soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

Hi all,

I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Andrew

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

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I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

See if you can remove the top edge filler material for at
least a few inches. You may be able to fill the whole
door with (small) polystyrene packing beads.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

Drill small hole and fill with the expanding foam.
Don Phillipson wrote:
wrote in message
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I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

See if you can remove the top edge filler material for at
least a few inches. You may be able to fill the whole
door with (small) polystyrene packing beads.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

Drill small hole and fill with the expanding foam.
Don Phillipson wrote:
wrote in message
oups.com...

I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

See if you can remove the top edge filler material for at
least a few inches. You may be able to fill the whole
door with (small) polystyrene packing beads.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

On 4 Jul 2006 11:19:45 -0700, wrote:

Hi all,

I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Andrew


Andrew, have you checked your local builders supply? A molded six
panel door with pretty good sound insulation will run between thirty
and forty bucks, depending on the width. Sounds like a lot less
hassle that trying to "improve" the existing door.

As for sound coming under the door, roll up a towel, slip a series of
rubber bands around it to keep it rolled, and tuck it along the bottom
of the door.

Or there are alwasy ear plugs. Drop by any MRI facility and you can
probably talk them into giving you a pair free. '-)

CF

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

"Otto Mation (Caroline Freisen)" wrote in message
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On 4 Jul 2006 11:19:45 -0700, wrote:

Hi all,

I live in an apartment and my room has a hollow-core door, which is of
course miserable in stopping any noise. I'm looking to give it a little
better soundproofing performance, cheaply, without major modifications
to the apartment (e.g. replacing it with a solid-core door). I'm not
looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
little. I've heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
to the door. Another option I've heard was foam backed by sheet rock
(though I don't have a workshop, so making some structure, even one as
simple as this, would be more difficult... a simple material I could
tack on back of the door would be ideal)

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!
Andrew


Andrew, have you checked your local builders supply? A molded six
panel door with pretty good sound insulation will run between thirty
and forty bucks, depending on the width. Sounds like a lot less
hassle that trying to "improve" the existing door.

As for sound coming under the door, roll up a towel, slip a series of
rubber bands around it to keep it rolled, and tuck it along the bottom
of the door.

Or there are alwasy ear plugs. Drop by any MRI facility and you can
probably talk them into giving you a pair free. '-)

Tell whoever you share the apartment with to quiet down? Failing that,
move? If neither of those work, go to nearest store that sells chainsaws,
and buy a good pair of earmuffs. (Same thing as gun store sells, but half
the price.)

If the noise is from outside the apartment, changes to the door will do
little or nothing. As cheap as most modern apartments are built, odds are it
will do little or nothing for inside noise either- unlikely the interior
walls are insulated.

aem sends....

soundproofing a hollow-core door
 

On Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:04:19 GMT, someone wrote:


Or there are alwasy ear plugs. Drop by any MRI facility and you can
probably talk them into giving you a pair free. '-)

Why does he have to go to an "MRI facility" to get ear plugs? You
talk like that is the only place in town that uses them. Most of us
don't go to an "MRI facility" during our daily routines. Yet ear
plugs are readily available in many other contexts.



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