An MP Global Products customer (a homeowner) used the golf ball test to evaluate the reduction of sound transmission capability of two different acoustic underlayments - one of which was QuietWalk - under a new floating wood floor to be installed over a wood subfloor.
Keene Building Products, a manufacturer of entangled net products including DRIWALL and QUIET QURL for building envelope and noise control, announced recently the acquisition of Dependable Chemical, a local floor products manufacturer.
Researchers at MAPEI have delivered a new, patent-pending sound-reduction membrane for use in both residential (homes, apartments, condominiums) and light commercial (office buildings) environments. Mapesonic 2 provides reduced transmission of both impact sound (footsteps, dropped objects, etc.) and airborne sound (voice, TV, etc.) through floors.