In the competitive hospitality industry, guest satisfaction hinges on details—especially peace and quiet. Yet, hotels, resorts, and high-traffic spaces often grapple with noise complaints: clattering footsteps in hallways, chair scrapes in dining areas, and echoes in lobbies. These disturbances don’t just irritate guests—they damage reviews and repeat business.

From luxury suites to banquet halls, noise transfer is a pervasive challenge:

• Impact noise: Footsteps, dropped items, and moving furniture transmit vibrations through floors.
• Airborne noise: Conversations, music, and HVAC systems travel through walls and floors.
• Regulatory pressures: Many EU countries enforce strict noise regulations.

In Italy, for example, speaking of acoustic comfort and governing its implementation is Prime Ministerial Decree of 5/12/97, which establishes the limit values, calculation methods and requirements to be achieved in order to reduce exposure to excessive noise.

Traditional solutions like thick carpets or floating floors often fall short, compromising aesthetics and are source of problems from a health and hygiene point of view.

A solution for footfall noise that does not require intervention on the screed.

T-Silence offers excellent acoustic insulation performance and can be applied under any finish, including wood, PVC, ceramic tiles and stone, without damaging the existing screed.

For under-tile applications T-Silence dB17, membrane roll consisting of a polymeric sheet bonded on one side to a resilient polypropylene non-woven fabric, and on the other side to a spunbonded fabric, is designed to be installed on a screed under the tiles and then covered with cementitious glue and the desired tiles or wood.

T-Silence absorbs up to 17 dB of noise in just 2,5 mm (0.1 in).

Why hotels choose it

1. Aesthetic Flexibility: install under tiles, wood, or stone without altering design plans.
2. Space-Saving: thin profile preserves ceiling height—critical for renovations.
3. Durability: waterproof and mold-resistant, ideal for bathrooms, spas, and pool areas.
4. Quick Installation: pre-rolled sheets adhere directly to screed or flooring, cutting labor time

Conclusion: the sound of success

In an era where silence is a premium commodity, soundproofing membranes like T-Silence DB-17 offer hotels a competitive edge. By merging acoustic performance with design freedom, they turn noise-prone spaces into oases of calm—ensuring guests remember their stay for the right reasons.

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Once the membrane has been applied, any surface can be laid over it: tiles, stone, cement resin, marble or plaster. It’s the ideal solution for insulating the bathroom from moisture and water vapour, keeping the surfaces healthy for a long time: as long as the life of the home. In renovations and in new buildings, installers prefer TH2 Stop for its safety and user-friendliness.

TH2 Stop is guaranteed to provide top performance and has been certified in Europe and beyond. US certification was obtained by passing the tests required by various standards:

• The ANSI A118.10 (American National Standard Specifications) regulation sets out the standard requirements for load-bearing, bonded, waterproof membranes for laying ceramic and natural stone tiles.
• The ASTM E96 standard for assessing membrane water vapour transmission, in accordance with the Annex.
• The ASTM C627 standard for passing the Robinson Wheel Test, with the highest Heavy Commercial rating.

At the European level, TH2 Stop has also obtained CE certification through ETA (European Technical Assessment) in compliance with ETAG 022 Class A and C (waterproofing bonded with ceramic tiles). The directive concerns watertight covering kits for floors and/or walls of indoor wet rooms.

TH2 Stop and its accessories can be used to seal joint areas between panels or adjacent sheets and all critical points, thereby creating a fully waterproof system.

For innovative products or products not yet covered by a standard, an alternative to harmonised EN standards is the issuing of a European Technical Assessment (ETA). This document consists of the approval of the suitability for use of a certain product, consistent with ETAG guidelines. ETAG guidelines are prepared under an EC mandate by a special European organisation EOTA (European Organisation for Technical Assessment) comprising national administrations and institutes responsible for assessing the technical suitability of innovative products.

TH2 Stop also passed the tests required by the European AbP (Allgemeines Bauaufsichtliches Prufzeugnis) standard, the most stringent in the industry. This building inspection certificate issued by accredited German building authorities in the sector allows the product to be distributed in the German market.

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A new soap dish, a rug to contrast with the floor and a larger mirror are good starting points, but it’s strictly in architectural terms that spaces can be customised.

Let’s see how.

SOLUTIONS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION

The first thing to bear in mind is the fact that the bathroom is a place with a high amount of humidity and vapour, therefore any intervention works must provide suitable long-lasting solutions.

The TeMa Interior system allows many intervention works to make your bathroom extremely personal, including creating walls, making the spaces you want and external cladding for the bathtub with a whirlpool and shower, or creating structures for washbasins, shelves, niches or small cabinets.

Water Panel gives you the opportunity to create self-supporting partition walls for a sophisticated look in the bathroom. Its wide range of thicknesses (see data sheet) makes it an extremely adaptable and functional product.

It can be used as cladding for the bathtub and shower, also because it’s waterproof and prevents the risk of water seepage, which would cause costly damage, and conceals fixtures, therefore becoming a true furnishing element. In addition, since it’s cut to size, it offers the very advantageous option of making the shower or bathtub the required size.

Also for washbasins and walls for the installation of sanitary fixtures, creative solutions can be found with Water Panel: the structure supporting them, whether just one or many more, can be custom-made with a mirror recess and shelves.

Of course, Water Panel can be cladded with your choice of finish: tiles or plaster.

To make it even more visually attractive, you can choose to include niches thereby maximising the use of space. T-Niche is the ideal waterproofed prefabricated product for all your needs.

The above-mentioned products are very light, extremely easy to handle and can also be carried to upper floors without requiring a freight lift.

RENOVATION SOLUTIONS

Workers in the house, bathrooms out of use and dust everywhere: the nightmare can be minimised if you choose to waterproof your shower with TH2 Stop, the membrane that can be applied under tiles with standard cement glue and cladded as desired.

Accessories

To complete the work at critical points, such as corners, specific products can be used such as T-Corner I and T-Corner E, whereas at panel joints, where there are fixtures and drains, T-Bandel can be applied and fixed with T-Fix.

What are the advantages?

All solutions can be customised to the millimetre, on-site and without causing any dust, for quick installation. This allows unprecedented speed of work with the highest performance ever.

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So how can we protect them?

Drainage geocomposites are the solution, but let’s take a closer look at them and their functions.

What are drainage geocomposites and when should they be used?

They are geosynthetic materials with a drainage core bonded to a non-woven filtering fabric. They can be used on walls, underground structures, flat roofs, trafficable roofs, flat green roofs, as well as terraces, balconies and outdoor flooring.

TeMa Interior Solutions suggestsT-K NW and T-K Net, polyethylene studded membranes bonded to a non-woven fabric that acts as a filtering layer for T-K NW or a HDPE mesh for T-K Net.

What are the functions?

The functions of geosynthetic products are set out in the UNI EN ISO 10318 standard.

Drainage

As the name implies, the main function of geosynthetic products is to drain any water that may seep into the screed. Passive capillary drainage eliminates the risk of stagnant water in the system and, if there are rooms below, prevents moisture from damaging the insulating layer.

Protecting the waterproofing layer

Damage to the waterproofing layer causes significant and immediately visible problems. Moisture and water penetrating into deeper layers, compromise the durability and strength of the structure, causing cracks in tiles. Protection is therefore necessary.

Distributing the load

Flooring often has to withstand heavy loads, such as outdoor tables, sunshades, large plant pots etc…. Using studded membranes, which are highly resistant to loads, allows the screed to remain “suspended” from the sealing layer (i.e. the waterproofing layer) below, protecting it from perforations and abrasions.

Advantages of applying the system

The time required is extremely short and flooring can be laid after a few days.

The thickness of the membranes is much reduced, an advantage not to be underestimated in renovations. Moreover, the thresholds of French windows opening outwards or onto a terrace do not need to be raised.

Lastly, in consideration of the environment, the materials are safe and odourless. They do not develop toxic gases or organic components, and comply with VOC standards. No hazardous substances are released underground.

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