As I sit here with helicopters buzzing overhead...

[YurtGirl]

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Originally posted by mdd7000

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Originally posted by hawaiideborah

MDD7000, you are suggesting insulation? as a solution? In Hawaii where we keep all the windows and doors open? Insulation to deal with helos? That's not why we live here, to stay inside and start insulating and shutting windows.

hawaiideborah

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YurtGirl is suggesting that the tour copter companies provide funds for remediation of noise impact - this is generally done with the installation of insulation in neighborhoods around airport expansion areas.

Yes, homes in Hawaii need insulation for a number of reasons.
Keeping the home from rapidly increasing or decreasing its' internal temperature helps keep out moisture from condensation, as well as reducing noise levels, even if your windows are open all the time (which they probably are not in upper Fern Forest where YurtGirl lives now that it is colder) Homes with metal roofing (which YurtGirl does not have) would have lessor sound levels from those darned copters as well, and YurtGirl doesn't have a metal roof either.

Coquis, tree frogs and cane toads, at night, are probably much louder than daytime copters. Spend the $20 and buy a Radio Shack decibel meter. Do all of your measurements from the same location inside the home.

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mdd. No offense, but you don't seem to really know what you're talking about. Our windows are constantly open. We don't have a problem with mold or noise other than the helicopters. Actually, our house design is largely outdoor living with a breezeway that leads to the kitchen that is open always.

Condensation is easily dealt with through proper ventilation. Period.
How do you know what kind of roof I have? You don't. Try to avoid making assumptions about me without knowing anything about me or how I live. Helicopters are loud regardless of what kind of house you have here. Insulation, metal roof, yurt roof or otherwise. Why are you using this forum to attack yurts anyway?? Let's get it on the yurt forum where it belongs. I'm all for healthy discussion, but you seem to be taking this off track over some aggravation with other posts and things I support that you don't or vice versa.

Coquis and cane toads louder than a copter?? Really... Wow.