Door slamming
 

I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and due
to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame with
bubblewrap any ideas?

Cheers
E

E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and
due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame with
bubblewrap any ideas?


That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll? There's probably
a technical name for it :)

Si

On 07 Sep 2005, E wrote

I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame
and due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the
slam reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the
frame with bubblewrap any ideas?

Stick a bit of draught-proofing strip along the top, so that it has to
be pushed slightly to catch?

(Might be worth a try.)

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Cheers,
Harvey

On 07 Sep 2005, Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote

E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame
and due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the
slam reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the
frame with bubblewrap any ideas?


That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll? There's
probably a technical name for it :)

Great minds and all that.

(That's what I meant in my post -- you buy it for draught-proofing.)

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Cheers,
Harvey

Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
On 07 Sep 2005, Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote

E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame
and due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the
slam reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the
frame with bubblewrap any ideas?


That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll? There's
probably a technical name for it :)

Great minds and all that.

(That's what I meant in my post -- you buy it for draught-proofing.)

Draught proofing.....stuff! That's the...um...technical name I was trying to
think of.

Look, I've been up since four this morning.

Si

On 07 Sep 2005, Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote
Harvey Van Sickle wrote:
On 07 Sep 2005, Mungo "two sheds" Toadfoot wrote

That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll?
There's probably a technical name for it :)

Great minds and all that.
(That's what I meant in my post -- you buy it for
draught-proofing.)

Draught proofing.....stuff! That's the...um...technical name I was
trying to think of.

Look, I've been up since four this morning.

;)

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Cheers,
Harvey

In message m4OdnZ2dnZ1NHubxnZ2dnX_Mgt6dnZ2dRVny3J2dnZ0@pipex .net,
"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" writes
E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and
due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame with
bubblewrap any ideas?


That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll? There's probably
a technical name for it :)

Draught excluder ?

RS do MDPE foam rolls which are prolly a bit more robust

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geoff

raden wrote:
In message m4OdnZ2dnZ1NHubxnZ2dnX_Mgt6dnZ2dRVny3J2dnZ0@pipex .net,
"Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot" writes
E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and
due to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame
with bubblewrap any ideas?


That spongey self-adhesive window sealant stuff on a roll? There's
probably a technical name for it :)

Draught excluder ?


Leave me alone, it's been a long day.

Si

You could try moving the striking plate slightly.

If it's only a matter of a couple of mills, just push some matchsticks in
the existing screw holes and then put the screws back in down the side of
these. That should be enough to nudge it along a little and may be all you
need.

I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame

You can get some sort of "anti-slam" mech for kitchen cupboards - you
might be able to do something with one of them :-}

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On 7 Sep 2005 13:43:43 -0700, "E" wrote:

I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and due
to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame with
bubblewrap any ideas?

You can get spring loaded shock absorbing piston type things in B&Q
for use on kitchen doors. One (Or more) of these may help.

Not sure what they are called though.

sponix

E wrote:
I have a door that when closed normally slams against the frame and due
to the plasterboard partitions the frame is set into the slam
reverberates around the whole flat. Other than coating the frame with
bubblewrap any ideas?

Use a couple of those new things that "soft close" fitted kitchen
cupboard doors, or preferably a friction stay (example pictured
at: http://www.willenhall-locks.co.uk/nostal.html).