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Soundproof room to insulate from noisy street
Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.24 PM
Hi - We live on a busy street. Our master bedroom faces the street and has bay windows. It gets quite noisy sometimes, especially at night. We wanted help with some solution to reduce the noise, potentially soundproof. Is there something we can do? Would we need to insulate the wall or change windows to double glazed?
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4 Answers
Anonymous user
Hi,
in our opinion are multiple jobs you can do to help the sound proofing, if you have single glazed windows then certainly this will help reduce the noise pollution.
you could then insulate the bay window below above and around the window.
one of the main ways you could stop this is by having your roof insulated properly saving your self up to 45% on your energy bills as well as reducing the noise pollution on the whole property.
if you would be interested in us coming out and taking a look with regards to the insulation let us know
thanks
Answered27 August 2021
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Insulation
Rating: 5 out of 5
I would suggest double glazing would be the primary way to reduce noise, wall insulation would also be of benefit as would loft insulation but double glazing would undoubtedly provide the best solution. Furthermore if you were to add a third sheet of glass in the form of secondary glazing this would have a much greater effect than wall insulation. The only thing to check is if your bay window is tile hung outside it is worth checking that there is I sit behind the tiles.
Answered2 September 2021
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Anonymous user
Change window to triple glazed this will help more then anything else
Answered11 September 2021
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Right Price Builders
Rating: 5 out of 5
It sounds like you have an older property, it may well be that your house was built with lime mortar and solid wall Construction. If it is then you could hack off all existing plaster work to either brick or stonework then build render out in 30mm increments with Insulating lime render. This will also insulate against sound. Then plaster in lime so that the walls breath properly then use a fixative and breathable paint. Certainly get double glazing and I would suggest sash style upvc double glazing to maintain original curtilage. Insulate roof of canted bay windows and insulate roof. This process should ensure any voids are filled and less reverberations. Remember to do internal render/Plastering after new windows have been fitted for optimum U-value and acoustic insulation.
Best regards
Mark Kennedy
Answered25 September 2021
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