Reducing noise from the street
cutekitty7686
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Hi all ,
Basically I live in a terraced house which front door goes straight onto pavement , now I understand kids will be kids so I'm not saying I want the neighbours kids to stop playing but they play on things like scooters so are constantly banging the scooters on kerb and when riding down street you can feel the vibration in the back from . Is there anyway of reducing noise ? I have double glazing but that doesn't seem to do much . We are converting the front room and at the mo are put off using it due to the noise .
It might sound silly but after hearing it over and over for a few hours it drives us nuts , also I have medical issues including concentration and this affects me doing tasks .
Sorry to ramble lol
Basically I live in a terraced house which front door goes straight onto pavement , now I understand kids will be kids so I'm not saying I want the neighbours kids to stop playing but they play on things like scooters so are constantly banging the scooters on kerb and when riding down street you can feel the vibration in the back from . Is there anyway of reducing noise ? I have double glazing but that doesn't seem to do much . We are converting the front room and at the mo are put off using it due to the noise .
It might sound silly but after hearing it over and over for a few hours it drives us nuts , also I have medical issues including concentration and this affects me doing tasks .
Sorry to ramble lol
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You could replace the dg for units with a bigger gap between the panes but other than triple glazing as striing suggested, I agree there's nothing you can do unless you want to move. The glazing isn't going to stop the vibrations only the external noise.
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i don`t know the specifics of noise reducing curtains, but anything fabric at the window [apart fron nets and thin things] is going to have an insulating effect. i assume [though i`ll go and look] that the fabric is shot through with some extra effective material.
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