It's no wonder homes aren't that peaceful!
A quiet and peaceful home is a result of reducing vibration. It should be no surprise that concrete walls are far better at this than stud walls.
The lack of sound and vibration in an ICF home is especially highlighted when it is windy outside. Our clients are often blissfully unaware of thunderstorms or high winds unless they are watching it through a window. Some describe it as a surreal experience, since the only sense that tells you it is windy is your vision, not feeling or hearing.
Slamming doors and rambunctious children are not felt throughout the entire house. One family even reported that when a redi-mix truck was mixing three feet from the house while pouring their driveway; they didn’t have to turn up the television!
Another way that an R-Value home reduces noise is through a thoughtful design of the Heating, Ventilating, And Cooling (HVAC) system; designed to run very low, almost imperceptibly! Such HVAC systems do not repeatedly cycle on obtrusively interrupting your conversation or movie.
We also install triple pane windows in our homes, blocking 50% more sound transfer through the window than the standard dual pane windows used by other builders.
When each of these technologies are integrated as a system, the synergy gives you, the homeowner the most important aspect of comfort that you never thought you wanted: calm peace, and quiet rest.
Whether your lot near an airport, busy road, train station, or in the middle of a field; building an ICF home is the best way to live in peace!
