NOTE: Due to COVID-19, freight carriers are not guaranteeing expedited shipping. As such, it is beyond our control. Expedited shipping charges are non-refundable and made at your own risk! Dismiss

Trustpilot
Data Sheet Data Sheet for PrivacyShield® Light Hood
Installation Guide Installation Guide For PrivacyShield® Light Hood
Soundproofing the Ceiling at Tandem's Office

Soundproofing the Ceiling at Tandem's Office

See how the PrivacyShield™ system was installed at the offices of Tandem Mental Health Associates. Ceiling Tile Barrier, Light Hoods and a Door Seal kit were installed to block and prevent sound from passing between three offices

  1. Can I install PrivacyShield® Light Hood over a High Hat light fixture?

    2. We specify our 2’ x 2’ PrivacyShield® Light Hood for this application.

  2. I am concerned about the heat buildup in the light fixture if I cover it with the Privacy Shield® Light Hood.

    3. This is an important point to review: PrivacyShield® was designed from the start to ensure more than adequate ventilation so that the dissipation of heat from the light fixture was not impacted.

  3. What is the downside of laying fiberglass batts above the ceiling tiles?

    4. It is against building code to lay fiberglass directly onto or against light fixtures.

  4. Does the light hood sit on the light?

    5. No, the light hood does not sit on the light, it sits on the ceiling grid and ceiling tiles. The light hood provides for a vented 2” air space around the light fixture.

  5. Does the light hood affect the fire rating of the ceiling?

    6. No, a Class A Fire Rated ceiling will remain a Class A fire rated ceiling.

  6. Do we need to use the mastic and tape?

    7. Mastic is what holds the light hood hold in place when tiles are put in place or removed.

  7. Can I install in an office area that has sound masking?

    8. Yes

PrivacyShield® Noise Insulation Class (NIC)
Details

Ortho Biotech

Details

Virginia Commonwealth University Exhaust Fan

A major northeastern university installed a series of PrivacyShield® products to ensure speech privacy is maintained for students, administrators and professors.
Details

Major Northeastern University

Tandem Mental Health Associates provides therapy and counseling services in an environment where confidentiality is key. The installed PrivacyShield® system prevents speech from passing through the ceiling grid and into the adjacent rooms without modifying any of the walls structures or look of the room.
Details

Tandem Mental Health Associates

PrivacyShield® Ceiling Tile Barrier
Details

PrivacyShield® Ceiling Tile Barrier

Speech Privacy Without the Noise! The PrivacyShield® Ceiling Tile Barrier is installed over existing ceiling tiles in a suspended ceiling grid to block sound. These mass loaded ceiling tile backers…

Acoustic Door Seal Kit
Details

Acoustic Door Seal Kit

Our Acoustic Door Seal Kit includes jamb seals, a threshold seal and an automatic door bottom to acoustically seal a 36" x 84" door. Unsealed gaps and clearances in door…

PrivacyShield® Plenum Return Silencer G2, when placed over an existing air return grill, reduces the amount of sound that transfers into open plenum spaces, increasing speech privacy.
Details

PrivacyShield® Plenum Return Silencer G2

Speech Privacy Without the Noise! The PrivacyShield® Plenum Return Silencer G2 stops airborne sound transmission through ceiling grid air returns to increase speech privacy. As a component of the PrivacyShield®…

PrivacyShield® 12x12 Room Kit for 2x2 Grid
Details

PrivacyShield® 12x12 Room Kit

PrivacyShield® Ceiling Tile Barrier
Details

PrivacyShield® Ceiling Tile Barrier

PrivacyShield® Plenum Return Silencer G2, when placed over an existing air return grill, reduces the amount of sound that transfers into open plenum spaces, increasing speech privacy.
Details

PrivacyShield® Plenum Return Silencer G2

PrivacyShield® Light Hood

PrivacyShield® Light Hood 2' x 2'
(4 customer reviews)

$123.33 – $378.33

Clear
SKU: BARPVSLH
PrivacyShield® Light Hood (2'x2')
PrivacyShield® Light Hood w. Septum (2'x2')
PrivacyShield® Light Hood (2'x4')
PrivacyShield® Light Hood w. Septum (2'x4')
PrivacyShield® Light Hood Installed along with Ceiling Tile Barrier
The PrivacyShield® components are lightweight and easily passed up into the ceiling grid.
PrivacyShield® Lights hoods are available for 2'x4' or 2'x2' light fixtures. The components are placed and assembled on top of the light using CADs adhesive and tape. This allows the installer to make necessary cut outs for wires or cables.
The fully assembled PrivacyShield® Light Hood and Ceiling Tile Barriers will reduce the sound transmitted through the ceiling grid for as long as they are installed in the ceiling grid system.

PrivacyShield® Speech Privacy Without the Noise!Speech Privacy Without the Noise!

The PrivacyShield® Light hood is installed over lighting fixtures in a suspended ceiling to reduce sound and noise transmission, while maintaining air flow. Lighting fixtures have been identified as a significant path for speech and noise to enter and exit the ceiling plenum and travel to neighboring enclosed or open rooms.

Light hoods can be installed in both new and existing spaces to reduce the amount of sound transmitted from one space to the next. These are used when wall partitions do not extend up above the ceiling grid to the roof deck and offer an economical alternative to building full partition walls.

Applications:

Speech Privacy and Noise Reduction in Private Offices, Conference Rooms, HR Departments, Legal Departments and Medical Facilities.

Features:

  • Greatly improves speech privacy while maintaining air flow
  • Higher worker productivity
  • Improved worker morale
  • Reduced threat of corporate espionage
  • Compliance with HIPPA
  • Speech Privacy Without the Noise
Light Hood Core Options:
Standard1 lb. Septum
PrivacyShield™ Light Hood StandardPrivacyShield™ Light Hood Septum

Standard STC of 5

(Best for Speech)

1 lb. Septum STC of 26

(Best for Music,
Mechanical noise)

Technical Information:

  • Sizes: 2′ x 2′ (actual: 31″ x 31″ x 9″), 2′ x 4′ (actual: 31″ x 55″ x 9″)
  • Thickness: 1″
  • Height: 9″
  • Color: Black
  • Composition: Fiberglass core covered on both sides with non-woven polyester rayon facing molded into a single piece acoustical hood with optional 1 lb. Septum
  • Fire Rating: Class A per ASTM E84 (UL 723)
  • Complies with Uniform Building Code (BOCA), Standard Building Code (SBCCI), and International Building Code (ICC).
  • Meets or exceeds the National Electric Code pertaining to the installation of this system over lighting fixtures.
  • NRC: 1.00 per ASTM C 423-09a/E 795-08/NVLAP 08/P03
  • Sound Transmission Loss (STC) Per ASTM E 90-09/NVLAP 08/P06
    • PrivacyShield® Light Hood Standard – STC: 5
    • PrivacyShield® Light Hood with 1 lb. Septum – STC: 26
Sound Transmission Loss (Hz) (per ASTM E 90-09)
Type125250500100020004000STC
Standard5445675
1 lb. Septum16172125334026
Sound Absorption (Hz) (per ASTM C423-09a; E-400 Mounting)
125250500100020004000NRC
1.011.070.801.051.021.091.00

Installation Method:

Assemble components as outlined in installation guide using the included installation kit (bonding paste, tape & brush).

For more information on our PrivacyShield® Light Hood,
call us at 800.782.5742 or contact our sales department.

Customer Reviews

4 reviews for PrivacyShield® Light Hood

  1. Vernick and Gopal LLC –

    it works just like advertised

  2. Verified Customer –

    product was used in a lab. install was and the product was excellent.
    We may use it in additional rooms.

  3. Verified Customer –

    I am in an office surrounded by smaller offices and had zero privacy as sound carries so easily. Installation of this products transformed my sound, now my staff thinks I am out of the office when I am having phone conferences and employee meetings.

  4. Verified Customer –

    Not sure you can improve on the product but I wish there was an easier way to marry the pieces rather than liquid brush on adhesive.