Raising Noise cancelling Wall - Telfair (home, established neighborhood, buying)

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by cheryjohns

Whenever choosing a house, immediate vicinity has to be part of the decision.

If you are near a busy street, back up to a commercial building (or vacant space that easily could become commercial), or are next to the big power lines or a railroad track - it is going to affect quality of life - and re-sale value.

That's in a perfect World,
there's people that think that the World revolves around them and then things start being built around their house, then they think taxpayers should pay to keep their property values from going down.

[forums.sub]

City and its laws should be unbiased and neutral. Take a drive along 59 and Sam Houston, you will see that almost all residential communities have a wall along the freeway. When this issue is resolved (with or without a wall), I will be sure to thank every one of the negative commentators for having motivated me to pursue this harder. Have a good weekend fellow forum users!

[cheryjohns]

The Beltway is a perfect example. Those homes were built BEFORE the tollway went in. However, if a new subdivision sprouts up on vacant land next to it, now - no wall for them. It would be a huge mismanagement of public monies to keep building walls when the people should have known better.
Those people that were there prior had no knowledge about the future tollway when they bought. Vast difference between the two.

If your HOA pays for it, be prepared for huge costs to be handed down to you.

[MDinTelfair]

Well I live in Telfair. I would vote against anything that will require me to pay even more more in HOA fees or in taxes. Unless they just tax those that live near 59 who have the problem. Everyone buying a home in Telfair needs to do their homework. Builders and developers for the most part are scum buckets. I think the builder took you for a ride. Plant some trees in your yard and hope it blocks the noise.

Good luck.

[tstone]

Forums.sub, welcome to the Houston burbs. Take it up with your HOA, or hire a lawyer if necessary.

Originally Posted by Dopo

That's in a perfect World,
there's people that think that the World revolves around them and then things start being built around their house, then they think taxpayers should pay to keep their property values from going down.

Taxes, HOA fees, same difference.

[Dopo]

Originally Posted by forums.sub

City and its laws should be unbiased and neutral. Take a drive along 59 and Sam Houston, you will see that almost all residential communities have a wall along the freeway. When this issue is resolved (with or without a wall), I will be sure to thank every one of the negative commentators for having motivated me to pursue this harder. Have a good weekend fellow forum users!

I don't see any noise cancelling wall on the hardy toll road
ohhh yeah, they are poor, who cares about them.

[tstone]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I don't see any noise cancelling wall on the hardy toll road
ohhh yeah, they are poor, who cares about them.

They get what they pay for.

[CDeb]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I've been wondering about those noise cancelling walls for a long time.
And my guess is .... that taxpayers end up paying for "rich people's privacy"
because you are not going to find those huge nice walls in poorer neighborhoods.

I pass lots of sound walls that buffer Sharpstown from US 59 on my commute every day. That certainly isn't a "rich" area.

[fitzy24]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I've been wondering about those noise cancelling walls for a long time.
And my guess is .... that taxpayers end up paying for "rich people's privacy"
because you are not going to find those huge nice walls in poorer neighborhoods.

I'm no so sure about that. I've driven on 610 heading West and near the TC Jester exit, I see walls up and none of those areas are where the rich live. I've also seen the walls going in the opposite direction. Maybe in the past they would put up the walls near houses that is anywhere near a major freeway but then the rules changed... who knows?

[AK123]

I thought most/all of the part of Telfair backing to Hwy 59 was commercial/retail, rather than homes? So when that goes up, it will block some of the noise from the freeway. But yeah, Hwy 59 is bad. People like the convenience of being next to it, but then you also deal with noise and the easy in-out route for criminals from some of the worst parts of Houston, so I'm glad I live way north of it. As far as sound walls, I think that's usually TXDOT and I don't think they'll build them except in the cases of road expansion or a new road, though I can't say for sure.