperatures before they enter or escape a room. The most common acoustic solutions made of fiberglass are baffles and rafts.

Foam

Acoustic wall panels are often made of foam because it does an excellent job of absorbing echoes and sounds inside a room. That is why private music studios love to use foam-based acoustic wall panels.

Plaster

Spray plaster is an excellent soundproofing material and is easy to apply to diverse surfaces.

Get Professional Assistance

Husht Acoustics has several material options for the custom sound proofing services we provide to clients throughout the United Kingdom.

Call us at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk to learn which soundproofing materials that could work best for your particular rooms.

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The most common places to apply spray plaster is on walls and ceilings. Spray plaster comes with the following benefits:

• Reduce reverberation
• Fire-tested and proven safe
• Resistant to the sun’s UV light
• Resistant to humidity and moisture
• Resistant to mould
• Simple to repair
• Easy to absorb
• Eco-friendly
• Possesses anti-static attributes

Acoustic plaster spray can enhance the aesthetics of your walls and ceilings too. Any visible cracks and walls will get covered so that only a smooth surface is left behind. Meanwhile, the plaster will reduce the sound transmissions to the outside while amplifying them inside.

The spray plaster can get applied to any structure or room. The thicknesses and colours present don’t matter. All you need is a professional company to apply the spray plaster properly. That is why you should hire Husht Acoustics to perform that job for you on your property. We offer custom acoustic treatment solutions to accommodate any indoor environment.

The spray plaster will get mixed and prepared according to your acoustic requirements and specifications. Call us at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk for more information on how we prepare spray plaster for our clients in the United Kingdom.

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In addition to the effectiveness of acoustic timber, it also adds beautiful aesthetics to any indoor environment. Since timber is a natural material, it can add a sense of nature to all settings. So whether you want to control noises in a home or private music studio, acoustic timber is an excellent reverberation management solution.

You can find acoustic timber treatments in residential, industrial, commercial, educational, and government settings. Some examples include hotels, houses, cafés, apartments, restaurants, office spaces, movie theatres, and more. In addition, you can request to customise your acoustic treatment solutions to accommodate any colour finish, shape, or size you prefer.

Husht Acoustics aims to please our customers and cater to their acoustic preferences and requirements. That is why we are one of the top acoustic timber suppliers in the United Kingdom. Acoustic timber offers a fun and aesthetically pleasing way to manage reverberation, sound vibrations, and transmissions. You’ll also love how much they can amplify the sounds generated inside the same room.

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Would you like to learn more about the advantages of installing acoustic timber in the rooms of your home or building? Call us at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk for more information.

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We have the finest selection of acoustic noise control and treatment solutions. Here is a list of our top noise control methods:

• Acoustic rafts & baffles
• Acoustic wall panels
• Floating floors
• Printed panels
• Acoustic timber
• Acoustic spray plaster
• Stretched fabric systems

Don’t worry about the aesthetics because we can customise the appearance of these acoustic noise control solutions to accommodate your preferences. Perhaps you’d like an attractive set of acoustic timber or wall panels. Maybe a minimalist design is more to your liking. In any case, we can make your vision a reality.

Our acoustic noise control and treatment solutions work well in restaurants, schools, retail stores, homes, offices, hospitals, factories, and any property with noise inside or outside. We’re confident we can provide you with the best method for reducing reverberation in your rooms without sacrificing aesthetics.

Husht Acoustics is proud to have received several accreditations from well-established accrediting agencies. Our official accreditations include Constructiononline H&S, Finishes & Interiors Sector, Ecophon Partnership in Contracting, and Contractor Health & Safety Assessment.

Contact Husht Acoustics

Do you want to learn more about the benefits of choosing Husht Acoustics for your noise control needs? Call us at 0203 538 8376 or email us at info@hushtacoustics.co.uk for more information.

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As a result, 2017 saw the launch of Husht Acoustics. Founded to help overcome a range of noise related challenges that customers face across the education, hospitality, retail, commercial and residential sectors. From concept to calculation and then through to completion, Husht Acoustics deliver optimal acoustic treatment in partnership with some of Europe’s leading acoustic panel manufacturers such as Saint-Gobain Ecophon and Stil Acoustics.

Knowing just how difficult it can be to source the right acoustic products at the right price, our e-commerce site Muffle was then born in 2019. Having now developed into a successful website operating in 7 countries in just 2 years, stocking over 20 brands and every acoustic solution possible, we are growing every day and continuously expanding into new and exciting markets – soon to include the USA.

The combination of these three ventures mean we can provide a complete interior solution, from quality structural framing systems (SFS), drylining, suspended ceilings, plastering, fire protection and air sealing provided by JLS, to acoustic assessments and installation from Husht Acoustics to supplying innovative and unique acoustic products from Muffle.

With the three business ventures comes three business units, which are able to provide expert support and service to our customers and clients. Our 5 directors have extensive experience in the construction and acoustics industry. Combined, Andy and Frank have an impressive 22 years of experience in the acoustics industry, both previously working for Saint-Gobain Ecophon. In addition to this, Jim and Rob have an expansive knowledge of operations and project management and construction as a whole, ensuring they can effectively deliver a project in a timely manner and to the highest standards. Andrea brings with her a comprehensive knowledge of compliance and HR practices, so we can ensure our businesses run smoothly!

Collectively, we have been proud to achieve several accreditations and memberships including an FIS membership, Constructionline Gold membership, CHAS accreditation and an Ecophon Partnership in Contracting (EPIC). Achieving these accreditations is incredibly important to us as these critical marks of quality help us to demonstrate the expertise and commitment within our businesses. Continuing to develop both as a group and internally, including training our staff to the highest possible standard, means we can provide exceptional customer service from conception to delivery and aftercare.

Bringing these three ventures together means we can offer a complete interiors solution like no other.

Together, we have worked on numerous prestigious projects where the internal construction has been undertaken by JLS, the acoustic products supplied by Muffle and installed by Husht.  Amongst these projects is the brand-new creative arts building for Leeds Beckett University!

Based in the centre of Leeds, we were involved in this £80 million development alongside George Downing Construction and Hawkins\Brown to ensure that the 9-storey creative arts development is ready for staff and students to return to University. Husht Acoustics were heavily involved in installing acoustic treatment throughout the building, as design choices made by Hawkins\Brown saw the building wrought with open spaces, glass partitions and a large atrium – all of which pose acoustical challenges. Using products supplied by Muffle, such as MuffleRafts and Autex Quietspace,  we were able to optimise learning spaces so that students can learn the best way they can!

Alongside acoustic treatment, JLS were involved in installing several products from Siniat partitions and mass barrier ceilings throughout the building! Bringing our three disciplines together means we are able to be involved in various projects, from start to finish.

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The Role

A busy and varied role where you will take control of a number of incoming main contractor tenders and client direct enquiries.

Our businesses work with a variety of clients and manufacturers and our aim is to offer the most suitable or specified product to ensure we as a business can offer and maintain a high level of customer service.

Working in a busy office where we feel it is important to have fun whilst being extremely productive, this is a key role with a focus on securing product specified contracts with main contractors

Key Responsibilities

 Work Procurement

• Update and manage the enquiry register
• Pursue opportunities to obtain tender documents
• Organise incoming tender enquiries
• Completion and submission of PQQs (with office admin support)
• Maintain and form relationships with manufacturers and clients
• Develop and assist our clients and main contractors with their requirements and guide them to the correct product type if needed

Pre-Contract

• Maintain a material supplier’s database and have a good understanding of our range of products
• Assess tender documents to ensure sufficient information available to prepare a tender
• Take off quantities
• Prepare and issue sub-contract enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• Prepare and issue material supply enquiries and assessment of quotations upon receipt
• You will be pricing a variety of acoustic related products
• Complete tender documents for submission
• Prepare specifications and/or contractors proposal’s
• Submit tenders and follow up
• Post tender negotiation’s
• Handover of successful projects to the management/contract team & assist where required throughout the project
• Material procurement
• Commercial tasks including project valuations in conjunction with the Contracts/QS team

About the Husht Estimators

This is a very important role and as important as the experience and relevant qualifications are, the individual person is a driven team player who can buy into our team approach and someone who enjoy’s getting results from their work

Qualifications

• Degree calibre, suitably experience Skills or the potential to grow into the role
• Good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the construction industry
• Knowledge of standard forms of measurement
• Business development skills/experience
• Driving licence
• Good IT skills -particularly Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills

Personal Qualities

• High degree of personal motivation
• Commercial acumen
• Ability to work as part of a close knit team and manage numerous activities / projects simultaneously – both short and long term.
• Ability to work on own initiative and with the minimum of supervision
• Outgoing personality essential for dealing directly with clients and their design team
• Good negotiator
• Flexibility with regard to working across all areas of the business, and hours to meet the requirements of this challenging and important position

Competencies

• Leadership or potential to grow into a leadership role
• Enterprising and Commercial Approach
• A Planned Approach
• Taking Responsibility
• Customer Focus
• Building and Maintaining Relationships

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Acoustics 

The study of sound! (the science concerned with production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound) 

Absorption Class 

How well a product absorbs sound is rated on a scale from Class A to Class E, A being the best and E being the worst!  

Airborne Sound 

Sound which travels through the air, such as speech 

Baffle

A type of acoustic panel suspended vertically from the ceiling 

Ceiling Tile 

Often seen in schools, ceiling tiles are a type of acoustic product installed to an existing suspended ceiling system  

Decibel

The unit which we measure sound!  

Echo 

Cause by sound waves reflecting off a surface and back to the listener (A repetition of sound caused by sound waves reflecting off a surface) 

HVAC 

Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems 

Reverberation 

Caused by sound waves reflecting off multiple surfaces after the original source of sound has stopped 

Reverberation Time 

The time in seconds if takes for a sound to decrease by 60dB 

Raft 

A type of acoustic panel suspended horizontally from the ceiling  

Suspended Ceiling

A grid system installed below the buildings ceiling made up of interlocking sections which provide a gap for ceiling tiles; usually to hide HVAC systems 

Speech Clarity 

The quality of sound transfer from source to listener, it can depend on things such as reverberation time and background noise 

Sound Privacy 

Often used to describe how easy it is to hear other people’s conversations in open plan offices 

Sound Absorption 

The loss of sound energy when it meets an absorbent material such as an acoustic panel 

Soundproofing (or sound insulating)

The process of stopping sound from entering or leaving a building or room 

Impact Sound 

Sound which travels through the buildings structure, such as footsteps  

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