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How much noise should double glazing block out?

martin2345uk · 2018-03-12 17:20:39

Hi all, The windows in my house (approx 16 years old) are terrible at keeping out sound, they are double glazed but the type that open... As an example, when lying in bed at night (on the 1st floor) we can clearly hear if a car pulls up in the street outside, can clearly hear its engine running, clearly hear any chat from…

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martin2345uk Posts: 915 Forumite

14 March 2018 at 10:29PM

Eesh, sounds massively complicated, I can't say I understood that much of your post but I'm going to start by filling in the trickle vents. The vents in the photo are on the underside of the outer lip of the window units, and they just come through the top of the window units with the vent covers on the underside at the top of the windows.

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