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Howdy-
Have a master bedroom addition that has 2 exterior sides which face 2 neighbors and an open field. Needless to say the sound really carries across and hits those two bedroom walls. The addition (and the rest of the house for that matter) is constructed with Masonite hardboard siding over BildRite. Thinking of going to vinyl siding next year as the Masonite is getting rough, and I’m wondering if there is anything I can put down on the exterior first for sound deadening/dampening purposes. Thought it would be a good time to do this as the siding will be off…
One of the walls has a large double-pane Anderson slider, and I realize that contributes to a lot of the noise. Trees, fences for sound barriers not an option. Thanks for your opinions!
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Brian,
I suppose you could add 1" styrofoam, continuous, on the outside of your house prior to installing the siding, open the casings around your window and foam the gap as well as any wall outlets. Add insulation to the attic over your bedroom. You could install real shutters on the outside.
A lot of little things, maybe, but they all cut the noise down.
Gabe
*BrianHow old is the house? What kind of insulation do you have in it now? If it ia fairly new home, then it will have either fiberglass batts or celulose. If you don't have any insulation, recommend that when you take off the old siding, have some spray foam insulation put in from the outside before you put on the new siding.Don't recommend vinyl siding to my customers unless they really want it. Then I recommend the siding that you can get the contoured styrofoam that will fit behind it. Also recommend that if you do have plenty of insulation in the walls to do like Gabe recommended and put up 1" foam panels then whatever siding you want to go with. Personally, for a lap siding that is lows/no maintenance, I recommend Hardy or Cemplank fiber cement siding.VincePS. If you don't want to replace your window, you might go with a storm window insert. It will help cut the noise down. I believe this is where most of your noise is coming thru.