Evening all,

I was looking to try and reduce the intrusion of road noise into the back
garden of my house. There is a 40mph B road directly behind the garden and
it can sometimes get quite busy. The noise is not a major issue in the
house (22m away) but it can make the garden feel less than peaceful.

I have seen a number of 'noise barriers' advertised from companies e.g.
http://www.bettafencing.co.uk/perman...icreflect.html
http://www.jacksons-fencing.co.uk/pa...&fmc=BV&fnc=AX

They are basically motorway noise barriers as far as I can see

I am contemplating either buying this as a kit and DIYing the install,
trying to make similar or just getting it fitted.

However it is quite pricey (think £100/m fitted) and I wanted to know if
anyone has opinions as to how effective it might be OR better still
experience of such a barrier.


Some facts
The road is about 2m from the fence at the back of the property. AT present
there is an exisitng old 6ft feather baor fence at the back of the garden.
One side has chainlink fence and leylandi - this is then open to the road
and the other just leylandi - this is between adjacent gardens. Where
there is chainlink and leylandi you really hear the road!!!

I was thinking about going up to 2.4m (with planning perm.) at rear of
garden and 2m at sides.

I would be really interested to hear any constructive comments, and how
other people had tried to reduce noise in their gardens

Thanks
Tim