I'm about to move my bedroom to the front of the house and want to change the balcony doors without a lot of expense . My question is about glass with mid the range aluminum sliding doors that will reduce noise from the soi dogs and motorcycles etc.

I'm thinking of using thicker 8mm glass , but not sure of the type . there is normal , tempered and laminated what ever works .

Moving to Do It yourself, housing forum .

8mm thick mirror glass is OK it reduce's noise somewhat, heat and sunlight as well in my sliding ali doors, it darkens the room a bit but not a problem.

They are white coated ali, 1800mm wide with a single fly screen, to give you some idea 5 years ago cost 8,000 bht made to measure and fitted.

Double or triple glazing is the only answer for " noise " so extra cost is involved.

8mm thick mirror glass is OK it reduce's noise somewhat, heat and sunlight as well in my sliding ali doors, it darkens the room a bit but not a problem.

They are white coated ali, 1800mm wide with a single fly screen, to give you some idea 5 years ago cost 8,000 bht made to measure and fitted.

Double or triple glazing is the only answer for " noise " so extra cost is involved.

Yep, double glazing. But if you are contemplating buying thicker glass you can afford to double glaze. Just pay someone to fit the new glass on the door with a small space between the old and the new glass.

The theory is that only one layer of glass acts as a giant diaphragm and transmits vibration.

8mm thick mirror glass is OK it reduce's noise somewhat, heat and sunlight as well in my sliding ali doors, it darkens the room a bit but not a problem.

They are white coated ali, 1800mm wide with a single fly screen, to give you some idea 5 years ago cost 8,000 bht made to measure and fitted.

Double or triple glazing is the only answer for " noise " so extra cost is involved.

Yep, double glazing. But if you are contemplating buying thicker glass you can afford to double glaze. Just pay someone to fit the new glass on the door with a small space between the old and the new glass.

The theory is that only one layer of glass acts as a giant diaphragm and transmits vibration.

Right and if you can do it yourself it's a real cheap way to go, also I took out the original glass rebated the framework more so I could get a bigger gap between the two.

One other thing I did to reduce outside sounds was insulate the ceiling in the bedroom that made a big differents as well.

upvc casement window/door is the best sound proofing you could opt for - it gives the best air tight seal. Also think about the room its self - tiled floors, concrete walls/ceilings will bounce noise around and make everything seem 'louder'

I was looking for information about soundproof windows some time ago and found a forum called supersoundproofing - I think it's based in the US, but there are expert moderators who will answer questions. The general gist is that blocking out sound is like creating a fish-tank - if water or air can get through, so can sound, and although windows are the obvious place to start you also need to consider the surrounding frames, walls, doors etc. The cheapest method discussed on the forum is using sheets of acrylic or 'window plugs' which you place in the window at nighttime.

upvc casement window/door is the best sound proofing you could opt for - it gives the best air tight seal. Also think about the room its self - tiled floors, concrete walls/ceilings will bounce noise around and make everything seem 'louder'

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Hi, sound-proofing and noise control is a very precise business, not only the glass but also the profiles, joints, panels etc. will contribute to the sound level in your room.

For the glazing, double glazing would work well for sound as well as heat insulation, laminated (tempered) glass will only work for sound insulation.

I would be happy to have a look at it and give you free advice, all I need is a drawing from your facade.

I am a professional noise control engineer with 25 years experience.

Hi, sound-proofing and noise control is a very precise business, not only the glass but also the profiles, joints, panels etc. will contribute to the sound level in your room.

For the glazing, double glazing would work well for sound as well as heat insulation, laminated (tempered) glass will only work for sound insulation.

I would be happy to have a look at it and give you free advice, all I need is a drawing from your facade.

I am a professional noise control engineer with 25 years experience.

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