Hello dear forum members,
I would like to ask for your experiences regarding sound insulation in interior doors.
Last year, we had our own house built and also did a lot of the work ourselves. Among other things, my father (a longtime carpenter/joiner) and I installed the interior doors by ourselves. I have read a lot about home construction... but some topics, like the one mentioned above about interior doors, took a bit of a backseat. Honestly, we focused more on appearance and price than on function. In the end, we chose what we think are visually appealing interior doors with honeycomb core. After several months, however, I have realized the reason for the low price... in my opinion, the doors provide almost no sound insulation. Since we have a very open living area, a lot of noise carries into the upstairs rooms. I might be able to live with that if we didn’t have small children who are very light sleepers...
By now, I have come to the conclusion that “buying cheap means buying twice.” So at least I want to replace the doors on the upper floor. But how much improvement does such a replacement really bring? Since the doors need to fit the existing frame, the selection is limited. I have now found doors with a tubular chipboard core... does that already offer a meaningful improvement? Or do you need a solid core door?
With the current interior doors, I cannot notice much difference between closed and open. Does anyone have experience with how much sound insulation different door cores provide? For example:
- Honeycomb core / 20 dB
- Tubular chipboard frame / 40 dB
- Tubular core / 50 dB
- Solid core / 55 dB
The goal is to figure out whether it makes sense to choose a certain core type. If the difference between solid core and tubular chipboard frame is small, then tubular chipboard is enough for me... if only the solid core really improves sound insulation and the difference between tubular core and honeycomb core is barely noticeable, then I can save myself the tubular chipboard option...
What kind of doors do you have and how satisfied are you with the sound insulation?
Best regards,
Basti2709
I would like to ask for your experiences regarding sound insulation in interior doors.
Last year, we had our own house built and also did a lot of the work ourselves. Among other things, my father (a longtime carpenter/joiner) and I installed the interior doors by ourselves. I have read a lot about home construction... but some topics, like the one mentioned above about interior doors, took a bit of a backseat. Honestly, we focused more on appearance and price than on function. In the end, we chose what we think are visually appealing interior doors with honeycomb core. After several months, however, I have realized the reason for the low price... in my opinion, the doors provide almost no sound insulation. Since we have a very open living area, a lot of noise carries into the upstairs rooms. I might be able to live with that if we didn’t have small children who are very light sleepers...
By now, I have come to the conclusion that “buying cheap means buying twice.” So at least I want to replace the doors on the upper floor. But how much improvement does such a replacement really bring? Since the doors need to fit the existing frame, the selection is limited. I have now found doors with a tubular chipboard core... does that already offer a meaningful improvement? Or do you need a solid core door?
With the current interior doors, I cannot notice much difference between closed and open. Does anyone have experience with how much sound insulation different door cores provide? For example:
- Honeycomb core / 20 dB
- Tubular chipboard frame / 40 dB
- Tubular core / 50 dB
- Solid core / 55 dB
The goal is to figure out whether it makes sense to choose a certain core type. If the difference between solid core and tubular chipboard frame is small, then tubular chipboard is enough for me... if only the solid core really improves sound insulation and the difference between tubular core and honeycomb core is barely noticeable, then I can save myself the tubular chipboard option...
What kind of doors do you have and how satisfied are you with the sound insulation?
Best regards,
Basti2709
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Sebastian793 Aug 2016 23:30I don’t see how sound could pass through the door frames, which stand about half a centimeter (0.2 inches) away from the wall. It’s not a continuous gap but more like a mini labyrinth – according to reports online, this should be negligible in terms of sound transmission.
That’s how we installed it as well – the mechanical ventilation system seems to work. We don’t hear the washing machine or the dryer.
Much more important on the upper floor – with the door closed, we can’t hear our son shouting loudly. There are three doors in between, but still, this was very noticeable. Overall, we are extremely satisfied with the sound insulation… and not all the doors have even been fully adjusted yet.
Calcium silicate blocks were used throughout, and Ringo hollow-core doors were installed.
That’s how we installed it as well – the mechanical ventilation system seems to work. We don’t hear the washing machine or the dryer.
Much more important on the upper floor – with the door closed, we can’t hear our son shouting loudly. There are three doors in between, but still, this was very noticeable. Overall, we are extremely satisfied with the sound insulation… and not all the doors have even been fully adjusted yet.
Calcium silicate blocks were used throughout, and Ringo hollow-core doors were installed.
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toxicmolotof4 Aug 2016 00:21We are also very satisfied with Ringolit.
Oh, by the way, the recommendation came from me. But it’s good to know that you are happy with it as well. It’s reassuring to hear that I didn’t give any wrong advice.
Did Plewa also handle the installation for you?
Oh, by the way, the recommendation came from me. But it’s good to know that you are happy with it as well. It’s reassuring to hear that I didn’t give any wrong advice.
Did Plewa also handle the installation for you?
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Sebastian794 Aug 2016 05:53No, we installed them ourselves.
The tip was really helpful too.
The tip was really helpful too.
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Sebastian794 Aug 2016 09:10Sometimes you speak in riddles...
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