On Feb 19, 7:13*am, JMartin wrote:
I am buying a house that sits about 200 feet from a train track. *The
track is on an elevated embankment. *They like to do a bit of
switching with all the banging and clanging, then they power up the
locomotive and shove it all away. *I get a combination of noise from
the cars and then the vibration when those engines power up.

The vibration is the most annoying as the whole floor vibrates in a
buzzing kind of way.

My house has a full block basement and is constructed of wood siding
under aluminum siding.
My windows are old wood with old wood storms. *My exterior doors have
to be replaced.

This house needs lots of work from replacing the roof to new drywall
inside to finishing the basement. *What can I do as I proceed with the
work to reduce the noise and vibration?

Thanks
Jena

Research noise reduction, Floating walls are used in music studios,
Dual pane glass, carpet, wall treatments are all done, but it is
expensive.