Soundproofing a window

twopenny

So little cul de sac of us old people.
My neighbours son has moved in and leaves for work at 4.45 up to 7 days a week from outside my bedroom window.
I've moved furniture against wall as it's plaster board.
Thick curtains thermal, thick lining and he will park in the road so a tad further away.

Although a deep and good sleeper it still disturbs my sleep and I'm permanently tired. It can also cause me ongoing pain as I roll over with light waking.
I wonder if a section of some sort of soundproofing board could be wedged into the side bay window?
Any other ideas?

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Blue is where he parks, red arrow side window.

I can't have my window open at night, no other option to move bedroom as tiny place.
Can't move yet as waiting for operation in spring.

I have spoken with my neighbour. We used to get on fine. Now he has a newer car which she bought she won't have him parking a bit further down the road even though it's a safe no through area.
Everyone else has bedrooms at the back and is hard of hearing.

TELLIT01

Covering one window will make no noticeable difference I'm afraid.

Emmia

twopenny said:

So little cul de sac of us old people.
My neighbours son has moved in and leaves for work at 4.45 up to 7 days a week from outside my bedroom window.
I've moved furniture against wall as it's plaster board.
Thick curtains thermal, thick lining and he will park in the road so a tad further away.

Although a deep and good sleeper it still disturbs my sleep and I'm permanently tired. It can also cause me ongoing pain as I roll over with light waking.
I wonder if a section of some sort of soundproofing board could be wedged into the side bay window?
Any other ideas?


Blue is where he parks, red arrow side window.

I can't have my window open at night, no other option to move bedroom as tiny place.
Can't move yet as waiting for operation in spring.

I have spoken with my neighbour. We used to get on fine. Now he has a newer car which she bought she won't have him parking a bit further down the road even though it's a safe no through area.
Everyone else has bedrooms at the back and is hard of hearing.

Can you change the room you sleep in? Would earplugs help?

plumb1_2

A bit drastic but you could use a piece of 100/150 mm insulation board and see have that worked, but you’ll have to not have it to tight. So there would be a gap for sound to travel. And what about the front window?

twopenny

Not drastic Plumb. Is it easily cuttable?
I could put two handles on so I could remove it to clear condensation in winter.

Emmia, as per my post 🙂

Emmia

twopenny said:

Not drastic Plumb. Is it easily cuttable?
I could put two handles on so I could remove it to clear condensation in winter.

Emmia, as per my post 🙂

Have you tried decent earplugs? 

twopenny

Yup. Never have worked for me. I must have weird ears. 😉

Myci85

Could you have a white noise machine playing during the night? It might stop the car disturbing your sleep so much if your brain is already used to the noise through the night. 

kimwp

Not sure if legal, but the slope where the car is parked looks steep enough that he should be able to get the car rolling out of the driveway without starting it 

Wyndham

It's not that I'm unsympathetic, but basically your neighbour is getting up early to earn a lawful living, and using the car that is parked legally on their drive.

If the sound bothers you, then you maybe need to look at getting the windows replaced, or to wear ear plugs (I know you said you don't get on with them).

My neighbours have a market stall, and are our early some days. Sometimes I hear them, sometimes I don't. But mostly I have a 'live and let live' attitude - they are earning a living. They are considerate, but in reality I do hear it sometimes, but it's far better than loud music late at night.

kimwp

Another slightly off the wall suggestion is that you try to match your sleep cycles with when he leaves. Not sure if you want to be in deep sleep at that point so you don't wake up, or between cycles so you wake up but are naturally in a state of wakefulness and will more easily drift back to sleep. Being woken while deep sleep makes me feel much more tired than being woken between cycles even with less hours of sleep in the second case.

I think the white noise is a good idea, though I find white noise a bit stressful so would opt for pink or brown noise if it covers the frequencies that the car makes.