Construction site outside your window? Railroad tracks?Third Ring Road? A cheerful neighbor bought a drum kit? How and what to protect yourself from noise? We have collected for you all the available methods of struggle and advice from experts. The torture of insomnia can ruin anything, even the house of your dreams. The roar of horns in a traffic jam, the morning squabble of loaders at the store, the clatter of wheels of a passing train, a neighbor's drill or the scales of a music school student - a nightmare that harms our health and mood. A person's right to live in peace and quiet - no more than 55 decibels during the day and 40 decibels at night - is guaranteed by law. But what to do if both Rospotrebnadzor and the police washed their hands of it? Take everything into your own hands and do not despair!
1. Saving textiles
An old, proven method is to reduceannoying noise, adding obstacles to it. Decor to the rescue! Our ancestors knew about the wonderful ability of heavy draperies to absorb unnecessary sounds and hung them in bedrooms and ballrooms. Velvet coped with the task especially well, so it quickly migrated from secular living rooms to the theater stage. Today, curtains for theaters and concert halls and special curtains for private interiors are made of acoustic materials that absorb sounds several times better. There are even noise-absorbing wallpaper and paints. Do not forget about good old carpets and bookcases. The latter, among other things, can be read before going to bed - also helps!
2. Full insulation
Even if the books weren't saved, we'll have to buildbarricades. According to accepted engineering standards, a wall at least 320 mm thick is needed for sufficient sound insulation from neighbors. In most standard houses, this requirement is met very approximately. Modern soundproofing materials, which are sold in construction stores, help the problem well. But only if the entire perimeter of the room is insulated. Protecting only the walls or ceiling is money wasted. One of the best ways is to use cork covering.
3. Protection of windows
The sound of a jackhammer and the roar of an alarmneighboring cars penetrate to us mainly through the windows. This is the weakest link in the system of protection from external noise. If the house overlooks a busy highway or railway tracks, the only salvation is plastic windows with double-glazed windows and additional sound insulation. Tatyana Serova, "Windows in the House": - First of all, it is worth calling an engineer-measuring specialist for a consultation. He will examine your windows, assess the situation and offer the best solution. Most often, the reason for poor sound insulation is the incorrectly selected profile thickness or the thickness of the double-glazed window. But there may be other reasons: a loosely closed sash, a poor-quality rubber seal and even voids under the slopes. Such problems often arise due to unadjusted or poor-quality fittings, a poor-quality profile and the lack of reinforcement (strengthening the structure) of the window, but the most common situation is the incorrect installation of the window unit. The quietest profile in the world today is Rehau Intelio. If you select a corresponding technological glass unit with additional sound insulation, you will not hear a sound from the street until you open the sash. vdomokna.ru
4. Not a drop
Water dripping slowly from a loosely wrappedtap - a typical plot for a thriller and a severe test for the nervous system. In extreme cases, the gasket in the tap can be changed even at night and quite independently. It is more difficult to deal with the noise of water in a plastic drain and sewer. You can completely replace the pipes with soundproof ones. But this is both expensive and troublesome. It is much easier to "wrap" the noisy pipe with a special sound-absorbing material made of rubber or mineral wool.
5. Local remedy
The fastest and most affordable way to get your money backpeace — good old earplugs and noise-canceling headphones. The simplest of them — disposable — are sold in any drugstore. These are suitable as a protective measure against night owls and “medium wave” snoring. There are “filtering” ones, in which you can hear a phone call, but your neighbors are no longer there. They are usually reusable and washable. And there are those in which you can’t hear anything at all, not even an alarm clock. For techies — gadget earplugs, they will allow you to hear exactly what you want to include in the program, and will save you from everything else. Noise-canceling headphones act specifically — they exclude noises of certain waves. But here the big question is what you will get used to first: noise or sleeping with headphones.
6. Expertise
In the most extreme case, you can call for helpspecialists. The capital's center of expertise will send you a whole team of people with special equipment for measurements. They will determine the source of irritation, calculate its level and give recommendations on eliminating or reducing the threat. Pleasure is expensive even during the day. And at night the amount will double. If such measures are beyond your means, try to fight the noise with its own weapon - sounds that are familiar or pleasant for you. This is already an individual matter. Some people like the sounds of a forest on a player, while others like the noise of a washing machine.
