How to prevent noise pollution at home

Noise pollution is one of the factors that aggravate emotional states of stress. Unfortunately, it is increasingly common in everyday life, especially for people living in large urban centers.

Sounds such as the movement of cars or even trains, horns, ambulances and police vehicles, as well as the possible noise interference caused by the proximity to airports and heliports, become a major nuisance as they are more constant in the daily life of a family.

Noises in a house or building can come from many different sources, making them classified into three common groups: outside noises, internal noises, and mechanical noises. External noises are those generated by moving cars, airplanes or helicopters, for example.


The inmates, more applicable to the case of apartments, are caused by conversations that take place in other environments (such as the neighboring apartment, for example) and by situations such as falling objects, wearing high heels or breaking something.

Finally, mechanical noise is generated by appliances such as refrigerators, televisions and computers, as well as the use of elevators and water and sewage systems.

The correct attitude to avoid inconvenience caused by annoying noises is to promote the treatment and acoustic isolation of the residence already in its construction phase. While acoustic treatment measures are responsible for not allowing noise reverberation in a given environment while maintaining the effect of? Echo? far away, the soundproofing of a room or even an entire residence prevents sound from spreading between rooms, ensuring more silence and privacy indoors.


To get rid of outside noises, invest in noise-proof doors and windows. These can be applied without necessarily removing the original doors and windows. Aluminum window frames, by way of example, can be "stuffed" with soundproofing foam, while the windows have double, triple or even quadruple layers, according to the severity of the problem.

If you have purchased the property already done and have not had the opportunity to promote its treatment and soundproofing, some changes in the interior decoration can help solve the problem, especially if it is echoed excessively. In these cases the use of sound absorbing elements such as carpets and armchairs is indicated. The arrangement of furniture and objects inside the environments has a very strong influence on the propagation of sounds and noise. Remember this when decorating.

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