Christeeen Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Hi, I live opposite a major road and am trying to prevent as much noise from the road as possible coming in my front room. The windows are double glazed and my husband has sealed around them. He has put a weather seal around the front door but we are still getting a lot of noise through the front door. We have hung a curtain which helps. I am considering putting a piece of Perspex on the inside of the door which I think will help. Has anyone tried this or have a better idea to solve our problem? Christeeen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Build a porch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Euphemism??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 What construction / era is the front door? 90s first generation PVC? Solid timber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 The curtain is probably the best solution, the heavier the better, and touching the sides and floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christeeen Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 My house was built in 2019. A porch is not possible. My curtain does a great job but I was hoping not to have to use the curtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 Developer build or self build? A lot of noise comes in from around frames, trickle vents, other little gaps. What's the general build quality like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christeeen Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 The house was built by a developer. No complaints with the build. Contractors generally speak positively when doing jobs in the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Walker Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 A proper and solid airtight door. Are you a diyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christeeen Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 I am trying to make my home warm and less noisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christeeen Posted January 12, 2023 Author Share Posted January 12, 2023 I am trying to make my home warm and less noisy. My front door is hollow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 3 minutes ago, Christeeen said: I am trying to make my home warm and less noisy. My front door is hollow. uPVC or steel / timber ..?? Only way to deaden the sound is a heavy door or multiple layers or both. Perspex won’t help, it will just vibrate. Can you construct an inner porch instead ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 Can you add a secondary seal/jamb on the door frame to get a better/secondary/tertiary seal. It only needs to be as wide as the seal. One way of damping sound/vibration, is to add random masses, in random places, they do not have to be ridiculous heavy. Can you build a fence in the front? A bit of experimenting and you may be able to make one that dampens a fair amount of the noise. If you have a neighbour with a loud car (usually a young male), some of this up the exhaust one night may help. Only £5.99 from Toolstation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radian Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 12 hours ago, Christeeen said: My front door is hollow. That basically makes it a musical instrument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 2 hours ago, SteamyTea said: some of this up the exhaust one night may help. Filth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, pocster said: Filth But quiet filth, no one really likes a screamer. I think Art Garfunkel sang a Paul Simon song about it. Duncan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christeeen Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 Thanks for all the ideas. We will have to stick with the curtain and maybe in the future we might change the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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