riceman Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 OK - I know there's no such thing. We live in Rice Miltary and although the neighborhood is great the freight-train noise is not so good. We have a new-ish home and I'm looking for ways to reduce the noise. We have the original builder-grade windows. Does anyone have suggestions for windows specifically designed to reduce noise or should I start with a thick acoustic insulating drape - similar to the ones they use in airport hotels?Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 the drapes would be a good start. with a large portion of the noise coming from the lower frequencies, that's the type that isn't easily eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Just unplug the speakers from your compu.......errrrr.......never mind......Seriously though, We have double pane windows and live on a main street and get very little outside noise. Don't know if you want to make that drastic of a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwrm4 Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 You could also look at getting "storm windows" to snap on the outside, which would provide an extra layer of glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windowguy Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 look at doing lami glass. that will reduce the noise transmission factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinite_jim Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 if bass is a persistent problem, corner bass traps might be an option aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 if bass is a persistent problem, corner bass traps might be an option aswellhuh? please explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FM77 Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 You will need to increase the STC (Sound Transmission Class) of your windows to over 40 to block most sound frequency above 125Hz to the high freq range, a single pain has poor STCbelow than 20, double pane has STC close to 29-32, a 10 STC unit increase is about 50% reduction in decibles. Check out the windows at www.milgard.com, this might be what you need. Also doing a double sheetrock with Green Glue in between will hel to dampens the low frequency being transmitted through the wall structure, although the weak link is the windows and doors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 welcome to the forum FM77. good info. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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