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These days it’s all about lifestyle and comfort, but as life gets more stressful with noise levels dramatically increasing it’s also becoming more difficult to sit back and relax at home.
There are a number of factors influencing the increasing levels of noise:
- Outside the home there’s traffic, machinery and aircraft.
- Inside the home there’s noise from air conditioners, home theatres, timber floors, not to mention the kids.
- Increasing use of lightweight construction methods.
Unchecked these factors will not only be frustrating and annoying, but they can have a major impact upon your lifestyle. Noise can interfere with sleep, health, happiness, employment and property values. In extreme cases it can also cause stress, fatigue and hearing loss.
However, achieving a peaceful home is not an unrealistic expectation. By putting some thought into the design and by including the right insulation, you can ensure your home is the sanctuary you hoped for. |