Best Soundproof Doors-What to look for and where to find them

Soundproofing is a management process which involves different methods to achieve the desired results. Your doors create a huge hole through which unwanted sound can travel through. The doors opening is likely to be only half as effective as its surrounding walls.

Replacing your door with a soundproof door can instantly improve the acoustic performance and block out unwanted sound from entering through. These doors already come acoustically treated, air-tight sealed and filled with insulation and soundproof material.

I’ve listed some of the best places to find acoustic doors.

National Door Company – Solid Core Prehung Interior Door

National Door company molded wood fiber Doors are expertly created to add beauty and durability to any home. Their smooth 2-panel archtop interior door is a wonderful addition to any home at an attractive price. This molded wood fiber solid core door is built as a prehung unit that includes a 4-9/16” primed jamb, primed Colonial stop, satin nickel hinges, and is prepped for a 2-1/8” face bore. Each primed white interior door is ready to be finished.

Product features

  • The door is not for commercial use. Comes primed, ready to paint
  • Door size: 34″x80″
  • Unit dimension: 35.5″ x 81.75″ – suggested rough opening: 36″ x 82.25″4-9/16 inch primed jamb –
  • 3 satin nickel hinges –
  • Single Bore Prep1-3/8 inch thick door,
  • 2-panel archtop with IPN sticking
  • Handing From Hinge Side: If your hinge pins are on your left-hand side you have a right-hand interior door, if your hinge pins are on your right-hand side you have a left-hand interior door.

Xzic – Solid core soundproof wooden interior door

Xzic provides acoustical doors of 35 STC rating to 55 STC rating with specialized soundproof doors, Acoustic doors, wooden acoustic doors, steel acoustic doors, soundproof studio doors, recording room acoustic door. From designing to manufacturing soundproof doors, they are a renowned name in supplying some of the best soundproof doors as per the specification and requirement of their clients.

This door is made from wood veneered finished frame material. It’s filled with rock wool as an acoustic sound treatment material. It is also fire retardant done through their fire treatment process.

The product is customizable according to size, color or finish.

So, where do you find these doors? The global marketplace offers up many possible merchants. Alibaba.com provides many such merchants all in one place. @Pro Building Material company is one such verified merchant that can customize soundproof doors for you.

I’ve written a post detailing the entire process, so if you’re unsure how to order and/or don’t yet have an Alibaba account, read more here.

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Studio 3D™ Soundproof Interior Doors

Their recording studio doors have an STC value up to 56. The Studio 3D soundproof doors are ideal for recording studios, offices, band rooms, hotels, dorm rooms, conference rooms or any application where a soundproof interior door is required. The soundproofing doors come standard in oak, ready to stain with silver hardware. Custom finishes and hardware options are available for this door sound insulation product.

  • Low Cost – High Performance
  • STC Ratings Up To 56
  • Products Tested per ASTM E-90
  • Custom Manufactured Acoustic Door to Any Size Specification
  • Appx. 300 lb Door Assembly
  • 2¾″ 13 Layer Door Assembly
  • Comes Pre-Hung and Assembled
  • Adjustable Soundproof Jambs & Seals
  • Ready To Stain/Paint to Match Your Decor
  • Best Performance Wood Finished Door Assembly Available
  • Automatic Sill
  • Heavy Duty Hinges (4)
  • 3-Point Latching System

Noise-Lock® Doors

IAC Acoustics is a leading supplier of high-performance steel acoustic doors with over sixty years of experience in solving issues relating to noise isolation and containment. IAC Acoustics offers a wide range of standard models, plus the ability to custom design and manufacture doors to suit specific applications.

IAC Acoustics offers a comprehensive range of high-performance products designed for architectural, industrial and security applications. IAC Acoustics’ Noise-Lock® doors feature:

  • • Performance ratings from STC-51 / Rw50 to more than STC-64 / Rw63
  • Design flexibility with all doors available in standard and custom sizes or designs
  • Multiple sized options of Vision Panels, supported with laboratory test data
  • Wood veneer and powder coat finish options
  • UL fire ratings available
  • Blast-resistance ratings up to 3psi
  • Radiofrequency shielding up to 100dB
  • Security rated SCIF that meets ICD 705, JAFAN 6/9 and TEMPEST requirements
  • ADA compliance
  • Industry-leading fabrication times and quick-ship programs

Shadbolt acoustic door

Shadbolt acoustic doors and door sets are purpose-made to provide superior appearance combined with good or excellent sound insulation in a wide range of applications.

Standard Shadbolt doors and door sets fitted with perimeter seals can provide good sound insulation up to 35dB SRI Rw. For special applications, high-performance acoustic doors up to 43dB SRI Rw can be supplied, with the same level of features and performance.

ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE

Doorsets can be supplied with sound reduction up to 36 dB for standard construction or up to 43dB for high performance.

The overall acoustic performance of construction will depend on the size of the doors, correct installation, elimination of gaps, and control of flanking sound transmission. 

FIRE RESISTANCE

Acoustic door sets may also provide 30 and 60 minutes fire resistance (FD30 and FD60), with smoke control where required, validated by independent tests and maintaining specified acoustic performance.

Noise Barriers – QuietSwing™ Architectural Acoustical Swinging Sound Control Doors

Noise Barriers, LLC manufactures the finest factory assembled and field-proven doors in the noise control industry. The QuietSwing door is completely factory assembled including the installation of both sets of magnetic seals, all hardware and even glazing if required. The result is a door that leaves the factory truly ready to install. See the door comparison literature for more details on this feature.

Highlights of the QuietSwing Door System include:

  • The completely factory-assembled door system
  • Single source responsibility for seal, hardware and glazing installation
  • Easy and fast on-site installation.
  • Proven laboratory and field performance
  • Flexibility in size and configurations, including choice on veneers

Soundwood Acoustical Doors

Eggers Industries melds technology with style to produce some of the most beautiful, high-performing acoustical doors and frames. Eggers’ Soundwood Acoustical line offers the highest STC ratings in the industry. Our capabilities allow combinations of acoustical performance and other special functionalities to meet design requirements and building codes.

Eggers’ STC doors and frames are found in airports, healthcare and hospitality facilities, government and municipal buildings as well as educational institutions. Typical applications of our Soundwood acoustical doors and frames include performance venues, conference rooms, lecture halls, auditoriums, and classrooms.

Spigodoor Soundproof Door

Spigodoor through its Sound Serie guarantees to manufacture the best acoustic doors on the market to their installation in locals in which acoustic insulation is a dominant requisite.

They are developed to provide soundproofing levels from 32dB to 42dB. This type of products is specially designed to the installation in different areas such as hotels, hospitals, schools, and theatres, among others in accordance with the quantity of noise which the customer needs to isolate.

Thanks to personalized design and custom-made of all our doors; Spigogroup is capable of supplying with final dimensions and finish according to acoustic project and customer’s needs.

Conclusion

Replacing your door for a soundproof one is really a good option. Consider them already acoustically treated and a powerful weapon in your arsenal against annoying noises.

Good luck and happy soundproofing!