Reducing Backyard Noise - 7 Ways That Work!

[@user-lv9vh4zq3m]

1. Wooden fence, 8 feet tall at least; 2. Mass load… to make sandwich fence; 3. Brikes fence works very well 4. More greens more helpful 5. White noice 6. Fountain 7. Living fence

[@jeveuxpasdechainecal]

Greens doesn't help at all.

[@timmer9696]

My neighbor plays his music all day almost everyday and I've built a wood fence which I'm going to put Mass loaded vinyl on it. It's 9 ft tall so I'm hoping it works. In the meantime I use an outdoor fan which is like white noise which does a good job of mitigating most of it

[@seanglynn2682]

Do you have an update on the fence with mlv? I’m considering this so would love to hear your thoughts.

[@timmer9696]

@@seanglynn2682 I'm saving up for the mlv it'll be a couple months before I do it. I'm confident from my research it'll help a lot

[@TT76472]

Would love to know the answer to this as well. I’ve got 7 rolls of 4mm thick MLV from someone who over ordered. Need to build a higher fence before I attach the MLV.

[@neogx148]

Any update how this came out

[@timmer9696]

@@neogx148 I asked my neighbors to turn down the music and hallelujah they did! So I canceled my plan for the mlv on the fence. I guess I should have tried that first. Hope they don't creep it back up.

[@plainnpretty]

I have a busy road I’m trying to figure out what I can do to at least to lower the decibels Thanks

[@BassLife437]

Nice video. My neighbor has an pool and the pump is just under the side we slept. It makes a lot of noise. I just wondering if you tell if a wood fence would help. Thank you

[@SK-vz9gb]

Neighbor's house is positioned above mine on the slope. She plays her stupid music and her stupid outdoor tv and the sound actually funnels down towards the back of my house where I like to sit in my yard and read a book and watch the birds. I'm getting more and more angry. There is something about the position of the houses that directs the sound toward the back of my house. Our municipality has a 6-foot fence ordinance. The top of a 6-foot fence would be lower than her deck where she blasts her noise. Any ideas? So far all I've come up with is to play a pink noise app on my phone but the sound still cuts through.

[@jackjack4412]

How did it go when you had a conversation with her about her noise that is bothering you?

[@SK-vz9gb]

@@jackjack4412 she got mad and said she’s allowed to play it as loud as she wants as long as it’s within the legal hours and said if I don’t like it I can go inside.

[@HarpMuse]

I’m having the same problem with a neighbor. The husband works out 1-2 hours every day playing his music loud. I’ve only talked to the wife who says they can do whatever they want in their own backyard. On top of that, he drops heavy weights and my whole house shakes. I’ve seriously considered getting one of those stink bombs, but it would probably back fire on me.

[@SK-vz9gb]

😞@@HarpMuse

[@SK-vz9gb]

@@HarpMuse I’m sorry to hear that. I made a discovery - I purchased Apple noise reduction earbuds and I wear them using only the noise reduction feature, with no music. It is pretty much total silence. Works very well. Sadly, it also silences the birdsongs, but it’s better than listening to her television for 8 hours straight in my back yard.

[@seanglynn2682]

Great content. Thank you!! I’m conspiring building up our fence from 6 ft to 9 feet incorporating mass loaded vinyl. Would love to see if someone had done this to block road noise and how effective it is. Currently, our fence has many gaps in between the boards and does not do much to block road noise.

[@laurenhorner6963]

Did you do it & did it help?

[@roslinney4285]

I have always found your videos most helpful and useful

[@soundproofguide]

Thank you! 😉

[@nissemusen]

What do I do, if its my backyard that is noisy and not from outside? Like I want to save my neighbours? Am I still looking for a sound diffuser?

[@szahir2010]

If you put sound proof fense this also helps your neighbours to not listen your noices. It works both ways at once.

[@evelic]

Glad to hear you are a conscious neighbor. My neighbors are some noisy motherfuckers that i would like to kil at night, as well as his fucking barking dog.

[@er8439]

How does a concrete/cinder block wall compare to a brick wall? Thanks

[@billelkins5577]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I think adding a fountain is a fantastic idea to help eliminate some noise my wife finds annoying.

[@Hypercube9]

How does a dirt mound compare to a wood or rock wall? It would be thicker (at least at the bottom) and the angle at which sound waves hit it might direct them upwards. I don't think I can build over 6 feet where I am. So perhaps a combination raised dirt mound and them a rock wall on top?

[@offthegridhealth]

What do you think about adding MLV to an existing wood fence? Unfortunately, our existing fence is 6 feet tall.

[@soundproofguide]

I would definitely help. I’ve seen people do that with varying results. It all depends what type of noise you’re trying to help block.

[@vz7559]

Thank you for video, it's very useful. Could you please suggest me some plant types (as "living fence"). I am sure it's the best if the plant is evergreen and as dense as possible, but maybe you have experience which particular type is the best for this purpose.

[@thiccestgamer3650]

I’d recommend Focus nitida Carolina cherry laurel Wax leaf privet These are evergreen dense growers and live in most client zones

[@MrDerekcambodia]

a natural fence be good idea..angle grinder use is my issue as my neighbor makes his income by using one to build his products..it is not consistent ,mainly daytime and on occasion I have have my headphones on..I live where noise is part of life and if I want to make noise too I also can without anyone calling the cops .in addition I don't want to stop anyone earning an income ..water fountain n natural insulation is a preferred way to go along with portability as it's not my house .thoughts please n I will subscribe ..

[@Aardrijk1]

@@MrDerekcambodiaa water fountain? Does that help?

[@1sanremy]

FREE THICK PLASTIC SHEETS can be obtained from some FARMERS who use these hugely large batches to cover and ferment corn for feeding COWS. They change them every year, and old ones go to the trash, if you don't ask to recycle them. Here in the French Brittany countryside, I got about 200 m2 of it, and more waiting to be taken..Farmers are happy to get ride of this dirty plastic sheets. Peace & love

[@zbthunderwood]

We live uphill from a busy highway and are trying to block low frequency noise, bass from car stereos and 18 wheelers specifically. We're about 100-150 feet from the road. We've installed an 8 foot wooden double board fence, which helped some. Would mlv on the fence help block bass if it's directly between us and the loud cars, or would the sound simply travel through the ground and air and still come through our living room walls?

[@szahir2010]

Add foam or thermocole inside two wooden pannels and also put some foam outside the wall from where the noices are coming

[@gregorykaznacheev]

What about gabion dance wall? Won’t an irregular shape of stones stuck together be better?

[@victorsit2]

Vinyl and wood fence, which one is more sound proof?

[@RVNJ]

Anyone have recommendations as to how to block noise from a train directly in the backyard?? We have a 6ft fence but doesnt do much :/

[@hippo-potamus]

Than wood, would.

[@brandon32114]

Watching this on my half acre back yard as a train rolls by. 🤦. We are going to do a 6 ft final fence. We removed about 8 trees on the lot because they were dead (old water oaks) and now the noise is worse. Adding a fence, a few trees on the back of the property closest to the tracks and adding an inground pool with a water feature - should all help correct? Does an inground pool soak up and block ground vibrations?

[@asencyel]

which seal do you recommend for wood gaps extending during cold seasons. i have used acrylic caulks before failed multiple times due to caulk lines cracking through the middle or wood surface contacts areas

[@jcnalley1024]

Im doing to use the mass loaded vinyl for my fence outside. I have high pitched dogs barking at me all day. They never get to go inside, they don't get to go on walks, all they have to do all day is bark at me. I get migraines, but I feel bad for them too.

[@gehasafras]

MLV plus wood fence vs brick fence no MLV, if both are eg 7 feet high, which one wins on traffic noise blocking?

[@soundproofguide]

If it’s 7 feet high then brick fence would be your way to go!

[@gehasafras]

MLV on fence vs Acoustiblock product on outdoor wooden fence for highway noise? Which is better?

[@peacelovebutterbeer]

Are there any particular materials or fencing that would work best to lessen the noise in our backyard from a nearby gun range? Obviously know it won't completely eliminate it, but just make the sounds less jarring.

[@soundproofguide]

The fence would need to be tall and solid. The problem with the gun noise it’s so loud and echoes through the air.

[@JuanGomez13]

I like the fountain idea. Good stuff!

[@soundproofguide]

Thanks!

[@cwsgt2806]

So having hard outdoor surfaces is what a good idea!?!? Hmm I thought like instead of fully hard surfaces perhaps gravel and or timber decks vs concrete patios would soak up any noise bouncing around

[@mortenlokkegaard]

Would a wall of thick dimmed glass work as well or better than a wooden fence ? reason for asking is living in a very hot/humid place and wood will decay in no time.. and we dont have space for a brick wall

[@granjitsingh]

You need the gap between the pickets because of heat/cold - expansion/contraction. Otherwise I'll crack and fall apart. Build the fence as normal with a 1/8 gap or 1/16 gap. Now by building the fence you'll have to put pickets on both sides and in-between the pickets it'll be a 2*4 gap, the same thickness for rockwool safe'n'sound to be sandwiched.

[@Engineer_Heathen]

The wood will shrink as it dries quite a bit. This is why decking is installed with the boards touching, but once it dries there are gaps. Fencing is a little different though because small gaps means you could have issues with high winds. So the reason you want gaps is because of the wind.

[@gypsypath1]

Do you have any ideas for quieting barns? We’re trying to quiet livestock, including roosters.

[@SuperAlicapone]

hi thanks for all the info, my council have made a bad road causing vibration & noise as heavy lorries go by over dropped 3 big drain covers , have contacted them with no luck it wakes me up with vibrations all early hours 1am to 5am ,can i use instead of the wooden fences make a fence with concrete gravel boards, or is the wooden fences better ? i think the law is only 6ft fence please can you advise me

[@franszypula2493]

Very helpful info. Thank you

[@jet3143]

My neighbor runs his AC almost year around. Even in winter. It sits about 20 feet from my patio. It's annoying as hell on a 75F day to hear this thing running. I can even hear it in my dining room just inside the patio door. I can go six feet nigh by city ordinance w/o a permitor apply for a variance to go 8 feet and get a permit. What material would be best?

[@gaasyendietha5070]

Thanks

[@Intrepid-ty1mg]

Excellent! Good scaleable solutions for the budget-minded… I.e., me.

[@nityafeel4861]

Thank you very much!

[@soundproofguide]

It's me that thank's you for watching and leaving a comment. :)

[@dodoitdave1346]

Got a 160 feet - 6 feet fence wall owned by the county. Would a corrugated metal fence up to 8 feet tall help? Should the MLV still be on the wood fence or the metal fence? We have trees planted 7 feet away that will fill it up in the next 6-7 years.

[@claudiascavella1628]

Thanks your info had helped.

[@soundproofguide]

Thanks Claudia! Happy to hear that!

[@soaringsavage]

Fountain is a good idea

[@jayneobrien4555]

Our neighbor has a 20' high gazebo with built in speakers. Fence divides yard along with our hemlocks but music, loud I might add, permeates through and over the bushes. Friendly conversations go nowhere. Suggestions??

[@SK-vz9gb]

No suggestions but I understand your pain.

[@ajarms86]

'Living fence'....you mean a hedge? 😅

[@robynmay4385]

Good sensible content. Thank you.

[@staceys1870]

Very informative! Could I attach the mass vinyl to my chain link link fence that has bougainvillea growing on one side? I know they have sharp thorns though. I just need a quick fix for an upcoming wedding, and I live on an extremely busy highway. Thank you!

[@soundproofguide]

It would certainly help but usually chain link fences are only 4 ft and to really block sound you’d have to double that. Or at least have 6 feet of fencing with MLV.

[@gehasafras]

You mention MLV on wood fence would be ugly, but MLV can be painted I thought?

[@jahanxebali6971]

Give me any to control noise ... my place stuck in generator or exhaust fans and it is very busy place of my institue

[@johngibson7693]

good advice thanks

[@fitmetedit4292]

Hi, our neighbours have a very loud electric pomp for heating their home and water, facing our building. Our house is a bit weird, very long shaped so there is no escaping for the noise as their house is right next to ours and inbetween they have stones as pavement. Distance is about 4 meters and right across this noisy machine (above 50 decibel sometimes) we have our bedroom. We isolated and filled the window with glass wool but it comes through the wall. Can someone please help us with any tips as we did not sleep a proper night since december and we have 2 small children and full time jobs and we’re just not sharp anymore. Thank you❤

[@Grappaistria]

Hi, what I would do is; to have two types of noise reduction for the ears. One, rubbery small and one over the ears biger one, ( like they use in construction areas). I usually put them on vhen my wife gets up , You need to pillows to accommodates the bulky head phone.2 pillows.... Good luck.

[@mafa660]

I like this guy 😁

[@justinw7323]

The white noise wont work in our neighborhood because we live in an area where houses are on top of eachother. I mean ten feet away or attatched.

[@tessjones5987]

Thanks .,

[@weaponx6473]

sir i have been living near a highway for 17 years now.. help

[@pamelaferry9039]

Great content TY!

[@williamvigil2951]

But what if I wanna put a shooting range in my back yard

[@soundproofguide]

Love it!

[@og9839]

Paint MlV to match fence color???

[@soundproofguide]

You definitely can!

[@justinw7323]

Roofers and road workers have been a pain in my ass ever since the virus started they don't care about your sanity.

[@neno56527]

My house is 8 feet below the street , it means my fwnce has to be 20 feet 😱

[@PNWLiving1725]

I need to shield my loud sound from my neighbors master bedroom that is 10 feet from my deck

[@Viagra_risk_PERMANENT_insomnia]

Buy an electic lawn mower.

[@mulliganstew72]

LOL get back at those leaf blowing kids in the dead of winter at 8 AM’! It’s iron maiden night every night in my home! \m/!!!

[@frlouiegoad4087]

Homes around me are NOW Mexican! 24/7 Boom-Boom POP BS! I have spent $100's! I can not go outside! it is only 2 guys! all others are quiet. It only takes one!

[@laurenhorner6963]

Has anyone actually done the MLV on the fence? I don’t care at all how it looks, I just want to cut down on the screaming coming from the “business” (daycare) my idiot neighbor has in the backyard.

[@soundproofguide]

Yes! It works well BUT it should start from the ground to 8’ high for best results. It only works “ok” with a 6’ fence.

[@laurenhorner6963]

@@soundproofguide Our fence is 8' tall so that's what we'll be doing. Sandwiching it isn't an option so we were thinking we'd make a sort of frame to reinforce it against the fence instead.

[@DissonantSynth]

I thought the title read " *seducing* " instead of "reducing" 🤦‍♂️

[@soundproofguide]

😭

[@300jon]

I wood wood lol

[@lizziesplaylists8500]

Than wood would 😂

[@papajeff5486]

What a waste of time!!!