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Good "Sound-proofing" for Window Wall?

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Supratik

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So I have a nice apartment basically on campus (at a University. In Texas. In Austin). One entire wall is composed essentially of glass in the form of sliding doors overlooking a small balcony which in turn overlooks the inside courtyard area of my apartment complex.

A general problem with apartments close to campus is that they are inhabited by very loud people, often under the influence of alcohol. As a result, it can get very noisy in the courtyard area, which in turn is very annoying. I was wondering if you all knew of some kind of efficient sound-dampener to at least lessen the amount of noise I hear on weekends (be it mindless screaming, loud music, etc). I have of course thought about curtains (currently, there are vertical blinds there), but I am unsure as to how efficient they'd be soundwise.

What do you all think?

Thanks!
 
It ain't cheap but a layer of plexiglass over the glass doors will cut a lot of noise. Something to try that is cheap but I have no idea if it will work would be to apply a layer of heat shrink plastic insulation film over the glass doors.

3M version here


 
Originally posted by: Supratik
So I have a nice apartment basically on campus (at a University. In Texas. In Austin). One entire wall is composed essentially of glass in the form of sliding doors overlooking a small balcony which in turn overlooks the inside courtyard area of my apartment complex.

A general problem with apartments close to campus is that they are inhabited by very loud people, often under the influence of alcohol. As a result, it can get very noisy in the courtyard area, which in turn is very annoying. I was wondering if you all knew of some kind of efficient sound-dampener to at least lessen the amount of noise I hear on weekends (be it mindless screaming, loud music, etc). I have of course thought about curtains (currently, there are vertical blinds there), but I am unsure as to how efficient they'd be soundwise.

What do you all think?

Thanks!
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You are the ultimate lurker!

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Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: Supratik
So I have a nice apartment basically on campus (at a University. In Texas. In Austin). One entire wall is composed essentially of glass in the form of sliding doors overlooking a small balcony which in turn overlooks the inside courtyard area of my apartment complex.

A general problem with apartments close to campus is that they are inhabited by very loud people, often under the influence of alcohol. As a result, it can get very noisy in the courtyard area, which in turn is very annoying. I was wondering if you all knew of some kind of efficient sound-dampener to at least lessen the amount of noise I hear on weekends (be it mindless screaming, loud music, etc). I have of course thought about curtains (currently, there are vertical blinds there), but I am unsure as to how efficient they'd be soundwise.

What do you all think?

Thanks!
Click to expand...

You are the ultimate lurker!

Posts: 3
Joined: 12/02/2001

:Q
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I thought I was bad...
 
Originally posted by: Supratik
Where could one purchase the heat shrink plastic insulation film? Any recommended brands?

Thanks!
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Home Depot, Lowes, etc...
 
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