Is Triple Glazing Good For Keeping Out Noise?

It’s all gone quiet outside for the moment as the country remains on lockdown, but things will eventually get back to normal, which, for some, will mean being badgered by outside noise. 

Beeping cars, passing trains and boisterous passers-by can be heard more audibly in certain homes and it can drive you round the bend, having a negative impact on a person’s mental state.

Other than move somewhere quieter, which you may not be in a position to do, what is the solution?

You will have seen triple glazing being promoted as a noise-reducing product, but is that entirely accurate?

It is, but only if a triple glazed window or door is built in a specific way and then fitted correctly. 

The choice of glass is crucial and you want a thicker glass than your usual standard glass. But it’s important that each of the three glass panes have different thicknesses and don’t all have the same thickness, otherwise the windows or door won’t have the desired effect. There also needs to be a large gap of air between each layer of glass. 

You may not know that trickle vents are a requirement for some replacement windows, so that they satisfy building regulations, and not so for others. When you have the option of omitting trickle vents, take it, as noise can travel through these vents quite easily.

It will be no good if the windows or door aren’t sealed properly when they’re installed, with gaps present. To avoid that possibility, make sure you appoint a recognised window and door installer – Orion Windows preferably, of course. 

So that any noise-related issues are solved once and for all, listen out and hear if any of it comes in through your roof, walls or floors. If you find it does, action will need to be taken with them too as the windows and doors can’t do the work all on their own. 

You can have a discussion about triple glazing with Orion Windows via our FREE Online Appointment Service. We remain available during our normal working hours for an online or phone chat.