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5 ways to insulate a wall to lower your energy bills and block out noise – and which ones are a mistake to DIY
If you decide to install yourself ... Joe Meringolo shares, ‘Home interior walls are only insulated if sound barriers are needed or different temperatures are being generated.’ ...
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More than you could ever hope to know about those sound walls that line freeways
It took until 1968 for the California Department of Public Works to build its first sound-mitigating barrier, but construction started booming in the '70s. According to the report as of 2010 ...
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Menlo Park home designed with 14-foot sound wall to block unwanted noise is among ‘modern marvels’ open to the public on Saturday
Located on a 3/4-acre corner lot on a busy Menlo Park street across from a school, the home incorporates a sound wall into its design to block unwanted noise. The homeowners, who replaced the ...