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Blocking out road noise

thaliaaglajathaliaaglaja Posts: 1
in The potting shed
Hello,

Our garden is situated in a rurale area but sadly on a bussy road. The speed limit is 70km/h but manny thimes they drive much faster.
Due to this is not as plesant sitting in the garden as it could be. Somethimes it's even difficult to have a conversation.
At the moment we have a traditional hedge on the street side of the garden.
Has any body else faced this problame? How have you dealth with it?
All tips are more than welcome.

Thank you very much.
Melissa

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  • islandanchoressislandanchoress Posts: 238
    I am afraid the only help is wearing ear plugs. Unless others here can advise? 
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    70 seems really high for a rural street...is there a way to see if the local authority would contemplate lowering it to a 30/40? There's not huge amounts you can do to mitigate traffic noise.
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  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    We are in a similar situation. What we did was to put up a wooden fence inside the garden up against the hedge.
    It does reduce the noise but sadly will not get rid of it all.
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Having lived along the A6 a motorbikes paradise I'm sorry to say there isn't anything except move as I did.
    You can try a sound deadening fence along with the hedge, sort of double glazing but any gates or openings will still let more sound through.
    Really loud water features do mask it a bit.
    Unfortunately although the speed limit was reduced from 50 to 30 along our stretch it made no difference to the noise level. Its actually more  the sound of tyres than engines and there are tarmac surfaces that deaden this, the M20 has some in places, but your council would not do this anyway. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited August 2020
    Welcome  to the forum Melissa :)
    I see @k67 has already mentioned the fencing
    https://www.wickes.co.uk/Forest-Garden-Pressure-Treated-Acoustic-Fence-Panel---6x6ft-Multi-Packs/p/9000160449
    However l have no personal experience of it so l can't tell you effective it is.
    I find the problem with a really loud water feature is that it makes me need the loo, but that's another problem. 
    Seriously though, if it's spoiling your enjoyment of the garden it may be worth considering a move, sadly. 
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    You can get a noise lowering special fence, I have seen Phil Spenser and Kirsty Allsopp mention it, and plant trees.
  • Singing GardenerSinging Gardener Posts: 1,237
    We are in a similar position and installed acoustic fencing which helps a lot but doesn't eliminate the noise entirely - especially when the bikers are out at the weekend! It's very high though (2.4 metres) so quite obtrusive both from the garden and from the road.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2020
    amancalledgeorge said:
    70 seems really high for a rural street...is there a way to see if the local authority would contemplate lowering it to a 30/40? There's not huge amounts you can do to mitigate traffic noise.
    Is the OP somewhere other than in the UK?   I see they said the limit was 70kph. 

    The limit in the UK for any road not being a dual carriageway or motorway is 60mph. 


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  • FlyDragonFlyDragon Posts: 834
    I have a busy A road behind my back garden.  I have a 6 foot wooden fence and some mature holly trees planted in front of it. 

    I don't really notice the noise anymore unless its something out of the ordinary like a siren or someone with a ridiculous noise exhaust.  I think if you perservere you get desensitised.  My parents live under a flight path and stopped noticing the planes going overhead really quickly too.  
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