Hi,
I live on a busy main road and am waging war on the noise. Last night I had a glazier round to discuss options about sound proofing the windows and he made good mention to sound also permeating through the walls.
Below is a picture of our bedroom - which is not in a loft conversion per say, but in an old dormer thing on the roof. It's noisey (has relatively good condition retro fitted double glazing) and may soon have secondary glazing.
However, the room is also a bit cold.... which got me thinking - since this a fairly old structure - it's probably relatively poorly insulated.
Is it possible, and are there any reputable firms out there that could come and inject expanding foam into the cavities under the roof eaves, and to the sides of the dormer that you see in the picture. I assume the sides are brick - but they certainly sound hollow to a tap - so there must be a plasterboard inner finish.
I've read some reports that you need air to allow the joists to breathe - are there any solutions out there that anyone has heard of?
Thanks.
I live on a busy main road and am waging war on the noise. Last night I had a glazier round to discuss options about sound proofing the windows and he made good mention to sound also permeating through the walls.
Below is a picture of our bedroom - which is not in a loft conversion per say, but in an old dormer thing on the roof. It's noisey (has relatively good condition retro fitted double glazing) and may soon have secondary glazing.
However, the room is also a bit cold.... which got me thinking - since this a fairly old structure - it's probably relatively poorly insulated.
Is it possible, and are there any reputable firms out there that could come and inject expanding foam into the cavities under the roof eaves, and to the sides of the dormer that you see in the picture. I assume the sides are brick - but they certainly sound hollow to a tap - so there must be a plasterboard inner finish.
I've read some reports that you need air to allow the joists to breathe - are there any solutions out there that anyone has heard of?
Thanks.