Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???

On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???

Google ''Sound proofing a door'' for ideas. I'm not saying to buy the
products you see, but to get ideas on what needs to be done:

Thick foam tape around the opening, foamboard on the door itself, air
space between the foam and the door, a loud stereo, etc.

Drill a hole in the door & use spray in foam you can buy in a can at Home
Depot
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On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???

Google ''Sound proofing a door'' for ideas. I'm not saying to buy the
products you see, but to get ideas on what needs to be done:

Thick foam tape around the opening, foamboard on the door itself, air
space between the foam and the door, a loud stereo, etc.

Good idea, ceptin you might be drilling a lot of holes, as there is
corrugation/bracing on the inside of hollow core doors.
Also, that HD spray foam , Great Stuff, comes in 3 diff. "expandabilities".

A quick and dirty way is simply to buy 4x8 sheets of sound deadening board
and attach it to the door--forgot what it's called, but I bleeve HD has it.
Attaching on both the inside and outside of the door would be optimal.

Also, getting the hallway itself treated could be a big help. Carpeting is
a great sound deadener for hallways.
Don't know what else the owner would spring for, but if he's like most
owners, proly not much.
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Drill a hole in the door & use spray in foam you can buy in a can at Home
Depot
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On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???

Google ''Sound proofing a door'' for ideas. I'm not saying to buy the
products you see, but to get ideas on what needs to be done:

Thick foam tape around the opening, foamboard on the door itself, air
space between the foam and the door, a loud stereo, etc.

John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???


Just keep in mind that anything you do to the existing door could be
considered damage by the owner and you could end up paying for a new door
being installed.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

desgnr wrote:
Drill a hole in the door & use spray in foam you can buy in a can at
Home Depot

Or drill a slightly larger hole and stick a water hose in it. That should
dampen the excitement.

That's a plan.... replace it with a nice solid one that's a lot more
soundproof!

On Jul 3, 12:23 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:
Just keep in mind that anything you do to the existing door could be
considered damage by the owner and you could end up paying for a new door
being installed.

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Dia 's Muire duit

Heavier does not guarantee soundproofing, altho it is an indication.
Keep in mind that sound studios on a budget use cardboard egg cartons and
carpeting stuck all over the walls.
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That's a plan.... replace it with a nice solid one that's a lot more
soundproof!

On Jul 3, 12:23 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:
Just keep in mind that anything you do to the existing door could be
considered damage by the owner and you could end up paying for a new door
being installed.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

John Candy wrote:

Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???

Depending upon your locality and the situation,
if this is the main door to your home, a hollow core door may not meet
building codes and laws regarding security or fire safety.
You might want to check out the situation, and then work with the
landlord (maybe pay part of the cost or do some work) to bring the
door up to snuff.

That and some good weather stripping (including threshold / sweep)
should do wonders to reduce noise coming in the door.

If noise is still a problem, you can then try additional measures.

Andrew Duane wrote:
That's a plan.... replace it with a nice solid one that's a lot more
soundproof!

Except the OP will not likely be consulted or have any say in what
replacement door will be used. Most likely the exact same thing that was
there before.


On Jul 3, 12:23 pm, "Joseph Meehan"
wrote:
Just keep in mind that anything you do to the existing door could be
considered damage by the owner and you could end up paying for a new
door being installed.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 00:35:14 +1000, John Candy wrote:


Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???


Sounds travels easily through cracks. Door weatherseal should help,
also try placing a heavy rug roll up against the bottom of the door.
If you can, installing a storm door will help.

John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???

blueboard.

generally speaking, adding mass to the door (or wall) will improve its
noise attenuation. A rule of thumb is if you double the mass of the
door, you reduce the noise passing thru by -6db. -6db is a
substantial improvement in the way humans perceive sound.

Keep in mind, that any composite wall will have what is termed a
"coincidence dip" which will occur at a frequency near that of the
walls natural resonant frequency. what this means is that for that
particular sound frequency range you will hear certain sounds louder
than other sounds falling in other frequency ranges. A good example
of this is listening to a car driving by behind a glass window. The
resonant frequency of an insulated glass window is relatively high so
you hear the higher frequency sounds pass through yet the lower
frequency sounds are more attenuated (compared to listening to a car
without a window in front of you).

anyway, using weatherstripping, etc to fill in the gaps around the
door will only do so much. What you really want ideally is a heavy
(massive) door. In your case, that may not be acheivable short of
replacing the door or modifying it to the point where you won't get
your security deposit back or where it would lose its aesthetic appeal

Good luck,
Malto

On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???

I have a bunch of clothes I don't need anymore and they are not good
enough to give away, so I will use those to push into the door and see
what that does.

Ill just conpact them into the door as much as I can, without m akeing
the door look like its about to have kids

It should help, though not sure if they will blockout low pitch or
high pitch noise more ???

Thanks.



On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:31:55 -0000, Malto wrote:

generally speaking, adding mass to the door (or wall) will improve its
noise attenuation. A rule of thumb is if you double the mass of the
door, you reduce the noise passing thru by -6db. -6db is a
substantial improvement in the way humans perceive sound.

Keep in mind, that any composite wall will have what is termed a
"coincidence dip" which will occur at a frequency near that of the
walls natural resonant frequency. what this means is that for that
particular sound frequency range you will hear certain sounds louder
than other sounds falling in other frequency ranges. A good example
of this is listening to a car driving by behind a glass window. The
resonant frequency of an insulated glass window is relatively high so
you hear the higher frequency sounds pass through yet the lower
frequency sounds are more attenuated (compared to listening to a car
without a window in front of you).

anyway, using weatherstripping, etc to fill in the gaps around the
door will only do so much. What you really want ideally is a heavy
(massive) door. In your case, that may not be acheivable short of
replacing the door or modifying it to the point where you won't get
your security deposit back or where it would lose its aesthetic appeal

Good luck,
Malto

On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???

Thanks for all the help, will consider everything.

As the apartment Is owned By me I can drill holes in the door as much
as Ilike, but will prefere not to

I will go with the weather striping and add a weather strip, draft
blocker thing to the bottom of the door and see how that goes. Even
put one of those snake things down at the foot of the door too.

I have one person who smokes in the hallway as well, so that will be a
bonus if that stops most of the smoke getting into my place as well,
and stoping some of the noise would be a bonus as well

Probably put some foam into the door as well as Put a sheet of sound
blocking materialon the back of the door as well, just to be sure. I
was looking for a reason to use my drill for ages

Might stop short of the egg cartons, but you never know I like my
Quiet



Thanks all....





On Wed, 04 Jul 2007 17:18:54 GMT, "Pop`"
wrote:

John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!


I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.


Any ideas ???

blueboard.

I got around to putting the weather proofing on the edges of the door
and it works pretty good, no alot of sound gets though now its kind of
muffled, though not perfect.

Will add some heavey curtians to get the resat of the sound and see
how that goes, if that does not get it all Will do some other stuff

Thanks all.



On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:00:54 +1000, John Candy wrote:




I have a bunch of clothes I don't need anymore and they are not good
enough to give away, so I will use those to push into the door and see
what that does.

Ill just conpact them into the door as much as I can, without m akeing
the door look like its about to have kids

It should help, though not sure if they will blockout low pitch or
high pitch noise more ???

Thanks.



On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:31:55 -0000, Malto wrote:

generally speaking, adding mass to the door (or wall) will improve its
noise attenuation. A rule of thumb is if you double the mass of the
door, you reduce the noise passing thru by -6db. -6db is a
substantial improvement in the way humans perceive sound.

Keep in mind, that any composite wall will have what is termed a
"coincidence dip" which will occur at a frequency near that of the
walls natural resonant frequency. what this means is that for that
particular sound frequency range you will hear certain sounds louder
than other sounds falling in other frequency ranges. A good example
of this is listening to a car driving by behind a glass window. The
resonant frequency of an insulated glass window is relatively high so
you hear the higher frequency sounds pass through yet the lower
frequency sounds are more attenuated (compared to listening to a car
without a window in front of you).

anyway, using weatherstripping, etc to fill in the gaps around the
door will only do so much. What you really want ideally is a heavy
(massive) door. In your case, that may not be acheivable short of
replacing the door or modifying it to the point where you won't get
your security deposit back or where it would lose its aesthetic appeal

Good luck,
Malto

On Jul 3, 10:35 am, John Candy wrote:
Sound Proofing a door. Ideas !!!

I live in a unit, flat, apartment, whatever you call it. Any ways it
gets a little noiseing in the hallway from time to tme and would like
to sound proof my main door.

Its just a hollow one, problaby why it snot doing frack to stop any
noise. Probalby easist way is to buy a sold door, but I like a project


I was thinking of putting something into the door to sound proof it,
but not sure what.

Any ideas ???