If the room you’ve chosen as your home theater is ground level or above you’ll need to take the windows into consideration. As most homes are built with windows in almost every exterior room, you’ll be hard pressed to find a space without them unless you’ve had your home custom built with a music room or decide to use your basement.
So what will you do to prevent the music you make from bothering your neighbors as the sound seeps through your windows? You’re going to make removable soundproof window covers, of course.
Theyr’e easy to make. All you have to do is measure the dimensions within the window frame and cut a piece of plywood at least 1/8 of an inch thick. You’re then going to apply a layer of panel adhesive, a layer of vinyl sheeting, a second layer of adhesive, a layer of one-inch insulating foam, and a final layer of panel adhesive.
Add one more layer of plywood to cap the entire project and then attach handles to the exterior so that you can easily pull them back out of the windows when you’re finished. Finalize your panels by adding rubber trim to the edges as this will help form a seal when you put them in the windows.
You’ll never have to worry about bothering your neighbors again when you follow our soundproofing steps!