Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jul 14, 2015 8:28 pm We are buying acreage with a 100km zone out front. Any suggestions of what we can plant to block out some of the road noise and have some privacy? Re: Plants/trees that can blockout road noise? 2Jul 14, 2015 10:36 pm If you have plenty of fill kicking around, you might find building up some mounds up near the front will stop a lot of road noise getting up to your house, particulary if you plant trees and shrubs on the mounds. Owner Building at Jimboomba Woods in Logan City Qld. Blog : http://bandlnewhomebuild.blogspot.com H1 thread : viewtopic.php?f=38&t=68283 . Re: Plants/trees that can blockout road noise? 4Jul 15, 2015 9:19 am bpratt is spot on. You just need to see the landscaping required for some freeways fringes and new estates where traffic noise is an issue. Mounds of dirt that then can be landscaped with planting of shrubs and bushes and other features. Re: Plants/trees that can blockout road noise? 5Jul 16, 2015 1:51 pm Double glazing the windows facing the road will probably give better overall results than landscaping. There are some more ideas at this link: http://www.anewhouse.com.au/2013/04/red ... nal-noise/ The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. I brought terry road box hill in June 2022 House was meant to be completed Nov 2023 That did not happen I had to chase them so much to the land Registration and… 0 2503 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 11760 Upgrading your windows to soundproof ones, like triple-glazed, can make a significant difference. While changing window… 4 11656 |