Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 13, 2011 8:55 am We have moved into a new house and it is faily empty right now as we are still buying furniture. I noticed that our voice echos in the house...its a 30 sq house...and if someone is speaking in the living room which is right at the end of the house , you can hear it in the master bedroom which is right in the start of the house. Also, when I turn the washing machine on, as and when it takes water for the washing, it makes a "tuck" noise , that happens 3-4 times during the complete cycle. Are these things normal, or is it because there is not enough insulation bats in the house? Re: Noise in the house 2Apr 13, 2011 10:14 am Perfectly normal, the more soft furnishings (couches/curtains/etc) you have the better it gets. Empty rooms with hard floors are the worst for it. Some people don't have time to do the job right the first time, but seem to have plenty of time to fix their mistakes. Build Thread Re: Noise in the house 3Apr 13, 2011 11:17 am Like Richo said furniture, window covers etc make a huge difference along with the floor surface - floorboards and tiles as opposed to carpet 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Noise in the house 4Apr 13, 2011 11:35 am Thanks for your replies....I have got the window furnishings, vertical blinds actually...still the noise is normal? Also, the flume I have for the rangehood is through the roof, yesterday when it rained so much in melbourne, we got a few droplets of water on the cooktop....is that normal, I thought with the flume it was one way traffic only? Re: Noise in the house 5Apr 13, 2011 12:18 pm Vertical blinds aren't exactly going to absorb alot of noise. Curtains absorb more. As said above, when you get more furniture it'll lessen the impact. Don't know about the flue issue...but i presume you're not wanting water comign in...so you might need to get someone to come and look at it! Homestead Homes SA: The Lamont Bayswood Estate; Aldinga Beach Preliminary Signing: April 2010 Floorplans: 13 June 2010 Building Contract: 19 June 2010 Selections: 28 Sept 2010 Scraped; Trenching: 21 Jan 2011 Slab Poured: 28 Jan 2011 Framing: 17 Feb 2011 | Completed 24 Feb 2011 Roof & Gutters: 02 Mar 2011 Bricks: 03 Mar 2011 Wire-up: 12 Mar 2011 Re: Noise in the house + rangehood leak 6Apr 13, 2011 2:01 pm With regard to the rain leaking through the rangehood....get into the roof cavity (preferably when it's raining) and check for any leaks where the rangehood ductwork penetrates the roof. You might see some water beads dripping down the ductwork. Check for any pooling of water or water damage on your plasterboard around the rangehood (is there a bulkhead?). It is possible for rain to get into the ductwork through the roof cowl, if you have extremely wild and windy rainy weather. Some cowls have too big a gap at the top. But DO check for leaks as above. It took our builder several months to resolve this problem for us as they thought the rain was coming through the cowl, when in fact it was a roof leak. Re: Noise in the house 7Apr 13, 2011 3:00 pm Our house is now 22.4 metres long with a hallway with stairwell in the centre. We only have floorboards at present and next to no furniture and no window coverings and I can hear a normal level conversation taking place outside the back door when I am sitting at the front in the sun room. Like you, I am shocked at just how far sound carries in such a big space. We'll be getting a door custom made to close off the hallway opening when noise is an issue, as well as rugs, etc. Re: Noise in the house 8Apr 14, 2011 9:10 am I think one of the other big things is empty rooms, as the sound seems to reflect off the hard surfaces. I noticed a huge difference in my house, as it was really bad when I first moved in, especially with open plan living in the kitchen/meals/family room. Now that I have a couple of couches and a dining setting the sound doesn't seem to travel anywhere near as bad. As for the leaking ducting for the range hood, I would be contacting the builder and complaining, as I'm sure that appliance warranty would not cover water damage! Some people don't have time to do the job right the first time, but seem to have plenty of time to fix their mistakes. Build Thread Nope, only on the inside, I've literally has my ears to the brick outside and can't hear anything. I can sort of 'reset' the noise by pressing firmly on the studs. This… 10 11796 Upgrading your windows to soundproof ones, like triple-glazed, can make a significant difference. While changing window… 4 11666 You’re on the right track, wire brush in a grinder then a zinc rich epoxy primer then a top coat of some sort, like a waterproofing membrane. Raising the concrete would… 1 7035 |