windows whistle

Kitikat

As the title suggests my windows whistle when the wind is blowing in a particular direction. They don't whistle softly the noise is sometimes so piercing that I have to leave the room. The windows are double glazed and about two years old. Does anybody know if anything can be done to stop this noise and keep me sane a little longer?

Thanks

robowen

Have they fitted the end caps on the window ledges ??

rob

iwanttosave_2

I had this in an old house, it was because the sealent has slightly come away, we just bought a new tub of sealent (bout £3-4) and did it ourselves, they were fine after that.

tagz

We had the same prob as iwanttosave. The sealant had come away slightly and I was convinced we had a nest of wasps under the frame!

caveat_emptor

Kitikat wrote:

As the title suggests my windows whistle when the wind is blowing in a particular direction. They don't whistle softly the noise is sometimes so piercing that I have to leave the room. The windows are double glazed and about two years old. Does anybody know if anything can be done to stop this noise and keep me sane a little longer?
Thanks

If they're newly fitted have the installer round to check that the opening windows are sealing properly as it sounds as though there is a small leak somewhere. The smaller the leak the higher the pitch.
If not new fit, check out yourself by trying to slide a piece of paper between window seal and frame.
Cav

mbailey

We had the same thing - it drove us mad as it was our bedroom window! I spent many a night hanging out of out bedroom window at 4am trying to work out where the noise was coming from! A few nights we even ended up moving into the spare room because the noise was so bad!

It turned out to be a plastic strip around the edge of the window which had come away from the window. When I put pressure on the strip the noise stopped. I put some sealant around the area and bingo no more noise!

calmgirl

Any holes around the window are going to make a noise check inside and out and also check the air vent at the top closees properly, even the window closing it self may not make a seal those two rubber seal act just like lips when we whistle I know this might sound stuppid but work it backwards put washingup liquid around all edges and joints and use a hair dryer from the indise to see if it bubbles also do the same from the outside ( if poss)

Rex_Mundi

This could be one of two things..............

Badly made windows........

Or

Badly fitted windows.

You want to hope that it is the second cause.

What I would do in this case. Cut off the silicone sealant from both the inside and outside of any windows that are making this noise. The gap from the edge of the window, and the brickwork should be no bigger than the amount that has been sealed.

Sometimes when taking out old windows some of the brickwork/rendering comes away with it causing a bigger gap where the frame is. You can fill this with expanding foam. Even if the gap is only ¼ inch. I would be tempted to fill this with expanding foam anyway. Cut away the excess foam flush with the window frame once it has cured. Then re-apply the silicone both sides to waterproof the edges of the window. This should cure any noise if it is a case of bad fitting.

If it is badly made windows. The only cure is to change them. This is very rare and in my view (over 20 years in the glass trade), likely not the case.

djohn2002uk

I would pay most attention to getting the inside sealed properly. The wind doesn't come through from the outside but from the wall cavity.
The outside can be perfectly sealed and you can still get whistling because the wind gets into the cavity through air bricks then into the room through badly sealed windows.

Kitikat

Thank you everybody for replying, I will look into all your suggestions.