Discover the acoustic benefits of timber frame homes.
This New York home offers plenty of spaces for quiet respite. See more here.
Open a window in any city or suburb and modern life’s cacophony pours in — mowers and blowers, traffic, trains, dogs, and music have replaced calm and quiet. In today’s world, quiet has become a luxury.
Finding respite in a clamoring, connected world where you always feel “on” is challenging. Our homes are designed to be a natural antidote. Woodhouse’s custom timber frame homes are purpose-built for overall health and wellness, reducing stress by mitigating sound and therefore promoting high-quality sleep and peaceful, productive work-from-home spaces.
Custom design creates the opportunity to carve out quiet spaces designated for work. See more here.
How Do Timber Frame Homes Provide Acoustic Comfort?
The biophilic nature of wood soothes the senses and cultivates a sense of protection and security. The emotional connection feels calming, but there’s more. Luxurious quiet is intrinsically built into timber frame homes with:
- Big timbers. Massive interior timbers physically absorb and soften sound more effectively than stick framing.
- SIPs. Woodhouse timber frame homes are built with structural insulated panels (SIPs). This advanced construction system creates airtight thermal and acoustic envelopes. The Structural Insulated Panel Association points out that SIPs are especially effective at blocking out high-frequency sounds that travel by air (think sirens or lawn equipment).
- Acoustic zoning. Custom floor plan design creates opportunities for distinct zones and separation of public and private spaces without sacrificing openness. Private offices, lofts, and even accessory dwelling units are all examples.
- Mechanical noise control. Timber frame homes built with SIPs are masters at passive heating and cooling, minimizing the demand on HVAC systems. When HVAC systems do operate, intentional, strategic mechanical room placement mitigates sound. Add quiet HVAC systems, and the result is a whisper-quiet home.
- Sound absorption materials. Aside from timbers, other infrastructure materials such as wood fiber panels, fabric-wrapped systems, and acoustic plasters can be strategically incorporated into your highly customized design to further safeguard the home against intrusive sounds, all while blending effortlessly into the design.
- Finishing details. Solid-core doors, high-performance windows, and precision sealing prevent unwanted sounds from leaking into quiet spaces.
Explore the quiet beauty of real-life Woodhouse timber frame homes. Contact us about bringing healthy calm to your legacy timber home.
Meet the Experts
This post was reviewed by Dwayne Shell. Dwayne is the Director of Sales and Marketing at Woodhouse, The Timber Frame Company, with over 30 years of experience in conventional and manufactured home sales.
