Hi all,
Earlier this year I moved in to a new house. The windows in this house have the slot vents at the top of the frame that you can open and shut to allow air to flow through.
We have found that even when shut, they seem to let a lot of noise through. If a neighbour is out in their garden late at night, their barely seems to be any difference in noise level between the windows being open or shut as it seems to be bleed through the closed vent.
Now that the temperature has dropped we are also feeling the cold through them.
I contacted a local window company to ask whether anything could be done to improve the situation and I got a pretty firm no (because new regulations mean you cannot remove trickle vents). They couldn't suggest any work arounds etc.
I didn't necessarily want to remove them anyway, as the airflow is nice in summer, but I wanted to get some further opinions as to whether I have any options to improve the situation.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Earlier this year I moved in to a new house. The windows in this house have the slot vents at the top of the frame that you can open and shut to allow air to flow through.
We have found that even when shut, they seem to let a lot of noise through. If a neighbour is out in their garden late at night, their barely seems to be any difference in noise level between the windows being open or shut as it seems to be bleed through the closed vent.
Now that the temperature has dropped we are also feeling the cold through them.
I contacted a local window company to ask whether anything could be done to improve the situation and I got a pretty firm no (because new regulations mean you cannot remove trickle vents). They couldn't suggest any work arounds etc.
I didn't necessarily want to remove them anyway, as the airflow is nice in summer, but I wanted to get some further opinions as to whether I have any options to improve the situation.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks