ᐅ Noise levels of glass patio covers

Hello and good day,
we would like to install a glass canopy (3x5 m (10x16 ft)) over our terrace in a multi-family house. The owners living above us are concerned that the rain could be very loud in their bedroom directly above. Has anyone ever measured the noise level of rain inside a room above a canopy? Or can someone provide sources where I can find information about this?
I cannot find any decibel (dB) data online and don’t know what to tell my neighbors regarding this.

Thank you very much in advance

Information about the sound pressure level wouldn’t actually help you. For example, what would you do with the information that our glass roof (pitch 12.7°), measured at a distance of one meter, reaches exactly 42 dB during a heavy rain shower (1.35 mm (0.05 inches) water column per hour)?

The noise emissions will not jeopardize your project. I consider these concerns to be unfounded. It’s always a tricky issue with the neighbors.

A glass roof covering is obviously part of normal use, so what are they objecting to…

Nonsense, glass is no louder than rain falling on a paved terrace. Metal sheets are loud, and plastic panels can also be noisier, but not heavy glass as used for such canopies. Don’t let it worry you.

Snowy36 schrieb:

A glass canopy is obviously normal usage, so what is their problem...

But this is not about a semi-detached house; it concerns a multi-family building. If Omschi does not own the majority of the apartments, he cannot just act as he pleases but needs a majority resolution!

We have a glass roof like that, and my son sleeps underneath it. I just asked him how much the noise, for example from rain, bothers him. He says he has never noticed it.