Why acoustics is often underestimated in service operations
In conventional commercial construction, the budget goes first into structure, then thermal and fire protection — and acoustics is left as a remainder. In the automotive sector, this comes back to bite quickly: you cannot explain a premium showroom with branded lighting and designer furniture while an impact wrench runs at 95 dB right next door.
We treat acoustics as an integral design decision, not a retrofit. The best acoustic insulation is the one that is planned in early — before structure, before ventilation routing, before furniture.
What we focus on in acoustic solutions
- Airborne vs. structure-borne sound: air tools generate primarily airborne sound, lifts primarily structure-borne. Both need different solution paths.
- Flanking transmission: a perfect partition wall is useless if sound migrates through ceiling, floor, or ductwork into the next room. We check every flank.
- Room acoustics vs. sound insulation: a hall with long reverberation feels exhausting even when objective sound levels are moderate. Acoustic absorbers in the ceiling area often make the biggest difference.
- Cleanability and robustness: acoustic solutions in workshops must survive splashing water, sparks, and occasional impact — so we choose appropriately robust surfaces.
Typical project scenarios
Showroom extension into an existing service building: partition wall with Rw ≥ 55 dB, ceiling junction as a double-shell build-up, door openings with full-perimeter sealing. Result: secondary noise from the workshop is no longer identifiable inside the showroom.
Workshop adjoining a residential area: outer-wall internal insulation combined with acoustic service walls, adjusted ventilation routing and silencers in the door area. Reduction of external sound levels by 18–22 dB(A) — sufficient to meet neighbourhood limit values.
Diagnostic / consultation room directly inside the hall: fully decoupled box-in-box build-up, vibration-isolated from the hall. Speech intelligibility at conference-room level — even with the workshop running.
If you have a concrete noise problem, we will visit with a sound-level meter and propose solutions you can independently verify.