By Michael Lentin Once you’ve decided to upgrade your home with Soundproof Windows, you’ll need to make some choices that impact the price and efficacy of your project. When choosing the number of panes, Window thickness, and installation style, first consider location, budget, and starting noise level. How Double Pane Soundproof Windows Work Most Soundproof […]
By Mike Lentin Ever wonder why your neighbor’s place is hushed and silent, when yours is alive with ambient sound—even though you live on the same street? The answer lies in the STC rating of your walls and Windows. STC stands for Sound Transmission Class. An STC rating is a measurement of how much airborne […]
By Michael Lentin Did you know that high decibel noise levels within New York City account for more than 50% of annual 311 complaints? One in four New York residents complain about noise, mostly from pedestrian and vehicular traffic. But the city’s noise levels aren’t just annoying. They also affect your health and well-being. And […]
By Michael Lentin The other day I was visiting a friend of mine—nice apartment on Park Avenue, doorman building, security monitors, the lot—and we were just shooting the bull, you know how it is… And I found myself mindlessly doodling on his desk—not on a piece of paper on his desk, actually on his desk, […]
By Michael Lentin The moment your home is transformed from an echo-chamber of external noise to a serene oasis of peace and quiet, it’s easy to imagine that those new Soundproof Windows are magic. In reality, there’s a complex science at work enabling the Windows to block not only sound, but heat and cold as […]
By Michael Lentin Vaulted ceilings, ornate crown moldings, hardwood floors, and old-world charm. New York City’s historic pre-war buildings are some of the most gorgeous in the entire metropolis. As beautiful as these apartments and office buildings constructed before World War II are, their thicker walls often aren’t enough to eliminate noise pollution in an […]
By Michael Lentin Sirens blare, cars honk, that darn dog won’t shut up. Then you wake up to your perfectly silent bedroom—it was all a bad dream. You remember that you had CitiQuiet Windows installed yesterday. You hear something you’ve never heard in New York City before: nothing at all. You soak in the serene, […]
By Michael Lentin It’s hard to find any two New Yorkers who agree on anything, be it the best way to get uptown or who has the best slice, so it’s something of a surprise that pretty much everybody agrees that noise is the biggest gripe about living in the city. I say “something of […]
