Soundproofing Acoustical Curtains, Drapes & Strip Doors. Yes!

Our Noise Control Blackout Curtains and Clear Vinyl sheeting cuts sound and they are economical, too!

Home Theater Curtains? Yes!
Any room should have at least 40% of it’s total area covered with absorbent material to reduce annoying reverberation, which reduces speech intelligibility.
Acoustical Curtains (Acoustical Draperies), are useful for adding absorbency to a room that has many reflective surfaces, such as home theatres, etc.. Sound control through a doorway? Yes! Soundproofing (Blackout), drapes are a quick, effective and cheap way to improve room acoustics (hang on the walls), as well as to block sound from coming through walls, doorways, windows, patio doors, etc. Especially effective on thin walls, such as mobile homes.
A cheap way to get a good nights sleep!

We now have a good stock of used, (very good condition!), heavy-duty soundproofing pleated drapes removed from commercial soundproofing room installations. We have some various widths (Approx.) lengths to cover walls or windows in panels. They are made of a close woven vinyl or polyester/cotton blend satin fabric with a heavy plastic fabric-like backing of Therma-Foam (creating a sound trapping space). These sound control curtains normally cost many hundreds ($$$), when new. Condition is quite good, but on some, slight discolorations or spotting may be evident but some of it may be easily removed. We have some of different colors, your choice, out they go for peanut prices. Better get some before they are all gone! Lengths are a panel for covering a wall (including a window) and sold by the inch of width: (1″ = $1). We have some with more spotting/damage for cheaper prices – inquire! These spotted ones have been proven inexpensive for noisy bird rooms to reduce reverb. Pix below show darker than they really are on most browsers. All our pages are best viewed at 1024X768 on your display.

If the colors or design is not to your liking, use them as “backup” curtains behind your desired curtains.

These drapes work best if they are not stretched tight and completely extended flat to the wall Pick a width that will allow some accordion folding when fully pulled across. (Add at least a third to the width for this). For the best soundproofing effect, try to allow at least a foot of margin around the window/door opening.

Any kind of acoustical curtains can be “doubled up” where maximum soundproofing is wanted: ___—-___—-___—-___ (Top View). Hang the first layer on regular curtain rods, then the second layer on extended rods, creating another airspace between the first set of curtains and the second. Both sides of a opening can be covered this way. These are heavy curtains (12-25 Lbs Each!) and may require a pole rod. (Get rods at the hardware store! Ask for “15 year warranty” rods.)

Use double-sided tape to seal curtain edges to wall for improved results! Also to seal center overlap of two curtains where they join together. Use it left, right and center to seal vertical edges of curtains thus reducing sound migration around and through the curtain joints at the walls and center overlap. Magnetic tape can also be cut into strips and used for this purpose.

“WALK-THROUGH” VINYL CURTAIN DOORWAY BARRIERS

STRIP DOORS - Prefabricated, ready to install Vinyl Strip Doors have excellent optical clarity, permitting good visibility through doorways. Useful for dust control and noise reduction.

FLEXIBLE TEAR-RESISTANCE VINYL, AN EFFECTIVE NOISE BARRIER WITHOUT THE STIFFNESS

AND VIBRATION OF OTHER TYPES OF BARRIERS.

Mass Loaded curtains have lead-free barium metal powder or silicon in vinyl for added sound control!

See-Thru Vinyl curtains Meet California Fire Marshall Registration No F-561

Make these yourself by buying the material you need, cutting it and hanging it up. Save hundreds!

Mass Loaded Curtains (Black/Gray, can’t see through) in 4′ wide sheet

Lbs P.S.F Thickness Width S.T.C Part No Per Foot
1 .107 48″ 26 099107 $7.55

These are also used to increase noise reduction by placing over windows and doors.

See-Thru Vinyl Curtain Material (Clear) 4′ wide sheet.

Lbs P.S.F Thickness Width S.T.C Part No Per Foot
.5 .080 48″ 20 099080 $15.05
.07 .120 48″ 23 099120 $23.15
1.0 .160 48″ 26 099160 $30.65

Can be applied directly to clean glass to reduce sound coming through the window.  Use a solution of distilled water and a few drops of “No Tears” baby shampoo without conditioner.  Use a spray bottle to apply and a rubber squeegee to remove bubbles.  Use a lint free cloth or coffee filters to clean with the same solution you used to apply.  Do not use any cleaner with vinegar or ammonia or paper towels.

Also used for sound/dust control over openings as well as protective covering for tables, etc.

Select Mass Loaded Vinyl Opaque or Clear Vinyl material (or both!) from chart.

8″ X .080- $ 2.50 Ft  12″ X .120 – $4 Ft

Measure your doorway or window and order to the closest foot in length. For instance, if your doorway was 8′ 2″ high, you would need to order 9′ feet of material. Material can be grommeted (Get the tool at the hardware store!) or mount with some “sandwich” boards holding it at the top. The board is then mounted over the doorway using screws, nails or chain. (Or use the mounting kits at the bottom of this page).

Cut vinyl to length with snips. or sharp knife. Allow to brush against the floor for maximum sound reduction. Walk-through panels can easily be made from the 4′ wide sheet with vertical length-way slits. Or order strip material from us. Double-up or hang on both sides of the opening for maximum effectiveness.

Use the mass loaded vinyl (MLV) on walls as a backing for the noise control curtains above to increase effective sound blocking. As effective as lead sheeting!

“Clamp Type” Door mounting kits for Strip or Sheet

The bottom edges of the holding bar are rounded to reduce wear on your strips as they swing.

4′ Wide Kit……………………….$59.95

8′ Wide Kit………………………$109.95

We also have Lead! Inquire

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See-Thru Vinyl Curtain Material (Clear) 4€² wide sheet €“ Can be applied directly to clean glass to reduce sound coming through the window. Use a solution of distilled water and a few drops of €œNo Tears€ baby shampoo without conditioner. Use a spray bottle to apply and a rubber squeegee to remove bubbles. Use a lint free cloth or coffee filters to clean with the same solution you used to apply. Do not use any cleaner with vinegar or ammonia or paper towels.

Also used for sound/dust control over openings as well as protective covering for tables, etc.

Select Mass Loaded Vinyl Opaque or Clear Vinyl material (or both!) from above chart.

Measure your doorway or window and order to the closest foot in length. For instance, if your doorway was 8€² 2€³ high, you would need to order 9€² feet of material. Material can be grommeted (Get the tool at the hardware store!) or mount with some €œsandwich€ boards holding it at the top. The board is then mounted over the doorway using screws, nails or chain. (Or use the mounting kits shown).

Cut vinyl to length with snips or sharp knife. Allow to brush against the floor for maximum sound reduction. Walk-through panels can easily be made from the 4€² wide sheet with vertical length-way slits. Or order precut strip material from us. Double-up or hang on both sides of the opening for maximum effectiveness.

Use the mass loaded vinyl (MLV) on walls as a backing for the noise control curtains above to increase effective sound blocking. As effective as lead sheeting! MORE!

USE THESE SIMPLE PIN TYPE MOUNTS TO HOLD DOOR STRIPS FOR REAL QUICK ASSEMBLY

CEILING MOUNT
WALL MOUNT
STRIP INSTALLATION

The same strip mounts as a wall or ceiling mount.

CEILING MOUNT €” WALL MOUNT