Few things complicate community or family life more than disturbance caused by noise. We are going to give you some tips to improve the insulation of your home, but first, keep in mind that the legislation sets noise level limits inside our home and if these are exceeded it may be because our home is worse insulated than is required. Or because someone makes more noise than allowed. If the person emits more noise than allowed Isa you will have to appeal to her common sense or go to the town hall. If the person who generates a lot of noise is inside the house, the solution will not be in this article.

How to improve the insulation of our doors and windows

• Doors and windows are the Achilles heels of our homes and it is easy for them to be the source of our problems if the noise that reaches us comes from outside the house.
• In the case of the entrance door, sometimes the clearance with the floor facilitates the passage of noise. Placing a windbreak on the outside of the door can improve insulation.
• By removing the flashing from the doors we can check if there are gaps between the door frame and the wooden element to which we fix it. If so, we can seal it with high-density polyurethane foam.
• In the lobby we can absorb much of the noise by covering the walls with fabrics or using upholstered furniture.
• Something similar can happen to us with the drawer of the blind. It is convenient to check the interior of the same, during the day and with the blind down to appreciate the entrance of light from the outside and locate cracks to seal with polyurethane foam.
• In the case of windows with “climate” double glass, we improve their operation if the two glasses that compose them are of different thicknesses.

How to reduce the noise that passes through our wall

• If we have a clear wall through which the noise enters, we can, in the first step, eliminate the plugs that we have on that wall, blinding the plug hole with brick or plaster since the plugs represent holes through which the noise enters. Noise very easily.
• If the problem persists, we can reconsider the distribution and perhaps have a built-in wardrobe on that wall, a bookcase that attenuates noise or covers it with a wooden paneling behind which we can place insulation based on metal sheets.
• If we do not manage to put an end to the noise, we will have to do work and separate our bedroom or living room from the ceilings, floors, and walls that we have now. That would make it necessary to reduce the surface of thrombi by placing insulating partitions, and a false insulating ceiling, but this reform has many conditions and it is recommended that an architect or surveyor advise you on what is most convenient for your particular case.