"Hoodoo" wrote in message
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Hello,
I'm thinking of buying a house that is about a quarter of a mile from a
noisy bypass (A41) - is there any effective way of reducing the noise by
planting/building a wall etc?
I've heard that a solid, dense structure such as a wall is the best
olution - has anybody tried this? The sound is mainly mid frequencies,
with the occasional low-frequency rumble from lorries, if that makes any
difference. Many thanks for any help.

No hands on experience to offer I'm afraid, but loads on info on the web:
http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/...alls-about.asp general info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_barrier general info
http://www.instahedge.co.uk/support/...stahedge.shtml hedges
http://www.rockdelta.com/sw49325.asp ideas
http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/hb/materia...rGLMar2001.doc technical stuff
"~)

HTH Jenny