Hearing road noise in the front bedroom
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Hi fellas, after a bit of advice really. Plenty of knowledgeable people on here.
Me and my wife bought our house 12 months ago. Wasn't until we moved in that we realised road noise was quite loud when in the front bedroom, which is the bigger of the three so we sleep in there. It isn't really a busy road.
We could also hear shouting from the local football field which is 400 metres away.
February we had a new UPVC double glazed window and frame installed.
Seemed quieter. Obviously we were happier but as the months have gone by road noise outside is slowly driving me crazy. I work in an office all day which is pretty silent unless I leave the office and go into other parts of the building.
Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do?
Is the simple answer to get triple glazing or move into the back room?
Windows is 95 inches across. 45 down.
Me and my wife bought our house 12 months ago. Wasn't until we moved in that we realised road noise was quite loud when in the front bedroom, which is the bigger of the three so we sleep in there. It isn't really a busy road.
We could also hear shouting from the local football field which is 400 metres away.
February we had a new UPVC double glazed window and frame installed.
Seemed quieter. Obviously we were happier but as the months have gone by road noise outside is slowly driving me crazy. I work in an office all day which is pretty silent unless I leave the office and go into other parts of the building.
Does anyone have any suggestions what I should do?
Is the simple answer to get triple glazing or move into the back room?
Windows is 95 inches across. 45 down.
Most simple answer is to move to another bedroom. Rather than triple glazing I will look in to secondary glazing (bit like cavity wall insulation, two separate windows separated by air gap). When we were at a relative's house near an airport the secondary glazing made significant difference in noise...
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I live under the Heathrow flight path, and often get woken up at around 4:30am when the first flights start to come in. When that happens I just pop in a pair of disposable earplugs, which block out the noise completely.
They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
Jamessd said:
I live under the Heathrow flight path, and often get woken up at around 4:30am when the first flights start to come in. When that happens I just pop in a pair of disposable earplugs, which block out the noise completely.
They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
Plus they block out the wife’s snoring....They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
wobert said:
Jamessd said:
I live under the Heathrow flight path, and often get woken up at around 4:30am when the first flights start to come in. When that happens I just pop in a pair of disposable earplugs, which block out the noise completely.
They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
Plus they block out the wife’s snoring....They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
We had the same, road noise sounds like waves on a beach with standard glazing lol
I'd forget triple glazing as a acoustic solution, the dB drop is minimal to a double glazed. Triple is more of a thermal thing from what I can gather.
Secondary glazing will be silence, but can be fugly as hell.
Or what we did was replace the glass units with "airport spec" glass.
This is made up of 10/12/6.4 rather than 4/20/4 in a standard glass.
Not cheap, but very easy to fit.
Heres a video of ours
https://youtu.be/wdVKel7gFUs
And some decebel readings.
Before
And after,
If you want silent, secondary glazing with a large gap.airport spec is a huge improvement,but it's not far off silence.
I'd forget triple glazing as a acoustic solution, the dB drop is minimal to a double glazed. Triple is more of a thermal thing from what I can gather.
Secondary glazing will be silence, but can be fugly as hell.
Or what we did was replace the glass units with "airport spec" glass.
This is made up of 10/12/6.4 rather than 4/20/4 in a standard glass.
Not cheap, but very easy to fit.
Heres a video of ours
https://youtu.be/wdVKel7gFUs
And some decebel readings.
Before
And after,
If you want silent, secondary glazing with a large gap.airport spec is a huge improvement,but it's not far off silence.
Jamessd said:
I live under the Heathrow flight path, and often get woken up at around 4:30am when the first flights start to come in. When that happens I just pop in a pair of disposable earplugs, which block out the noise completely.
They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
Personally I couldn't do that. When iv had blocked ears in the past I just sleep right through my alarm that's next to my head. They initially took a few nights to get used to, but definitely worth persevering with for a good night’s sleep.
As for the road noise, I can't sleep without the noise of my mini fridge I got as a teen. I have an empty fridge sitting turned on at night to let me sleep. What I'm saying, eventually you'll need that road noise to sleep so don't worry lol
Spare tyre said:
The trick is to not let it annoy you, then you’ll be fine
I lived opposite fratton train station, next to a rowdy pub and the neighbour barking dog 247
Once you accept the noise you ignore it
A lot easier said than done
Perhaps some radio or something to drown it out?
I've always lived in noisy areas, my parents house had a mainline train track a few hundred yards opposite and my current abode is; whilst not on a main road, is on a busy road with a bus route and it's a poorly maintained road so the cars and buses thump along and the house can shake, it's weird how you just tune it out and get used to it.I lived opposite fratton train station, next to a rowdy pub and the neighbour barking dog 247
Once you accept the noise you ignore it
A lot easier said than done
Perhaps some radio or something to drown it out?
Last year I had my 1999 wood framed, roughly 12mm gap double glazing with much higher quality pvc double glazing units with about a 20mm gap and the top energy saving model, and the builder noted the original units werent foamed and were a poor fit in the openings.
The difference in both noise and draughtiness is unbelievable. My neigbour has an old 928 with a noisy exaust that used to wake me when he leaves for work at 2am, it doesn't wake me any more. You can still hear it if you are awake, but it hasn't woken me since we had it done.
The difference in both noise and draughtiness is unbelievable. My neigbour has an old 928 with a noisy exaust that used to wake me when he leaves for work at 2am, it doesn't wake me any more. You can still hear it if you are awake, but it hasn't woken me since we had it done.
As above make sure the window closes fully on its seal, try pulling the window towards you when it is already closed and see if you notice any difference in noise levels.
Gaps around the edges of the window will also let a LOT of noise in, check there is expanding foam present and that the exterior has been sealed against the brickwork.
Gaps around the edges of the window will also let a LOT of noise in, check there is expanding foam present and that the exterior has been sealed against the brickwork.
Important things to note;
1. Is there an air vent, try shutting it. Consider using a central ventilation system.
2. Put a short length of rubber hose to your ear and other end to window and frame seal, listen for air leaking and fix.
3. Use a secondary airtight glazing with seals
4. Use thick blanket like full width length curtains
5. Make sure bedroom door has felt seals and shut
6. Seal all holes on floor(say rad pipe apertures)
7. Same for ceiling
8. Plant a privet hedge at least 6ft tall
Hope this helps, worked for me
1. Is there an air vent, try shutting it. Consider using a central ventilation system.
2. Put a short length of rubber hose to your ear and other end to window and frame seal, listen for air leaking and fix.
3. Use a secondary airtight glazing with seals
4. Use thick blanket like full width length curtains
5. Make sure bedroom door has felt seals and shut
6. Seal all holes on floor(say rad pipe apertures)
7. Same for ceiling
8. Plant a privet hedge at least 6ft tall
Hope this helps, worked for me
Noise is a strange thing and as already been alluded too, it is sometimes just a matter of getting used to it.
We used to live by a railway line never really heard the trains, but where aware when they were not running. Parents also had a noisy grandmother clock. Never bothered me when I lived at home, when I moved out and went back to visit it used to annoy the hell out of me.
We used to live by a railway line never really heard the trains, but where aware when they were not running. Parents also had a noisy grandmother clock. Never bothered me when I lived at home, when I moved out and went back to visit it used to annoy the hell out of me.
HTP99 said:
Spare tyre said:
The trick is to not let it annoy you, then you’ll be fine
I lived opposite fratton train station, next to a rowdy pub and the neighbour barking dog 247
Once you accept the noise you ignore it
A lot easier said than done
Perhaps some radio or something to drown it out?
I've always lived in noisy areas, my parents house had a mainline train track a few hundred yards opposite and my current abode is; whilst not on a main road, is on a busy road with a bus route and it's a poorly maintained road so the cars and buses thump along and the house can shake, it's weird how you just tune it out and get used to it.I lived opposite fratton train station, next to a rowdy pub and the neighbour barking dog 247
Once you accept the noise you ignore it
A lot easier said than done
Perhaps some radio or something to drown it out?
We had double glazing installed but with special acoustic glass. This has proved very effective, the rooms are virtually silent with the windows closed. We are near to the Brighton main line, and now never hear the trains due to the windows. From my research this is better than triple glazing as it’ll block a broader range of sound frequencies than triple, which can make things worse.
This also has the potential advantage that you can probably swap the existing double glazing units rather than paying for completely new ones.
Secondary glazing will be even more effective again but looks a bit pants.
This also has the potential advantage that you can probably swap the existing double glazing units rather than paying for completely new ones.
Secondary glazing will be even more effective again but looks a bit pants.
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