Interior Storm Windows for Sound Reduction

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 by John LeVan

Challenge

Customer complained about traffic noise from Braddock Road, adjacent to the house.

Solution

Installed Interior Storm Windows to reduce the sound attenuation through the windows. We also dense packed the exterior walls to reduce sond transmission throught the walls. The customer noticed the difference immediately.

Project Summary

consultant: Shayne Sandner

Window details before installation

External Mount was selected as the design in order to MAXIMIZE the air gap between the exterior window and the interior storm window. This maximizes the Noise reduction.

Installing the Track on the Interior Storm Window

Using adhesive to affix the track in a difficult location

Adhesive holding down the corner

Marvin completing the track installation

Making some final adjustments

Installing the panel

Final Product. Can't really see it, but you can hear the difference immediately!

About the author

John LeVan

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John LeVan is a Mechanical Engineer trained at Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. John also has an advance degree in Operations Management from Cornell University.

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Interior Storm Windows for Sound Reduction

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