Having wall & door & glass put between kitchen/sitting room. ADVICE ON SOUND-PROOFING PLEASE.

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Hi!

We're having a partition/wall and door put up to convert an open-plan kitchen/sitting room into two rooms. Partition will be a wall, some glass panels to let light through and a door which may or may not have glass.

My question is, I'm concerned about noise getting through.

1. Can't yet decide on glass door or not. Does having a glass door majorly increase chance of more noise coming through (cooking noises, fume hood etc while others watching TV in sitting room)?

1. Builder is going with 4mm plain glass. Is there anything not-too-much-more-expensive we should be asking for to help further cut down sound? I'm not after spending lots on special fancy glass just to cut sound down slightly, but wondering if there's anything slightly better we should ask for that's value for money?

Thanks MNers!

Is it OTT to go with double-glazing or two panes of different thickness glass in the glass bits of the partition between kitchen and sitting room just for kitchen noises? Or recommended to do so? (Different builders tell different things!)

Full length thick curtains over the wall on the non kitchen side might absorb some of the sound?

Ooh interesting. We’re thinking of doing the same so hoping for more responses

Also thinking of this. Well done Op Bumpity bump

We did this but just put single glaze doors between the dining area and lounge area. Made a huge difference, DH uttered the words "wish we'd done it sooner" somehow I didn't murder him...

We had as much glass as possible to keep it light.

Random that’s good to hear

If the source of the noise is the cooker hood, wouldn't it be cheaper to get a less noisy extractor fan?