patio doors on 1 st floor flat how to reduce nosie and cold 14 January at 10:48AM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 10 replies 323 views

aayush

Hi 
Can anyone advise on the above as get traffic noise and cold coming  from patio doors but still need to use now and then in winter 
Not to costly as well 

Jonboy_1984

Is the sealant round the edges (inside and out) in good condition both visually and by looking for drafts? If it is cracked or missing then raking out and redoing is around £20 for sealant, sealant gun and raking knife and a couple of hour job internally, externally depends on access.

Is there any draft from under skirting boards on the same wall that could be closed with sealant or chaulk?

Do you have thick thermal curtains or can you get thermal liners to add to them?

How old are they, if the glass panel has blown it will be less effective but a window doctor could replace the panels only if the frame is ok.

grumbler

aayush said:

Not to costly as well 

Mission impossible.

FreeBear

Jonboy_1984 said: if the glass panel has blown it will be less effective but a window doctor could replace the panels only if the frame is ok.

If the sealed units are blown, replacing with triple glazed (assuming they are not already) will help to reduce the noise slightly. Won't make a huge difference on the heat loss though, nor will it be cheap.

A low cost solution might be one of these secondary glazing systems (thinking, the polycarb sheet & magnetic strips).

diystarter7

Hi OP
Two solutions, first relatively cheap. Get some really heavy-duty curtains and have them longer than the doors. Downside, cant really close day time

2nd opt - get a decent new door and possibly not sliding but door and side panels

Thanks

grumbler

FreeBear said:

Jonboy_1984 said: if the glass panel has blown it will be less effective but a window doctor could replace the panels only if the frame is ok.

 Won't make a huge difference on the heat loss though, 

Some sources say up to 50%. I'm no expert, but my gut feeling is that the dfference must be noticeable.

superstylin

What about draught excluder tape? I fitted some to a couple of older pvcu windows and the difference it made was amazing. The noise from traffic disappeared completely and you can no longer feel a draught when you hold your hand up against the frames. 

This stuff 

https://amzn.eu/d/i1kCVUa

aayush

the above is what I need to seal please advise thks 

and below is the gap 

MikeJXE

It's sealant you need but also how to use it. 

Your photo looks like the door opens outwards

I was assuming you meant french door on a Juliet balcony and opening inwards 

I've not heard of a patio at first floor level 

aayush

mikejxe
no doors are sliding 

/no-nonsense-acrylic-frame-sealant-white-310ml/57529 
would this be good engongh

MikeJXE

Yes but the product isn't all the problem applying is more important. 

You could use a calk sealant if it's indoors but the same applies regarding application.

Calk is easier to remove if you make a mess