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Best ways to reduce road noise
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two sheets of glass 8" apart works best but if you are wanting double glazing then specify two different glass thicknesses. two sheets of the same thickness allow more noise in than if you use one sheet of 4mm and another sheet of 6mm laminated
also don't have night vents, they magnify the noise.Buying quality goods which last, should be an investment that saves money. :T
Buying cheap products which fail, wastes money and costs twice as much in the long run. :mad:0 -
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Aside from the glazing you could put up acoustic fencing?
It makes marginal difference - you need to go a fair distance rather side of your property for it to have a proper effect, which in practical terms means installing it along your neighbours' boundaries.
OP: make sure you pay a price which reflects that any garden is basically unusable - it will affect the resale value. You cannot effectively bloke out noise outdoors.0 -
Can I ask what secondary glazing is please?
Try google images. It's glass on the inside of the room, covering the entire window, like the double glazing has been 'boarded up' with glass.
Had it once and HATED it. Made the windows impossible to open as they were enormous.
Effective though...
Jx2024 wins: *must start comping again!*0 -
I live on a very busy road almost like a motorway....traffic never stops
double glazing dulls the noise and its no problem after the first 6 months, however during this hot summer I was unable to open the windows at bedtime due to the noise, this was a problem!0 -
http://dft.gov.uk/ha/standards/dmrb/vol10/section5/ha6594.pdf
"Noise Reduction
2.12 Noise reductions are achieved when a barrier is placed in the line
of sight between the source of noise and the point of reception, thereby
interrupting the direct transmission of sound. Sound pressure waves will
be dispersed as they are reflected back towards the source, but, where
they graze the top (or ends) of a barrier, they are diffracted. Barriers can
be constructed of materials which absorb the energy of the sound pressure
waves, to eliminate reflection "
It's complicated...............0 -
The best way in my experience is to get used to it. It annoyed me for the first few nights in my flat but I got used to it after that. It helped that, as a teenager, my window was always open (hot room with a boiler in it) and I could hear the main road behind our garden constantly.0
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Best way to reduce road noise ? , moveNever, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.0
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On one of Sarah Beeny's programmes, they tested triple glazing and secondary glazing for noise reduction, and the secondary glazing won by quite a bit.Mortgage received 21/12/2018
Mortgage at start - £261,980
Current mortgage - £260,276
Saving towards a loft conversion first, then to smash the mortgage down!0 -
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