Noise travels as vibrations through molecules of air and solid objects until it is heard by your ear, the vibration of sound makes anything that it passes through vibrate at the same frequency. Therefore you can often feel the vibration itself and hear clearer if you put your ear to the object and in some cases, you can even see extreme noise vibrate a single pane of glass!

Some common reasons as to why it can be difficult to avoid noise are due to badly fitted window frames, chimneys, doors, air bricks, ventilation ducts and windowpanes. A standard home will generally have lots of gaps where sound can enter, but when Acoustic Glass is installed, the vibration is absorbed by the glass and transmitted out of the other side. Double-glazing is best for this as there are two panes of glass absorbing the sound, instead of one.