Animals or humans, noise can stress anyone with its negatives. It can’t only stress people, but can also be the cause of heart attack. Sources are several which are making people’s life worse. Some experience the aircraft noise while some find difficulty in living comfortably in own home due to the traffic noise. What if there is a construction site working outside your home? It’s terrible to bear that loud sound coming from the construction vehicles and tools. Well, how can you forget noisy neighbours- if you have some?
So, it’s time to decide what you will be doing to prevent this intolerable noise pollution. Are you going to just put an earplug or noise cancelling headphone in your ears or opting for something serious solution? Well, no one can beat the effectiveness of a Noise Fencing. A fence can reduce the noise at a very good level, which is not possible with any other type of products.
You can simply go for a right type of fence or hedge that can reduce the noise and give your home a beautiful appearance. These fences are not only meant for installing around the house boundary. They are installed on the noise-generating areas as well, such as construction sites, highways, etc. Overall, these barriers can be erected around both residential and commercial premises.
Noise Fencing: Does it Block or Reduce Noise?
Basically, barriers are the walls or panels which are designed to meet with the desired comfort level by reducing a good amount of noise causing the environment difficult-to-live. When they are installed along the highways, they are quite effective in making the life easier for nearby residents. If you think that a fence can cut the noise completely, then you don’t know about the noise barriers completely. You can only reduce some amount of noise, cannot block the sound completely. The amount of noise reduction depends on the type of material being used to construct the barrier.
Like Air, sound also travels in the form of waves. Hence, blocking them completely is just impossible. You can just reduce them as possible as you can, through the insulation and fences of soundproofing materials.
So choose wisely, according to the requirement of noise reduction. You first need to identify the type and source of noise for the selection of appropriate fence material. The height of the fence also helps in increasing the sound reduction capability. So, if you are installing the one at highways, then keep it high for a more effective result in sound reduction.
Looking for Building a Fence for Noise Reduction?
Acoustic fencing on highways probably reduces 5-10db of sound. To expand this limit to 1.5 dB, you need to increase the height by one meter. So, it’s clear that you need a good height of fence which can reduce effective amount of noise for your comfort and peaceful life.
If you are going to erect the one around residential premise, then do not forget to ask for permission. If you get the approval for the tall barrier, then you can order the necessary supplies. Before installing the one, you can do self-analysis for the effective noise reduction. you should keep it tall enough for making the source of noise out of your sight. Timber is a good material to prevent your area from the noise pollution.
Apart from this, you can also use concrete, steel, aluminum, and several other types of materials for building these fences. Determine your every need, from the material to the height, and the installation method. It is also suggested to avoiding the gaps for best prevention.
If you need the perfect and effective result, then it is best to consult with a professional company which has several years of experience in the fencing construction and installation. Such companies have expert engineers who can suggest you the right material for the fence and where it should be installed. They determine every factor which is necessary to consider for constructing a highly-effective barrier for any residential or commercial property.
They have the expertise in the installation work; hence, they can make it in a very short time without making any mistake. So, whether you have noisy neighbours or your home is situated near the highway, a sound barrier is the most appropriate way to stop noise pollution at an extent to make life easy and stress free.
Gramm Barrier Systems Ltd. are the UK’s leading, Link-Up Railway & Highways Agency Sector Scheme Approved, specialist contractors in the supply & erection of all types of Barriers including Noise, Wind, Flood & Vehicular Safety Barriers, & include Bridge Parapets, Pedestrian Guardrail, Security Fencing, incl. Steel palisade, Weldmesh, Chainlink fencing, General Fencing and Gates.