Soundproofed door

Neonlight

This should probably be posted in the DIY forum but as its musical related i,m gonna go ahead in any way.Looking to get some information in relation to a soundproofed door i.e were i could purchase, whats the best kind of material,best suppliers etc etc this rehearsal space is going to have two doors one solid outer door(the one i,m inquiring about)and one inner door.If anybody has any feedback on this topic i would be very greatful.
Thanks

david

Well, do you have the last copy of soundonsound that had a DVD? theres an excellent video tutorial for this sort of thing. I've seen double glazed PVC external doors used for internal vocal booths, Just get something that has a high U value, and thats sealed up pretty well.

Neonlight

No, when was this edition out (last month)?Freaky i,m going to go the solid door route ,security all the way.The glass door would also have to be triple glazed.I dont suppose you have this dvd .Could you sell or burn a copy and post on?
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david

Think it was February, it just has a video diary of building a vocal booth, still its interesting though.

I say go for a PVC internal door tbh. Solid outside doors are a good idea though, get something heavy made from a really dense timber like teak. You might have to salvage anold one though, they're hard to get/expensive nowadays with all this PVC/aluminium ****e.

I'll have a look for the disc, you could probably get a back order though, the mag is good too. I'll burn you a copy of I can find it and it doesnt have any right protection crap.

Neonlight

If you do find a copy pm me and ill give my address ,cheers freak.Somebody also recommended maybe an old solid-wood fire exit door where i will find one of these should be fun .

disgruntled

freakonaleashx wrote:

Just get something that has a high U value, and thats sealed up pretty well.

U values relate to thermal insulation and don’t necessarily equate to a good acoustic properties.

freakonaleashx wrote:

Solid outside doors are a good idea though, get something heavy made from a really dense timber like teak. You might have to salvage anold one though, they're hard to get/expensive nowadays with all this PVC/aluminium ****e.

Yeah a good exterior grade, solid-core wooden door, preferably one that is flat without mouldings or panels, is probably the way to go. Another thing you might consider is seals around the door, it’s often the weakest link. You could just use a weather-strip tape, a rubber gasket or something like that around the door. As for where you could find such a door, maybe try a couple of salvage shops or possibly the buy&sell.

WetDaddy

Well, we just spent 6 weeks converting a garage into a soundproofed rehearsal room. It was a two-car garage which we partitioned down the middle, and used the "non garage door" side as the practice area. It meant we had to deal with a craaaaaaappy tin door.

What we did was stuffed the door full of rockwool and then plastered up the back of it. Obviously, that wasn't enough so we went about building a heavy duty baffle which seals in over the door. Essentially, it's just a 5" thick door. Two squares of 2x4 timber screwed together to make the frame, filled with rockwool and then plasterboard screwed onto either side, a couple of handles and underlay to make the "sealable" part around the sides and we reckon it works better than any fire door we would have been able to get our hands on!

Would you consider building a door, or building onto an existing one? It's really very easy; we had no experience with this before we started!

Edit: We got all our material from Heaton-Buckley's in Santry. Like I said, we're fresh after building this room and encountered and dealt with all sorts of problems, so if you've any questions or anything, PM me!