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On 4 Jul 2006 11:19:45 -0700, amkessel@gmail.com 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 am 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 am not
>looking to completely soundproof it either, just improve that aspect a
>little. I have heard arguments for and against putting foam as a backing
>to the door. Another option I have heard was foam backed by sheet rock
>(though I do not 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
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Re: soundproofing a hollow-core door
