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DIY & Home Improvement

ZZenith

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6. I won't say it won't help but the results are almost sure to disappoint.

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #3)

Mon May 17, 2021, 09:23 PM

May 2021

The term “soundproofing” gets thrown around a lot but traffic noise will carry a lot of energy and find its way in, short of some serious remodeling. Putting an extra pane of glass on the inside of the windows at an angle will help, as will adding more layers of drywall or lining the entire wall with cork board.

It cost me $40,000 to make my recording room soundproof but I can still feel and hear the trucks and buses through the ground.

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One word ... marble falls May 2021 #1

Thank you Marthe48 May 2021 #4

You'll need to define "soundproof." ZZenith May 2021 #2

I saw soundproofing material Marthe48 May 2021 #3

I won't say it won't help but the results are almost sure to disappoint. ZZenith May 2021 #6

Insulation.... sorcrow May 2021 #5