While city life can be great, if your home is near the highway, you know how difficult it can be to sleep at night and relax or focus during the day. The constant sound of traffic can drive you crazy, but don’t worry – there are effective ways to neutralize the noise. Continue reading for tips on soundproofing your home against that pesky highway noise.
Soundproofing Curtains
A view of the highway certainly isn’t the most aesthetically pleasing, but windows are also one of the biggest ways that outside noise can enter your home. Soundproofing curtains, such as The AcousticCurtain™, can drastically change the atmosphere of your space. These curtains are hung over the window frame and deflect sound waves away from the room. The curtain works by using a dense, flexible, sound-blocking core that averages between 10-15 pounds to keep noise out of your space. They are easy to hang, and also block 99% of light and regulate the thermal properties of the room. With these curtains, you’ll barely be able to tell that you’re so close to the highway and finally get a break from the sounds of traffic!
Acoustical Wallpaper
With no construction, acoustical wallpaper is an ideal solution to noise issues that is easy enough for any DIY’er to install. OverWall Noise Blokker is an acoustical wallpaper that can be primed and painted over while reducing noise by up to 75% to transform the atmosphere of a room. It effectively turns thin walls into sound suppressing structures, blocking out the street noise from the highway.
White Noise Machines
Sound masking, or adding sound to an area in order to reduce distractions, can be an effective way to drown out highway noise. White noise machines introduce a constant, low-volume amount of background noise, therefore making the street noise less noticeable to the ear. They are a great solution for smaller spaces, such as the bedroom, allowing you to fall asleep even when cars are racing down the highway all night.
Absorption Panels
If your living space is rattling from the vibrations of the highway, or there is a large amount of echo and reverberation, you need to focus on sound absorption. This means effectively trapping the noise rather than letting it bounce around the room and cause further distractions. Absorption panels can be hung around the space, are very easy to mount, and come in fabric-wrap or custom art finishes to match the decor of any room. They are perfect for any single-room acoustic problem, made with highly absorptive material to trap and contain sound waves. This effectively minimizes echo and eliminates background noise, increasing speech intelligibility.
Now that you’re equipped to combat highway noise, you can finally get a peaceful night’s sleep, get work done at home, or relax after a long day without the sound of cars whizzing by! If any of these tips helped you drown out the sound of a nearby highway, let us know in the comments below.
