Soundmatt is a thin resilient acoustic floor underlayment designed to improve impact noise control beneath hard surface flooring. It is a practical choice for residential, hospitality, and mixed-use floor assemblies across the UAE, GCC, Middle East, and MENA region where low-profile acoustic performance is required.
Kinetics Noise Control Inc. Products
Resilient Underlayment for Floor Noise Control
Kinetics Soundmatt is a 5/16 inch / 8 mm thick resilient floor underlayment made from custom molded glass fibers. It is designed for use after the appropriate isolated subflooring has been installed and can be placed beneath many common floor finishes, including hardwood flooring, ceramic tile, quarry tile, marble, wood parquet, and vinyl tile.
Designed for Impact Noise Reduction
Soundmatt is suitable for projects where thin underlayments that allow direct attachment of finished floor materials do not meet the required performance goals. Its resilient construction helps provide better impact noise control while also contributing to airborne sound control in a single thin layer. This makes Soundmatt a useful acoustic flooring solution for apartments, hotels, serviced residences, and mixed-use buildings where footfall and light impact noise must be managed.
Compatible Floor Build-Up Options
Soundmatt can be used with gypsum concrete, standard concrete, and built-up wood floors. Kinetics installation guidance includes build-up options using wire-reinforced mortar bed or lightweight concrete, gypsum concrete, plywood or OSB, and reinforced cement backer board assemblies. This flexibility allows consultants and contractors to coordinate Soundmatt within different architectural floor finishes and acoustic floor system requirements.
Installation and Acoustic Detailing
For correct installation, the subfloor should be clean, dry, rigid, and properly prepared. Kinetics notes that Soundmatt should be laid without adhesive, without overlapping, without gaps, and without taped seams. The system also uses SRP perimeter isolation material around walls, door frames, floor drains, columns, pipes, conduits, and other penetrations, with resilient acoustical or elastomeric sealant at the perimeter to help maintain acoustic separation.
Project Suitability
Soundmatt is listed by Kinetics for light impact applications in residential and mixed-use hard surface floors, with the overall floor build-up selected as required to meet project acoustic and building code objectives. For UAE, GCC, Middle East, and MENA developments, it offers a compact acoustic underlayment option for projects where floor height, installation efficiency, and impact noise control must be balanced.
