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My wife and I are thinking about a property that is right on Oakwood Rd in Huntington.
The property is a corner lot, with one side of a .50 acre facing the busy road. While visiting the property during rush hour, we noticed the road noise.
There is already a 6 foot or 6.5 foot fence wood plank fence along the property along with mature trees and some vegetation. However, the wood fence has many gaps and a few parts are rotted that is allowing more noise to come in.
The town of Huntington allow wood fences on corner lots to be no more then 6.5 feet and brick walls to be up to 4.5 feet according to the town bylaws below.
I wanted to pick your brain as to what fence will be the best in reducing the decibels. PVC fence? Brick Wall? Combo of brick/wood? Acoustic fencing (wtf is that)?
Thanks
Fences.
(1) No fence more than six (6) feet in height shall be constructed, installed, located or modified without a building permit having been issued by the Department of Engineering Services. The height of fence posts including decorative tops shall not exceed six feet six inches (6’ 6”) from grade without a permit.
(2) The height of a fence shall be measured from grade to the highest component of the fence. Where a fence is mounted on top of a retaining wall the height of the fence shall be measured from the grade of the bottom of the retaining wall to the highest component of the fence.
(3) Where a retaining wall is located within ten (10) feet of a property line, the height of any fence within five (5) feet of the retaining wall shall be measured from the top of the fence to either the grade at the base of the fence or the base of the retaining wall, whichever height is greater.
You're not going to build a fence that will mitigate the noise of traffic on Oakwood Road. It's a major route to the "village" of Huntington. And school isn't even in session yet. Is it near the RR tracks as well?
Buy it. Then complain to the town who can do nothing about it.
Then go to News 12 to make a stink about it. Kinda like that chick in East Islip who bought right across from the train tracks.
there is no fence that will block noise like that. most people now build up the property but dumping boatloads of dirt to make a hill along that area, but at a price of having a god damn hill.
If its bothering you already before living there, choose another house.
My wife and I are thinking about a property that is right on Oakwood Rd in Huntington.
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The property is a corner lot, with one side of a .50 acre facing the busy road. While visiting the property during rush hour, we noticed the road noise.
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That house is only two blocks from the school AND it is by a traffic light. It's a busy intersection - road noise is inevitable. Over time, some of it will turn into "white noise" for you (depending on your sensitivity to noise), but once school starts, traffic will increase.
You probably know that this is a short sale, correct?
That house is only two blocks from the school AND it is by a traffic light. It's a busy intersection - road noise is inevitable. Over time, some of it will turn into "white noise" for you (depending on your sensitivity to noise), but once school starts, traffic will increase.
You probably know that this is a short sale, correct?
Very true about the noise becoming white noise. My friend lives on Townline Rd in Commack and is in a similar situation.
If it's on the corner of W. 22, that is also a decently busy road. My sister used to live there. That house is way too close to both roads for someone who is sensitive to noise.
Keep looking. You couldn't pay me enough to live directly on Oakwood Road. Nothing but traffic, road noise, traffic, road noise, traffic, road noise, etc.
Go for a side street. Much, much better. So you pay another $10K or so - worth it in the short and long run. And easier to sell a house when the time comes on a side street.
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