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George

wrote:
gut walls, have expanding foam installed, excellent insulation and
sound proofing, install low noise drywall, can be mounted on noise
reduction holders but you lose a inch or two of room. install new
noise reduction windows, possibly storm shutters, heavy drapes too.

then create some white noise indoors, leave a box fan running, a noise
generator, rain drops, nice noises like that.

see town council have them put up siigns on the highway no jake brakes
between 9 pm and 6 am.

Normal homeowners should not need to wear earplugs, perform extensive
alterations or live in a bunker to block such noise. The answer is to
stop the noise.

We lobbied our town and they passed a "use of jake brakes prohibited"
ordinance. It turns out other companies make that equipment and Jacobs
felt they were being picked on so the signs were changed to "use of
brake retarders prohibited"

Pretty much most of the towns in my area have passed such ordnances.

And actually the problem isn't the brake retarders it is when they are
fitted on a truck with a highly modified exhaust system typically driven
by an 8 year old truck driver. There is no muffler to attenuate that
sharp "braap-braap-braap" noise.

talk to your neighbors the noise must be bugging them too. besides
they may have some creative solutions

The Harley with no muffler racket also seems to be declining after
people like me complained to their state legislators to revoke the
inspection privileges from motorcycle shops that allow bikes with
modified/no mufflers to pass inspection.