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Sound is often a problem within homes.
Various methods can be used toreduce sound transmissionin interior spaces in your home.
Replacing the door alone will greatly reduce sound transmission.
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In most cases, installing a solid composite interior door will improvesoundproofingwhen it replaces a standard hollow-core door.
Hollow-core doors are braced with cardboard honeycomb materials.
The honeycomb structure is empty space.
A solid composite interior door provides up to 70-percent more material than a hollow core door.
An advantage of composite wood is that it will not warp, shrink, or crack.
Composite interior door surfaces may be flat or embossed.
An STC class of 30 is one where a conversation of a normal volume can be heard and understood.
Vibrations move from one room to the next through attached surfaces.
So, breaking the bond between those surfaces greatly reduces sound transmission.
Interior barn doorsare well-suited to DIY installation.
Not only that but there is no need to mortise hinges.
Higher STC values indicate a better ability to resist the transmission of sound.
Doors are a weak link, with hollow-core doors being the weakest of all types of interior door.
