My old neighbours were so annoying, loud and rude and very sweary and I had a similar problem. I put two wind chimes either side of the kitchen window which I actually don't mind but they drive the husband nuts! As a happy coincidence when I "re decorated" my garden two years ago I moved my above ground pond with fountain next to the boundary fence and the water noise really does muffle the irritating loud mouths. Luckily for me though the police arrived a few times just before Christmas and the irritants disappeared pretty quickly soon after without leaving a forwarding address. Problem solved! Good luck screening your noise out, I can highly recommend water noise of some sort, it can be very soothing too
I've worked in music venues, concert halls etc and a family member is a sound engineer - to absorb and deaden sound you need soft materials (like the bark suggested by Obelixx).
Hard materials, like brick and stone, will bounce sound around and make things worse.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks once again, didnt know about bark etc softening sound thanks Dove. Although looking on google definately says, Gabion walls are the best reducing noise by 60db, breezeblock, brick etc less than half that.
Thanks also Obelixx re further info.
Will put this one to bed then for now, things to think about..tempted now more by the soften idea..will research, cheaper as well
Gabions seem to get a fair amount of stick! everything from the way they look, dangerous and the price...and even that they won't stop any noise.
Perplexing - as it's contrary to a lot of what Ive read on te' internet.
Cost v pro build brick wall is modest, in fact if i could find a decent site ( UK ) to buy the cages from, a quarry would supply me with rubble ( for middle of cages ) for £90! a few nice stones to make up the front wouldnt break the bank.
Noise-wise - it is the way to go according to some sites ( but no-one on here ), they do stop the most amount of noise..thinking of the 'soft materials/ bark' idea...the wall is close to my house, very close, dont really want a habitat for wildlife there.
Safety - stick a few metal rods in the middle and bobs your uncle, a wee project could do myself.
If anyone know of a decent waterfeature ( loud enough..adjustable would be nice ) please dont be mean and share thoughts, same applies with purchasing cages with UK delivery.
Built a distance away, as alongside a main road with the noise all coming from one direction and where it skirts a housing development, a gabion wall with stone at the surface and a softer/dense material filling the inner will work. But it is the dense material in the inside of the gabion that absorbs the sound. The stones are there to provide the structure.
I feel that when you're dealing with a noise source that is close by, and surrounded by buildings with brick walls which will bounce the sound around, soft surfaces which absorb sound will work better.
I may be wrong but it's what I would do.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'd agree with Dove totally. Gabions have become fashionable and are excellent in a modern setting with a contemporary garden. I love them personally. They're not really that suitable for a small space unless done in the way obelixx describe earlier, ie in a smaller way, and with extreme care about how they fit into the rest of the space.
Even then - I doubt it would be the right solution for the problem, but it's hard to say without being there
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Luckily my neighbours are allergic to gardens and/or are vampires because I never see them out there but I really do sympathise.
I lived next door to 24 hour party people for 10 years once and their antics would drive me to tears. Bottles flung over the fence and verbal abuse.
She was a health visitor specialising in domestic violence and he was ex army so doubly awful.
We moved in the end but only because we had to move for work, there is no guarantee that new neighbours will be any better.
There are very strict laws about how high you can build anything so I agree, water, tall bamboo in pots seems to be the way to go.
I've worked in music venues, concert halls etc and a family member is a sound engineer - to absorb and deaden sound you need soft materials (like the bark suggested by Obelixx).
Hard materials, like brick and stone, will bounce sound around and make things worse.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks once again, didnt know about bark etc softening sound thanks Dove. Although looking on google definately says, Gabion walls are the best reducing noise by 60db, breezeblock, brick etc less than half that.
Thanks also Obelixx re further info.
Will put this one to bed then for now, things to think about..tempted now more by the soften idea..will research, cheaper as well
Thanks, very helpful forum
Gabions seem to get a fair amount of stick! everything from the way they look, dangerous and the price...and even that they won't stop any noise.
Perplexing - as it's contrary to a lot of what Ive read on te' internet.
Cost v pro build brick wall is modest, in fact if i could find a decent site ( UK ) to buy the cages from, a quarry would supply me with rubble ( for middle of cages ) for £90! a few nice stones to make up the front wouldnt break the bank.
Noise-wise - it is the way to go according to some sites ( but no-one on here ), they do stop the most amount of noise..thinking of the 'soft materials/ bark' idea...the wall is close to my house, very close, dont really want a habitat for wildlife there.
Safety - stick a few metal rods in the middle and bobs your uncle, a wee project could do myself.
If anyone know of a decent waterfeature ( loud enough..adjustable would be nice ) please dont be mean and share thoughts, same applies with purchasing cages with UK delivery.
Built a distance away, as alongside a main road with the noise all coming from one direction and where it skirts a housing development, a gabion wall with stone at the surface and a softer/dense material filling the inner will work. But it is the dense material in the inside of the gabion that absorbs the sound. The stones are there to provide the structure.
I feel that when you're dealing with a noise source that is close by, and surrounded by buildings with brick walls which will bounce the sound around, soft surfaces which absorb sound will work better.
I may be wrong
but it's what I would do.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'd agree with Dove totally. Gabions have become fashionable and are excellent in a modern setting with a contemporary garden. I love them personally. They're not really that suitable for a small space unless done in the way obelixx describe earlier, ie in a smaller way, and with extreme care about how they fit into the rest of the space.
Even then - I doubt it would be the right solution for the problem, but it's hard to say without being there
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I have to say. I love gabion walls.
Done properly they're a thing of beauty in my eyes.
Your a man after my own heart Hosta.
They get a bad press sometimes. Incorporated correctly into the right scheme, they're fantastic
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...