We're working on it. We have replaced all of the downstairs doors, and we will do the upstairs at some point in the near future. Our kids are grown, so noise isn't a factor, although it helps. But the sound and feel of hollow slab doors drives us crazy!
*Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light*
Posts: 902 | Location: South of 80 Illinois | Registered: Jul 23, 2008
But what has REALLY made the difference is insulating the walls between rooms. We did it when we were building the house, so it's probably impractical to do it to existing walls. But definitely...solid doors are a good thing for sound control.
Nope...we have the slab hollow-core that were originally stained. I've been attempting to paint them, which is a pain. I would love to replace them all with solid, but that's not priority right now. One thing I did do several years ago which I found helped with the sound was replacing the doornobs. Now I know that seems odd, but the flimsy knobs they put on those doors seemed to echo the hollowness of them.
As far as noise goes, I think insulation in the walls is the biggest factor in reducing it.
we changed out all our doors 4 years ago to solid and it helps more than I thought it would. its pretty quiet now with me being the only one here 90% of the time but I still like the solid doors. We also added the levor knobs, which I love the look of.
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