Living in the big cities is quite demanding. Of many things you have to compromise with, the sound is one of them! The loud honking from the traffic, the noise from the construction sites, or the vehicles zooming by, the noises infiltrate into your private spaces more often than you like. As usual, we adjust our life around the bustling city life. But you don’t have to compromise anymore! Here are a few tips that will significantly reduce (if not eliminate) the outdoor noises and grant you inner peace as well as peace to your body!
Invest In Soundproof Windows
Soundproof windows are the best when you want an efficient curbing of the noise at the same price as replacing them takes. The inserts are placed inside your existing windows, entrapping a small area with air between the glass.
Most of the companies use laminated glasses. These increase the reduction of the sounds transmitted by them with the intervening layer of plastic. The thicker the window panes are, the better they are at reducing the noise.
Thicker windows increase efficiency to around 90% or raise STC to 53, a much higher value than dual or triple-pane windows.
Installing Insert In Front Of Your Single Pane Windows
If you have single-pane windows, then the inserts bring the decibels down by several units more than when you insert in the double-pane because the STC of double panes is initially larger. An addition of inserts will bring little to insignificant effect to the STC. However, when compared with the single pane ones, the STC value increases significantly because of inserts.
Replace Single-Pane Windows With Double Or Triple-Pane Ones
The alternative resort is to replace all your single-pane windows with double or triple-pane windows. However, the noise reduction may not exceed 10-20% or a maximum of 50%, depending on the type of glasses you use. The result is because, as the sound travels through different media (solid glass-gaseous air-solid glass), the noise intensity dampens, thus making it seem a lot quieter.
This is beneficial if you do not experience loud sound issues except for occasional noises that are moderate. If your house is older than twenty years, the glasses are bound to be a single pane. Replacing them is an investment you must make if you want to reduce the noise.
