Browse Forums Heating, Cooling & Insulation 1 Jan 15, 2013 11:14 pm Hi, Iam building a new Rawson home who deal with Stegbar as their window supplier (So Iam pretty limited for choice). The front door of my home will be approx 22 metres from the main road, and I'd like to install windows in the master bedroom to block out the noise (not so much now... but later on as the road becomes busier). The bedroom is located upstairs and directly faces the road. Can someone share some advice/experience about which stegbar windows to install/upgrade to? (at the moment Iam looking at awning / casement window + ~ 8.5mm 'vlum hush' but not sure how much it will cost to upgrade from standard windows). Also how do I go about upgrading the ceiling for extra noise insulation/reduction? Re: Stegbar Noise Insulation (Viridian Glass) 2Jan 17, 2013 2:07 pm I went with Stegbar too, Tony, as they were the only supplier that had bushfire certified cedar-framed windows. Despite a few minor faults, they're beautiful windows -- are yours timber or metal? Sound insulation is tricky at the best of times, but windows are perhaps the most difficult surface to isolate as they're all one integrated unit. Sound is propagated by vibration, so the best way to stop sound from going through a wall is to physically separate the outside wall from the inside wall -- this is usually done with special rubber-mounted clips that suspend the inside plaster from the timber frame. With windows, you obviously have to double-glaze... but even then the outside panel will always be connected (via the frame) to the inside panel. A large gap between the panels will help (ie: greater than 12mm), as will having different thicknesses for each pane of glass (eg: 6mm outside, 4mm inside -- my understanding is that this discourages sympathetic frequencies travelling across the panes). Definitely, line your walls and ceiling with Bradford Soundscreen (or similar) batts -- good for reducing mid-to-high frequencies. Also, think about very heavy curtains once you move in -- again good for mid-to-high frequencies. Low frequencies can really only be dealt with by physical separation. There's heaps of sound reduction advice out on the web -- it's certainly a growing concern for most home owners... My storybook home build: https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=57987 Re: Stegbar Noise Insulation (Viridian Glass) 3Feb 22, 2013 6:00 am If you really have a problem consider a shutter mounted externally. good luck 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 11764 Upgrading your windows to soundproof ones, like triple-glazed, can make a significant difference. While changing window… 4 11656 Hey guys building a new place through a volume builder and just wondering if i should complain to the site supervisor as we just had plasterboard installed. Looks like… 0 11273 |