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[todd ellis]

ok - this really hasn't been giving me any trouble that i have NOTICED - but i have a 4'x3' window just to my left. i really like the light it provides - and i am CONSIDERING making shutters out of rigid insulation. basically 4 equal sized panels, framed & hinged together so they can be opened & closed. sitting flush with the wall when they are closed.

is this stupid or brilliant?
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[melissa eX]

I don't know if it's stupid or brilliant but I think it's a cool ideal. A friend (who records musicians not vo) has panels of rigid insulation covered in - burlap I think - that he hangs on hooks over his windows when he's in session. I like your idea though.

[Bailey]

or... instead of frames and hinges... you could create upper and lower tracks for the panels to by-pass each other, much like sliding closet doors.

I'm assuming the window is at least dual glazed to reduce much of the exterior sounds.
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[Mike Sommer]

If you're not trying to keep out noise coming through the window, but merely trying to cut down reflection and snapback, it a perfect solution.

You could use a piano hinge, or a lift hinge, so the panel can be folded back or removed.


Or you could use a long French Cleat on the wall, that the panels can slide on, much like the track idea.


FYI: Dual Glazed (low-E) window glass does not provide good sound isolation, it would be rather the modern design of the window frame -its wether fastness- that provides the noise reduction than does the glass. Sound mitigation requires mass. For widow glass to equal the "Sound-Loss" of a standard wall, one would need a piece of glass 1/2" thick -minimum.
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[todd ellis]

yeah - no problems with noise - just a bit of reflection. i think i'm going to give it a sot. i like the lift-hinge idea - i hadn't thought of that.

i'm thinking piano hinge connecting two panels - then the lift hinge connecting the lot to the wall for easy removal if needed.

i'll let you know how it comes out - thanks for the input!
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