Browse Forums Windows & Doors Re: Noise from busy street, best/cost effective options? 5Jan 03, 2010 10:33 pm mmm....donuts Homer Simpson 1956- Links: Site Costs Ready Reckoner | H1 Addiction Medical Advice | Château TDL: The Backyard Re: Noise from busy street, best/cost effective options? 11Jan 07, 2010 10:12 pm Recently moved to a 60's home in need of some improvement! http://s797.photobucket.com/user/leenii ... ch%20House Old house: http://s797.photobucket.com/albums/yy25 ... loo/House/ Re: Noise from busy street, best/cost effective options? 12Jan 11, 2010 11:14 pm Thanks for the suggestion of trees, however from research I have conducted on the web, trees are not very effective at blocking out noise. Apparently it is all about the density of whatever material you are putting up and making it a solid barrier so noise cannot bleed through. At least that is what the interweb is saying. We need to pave over the front yard anyway as the road is a clearway twice a day and we need somewhere to park and turn around to drive out (can be too busy to reverse car out onto), so a fenc as part of that may be feasible. I am starting to get a lot more used to it though after only three or four weeks now. Re: Noise from busy street, best/cost effective options? 13Jan 12, 2010 12:12 pm I used to live across the road from a busy railway station interchange. I too got used to the noise. The large cattle and coal haulers actually shook the block of units that I was in. The last home I lived in didn't have a pool and when i went to sell it the agents were not happy, even telling me to put one in to sell the place. The agents weren't happy… 2 4721 Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 3057 Thanks! I'm spoke to the builder I'm not sure if this is all true but basically went along the lines of they considered all options and if I was to compact and fill it… 2 7592 |