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French Doors

We have moved to a house and I was looking forward to setting up my system in a dedicated room. This room is 13 X 12 but does not have a door. Instead, it has a Rough Opening (a term I learned at Home Depot) of (H) 94" X (W) 65". I was told that this is not the standard French Door size. I am looking for any advise that you guys can offer to get this room sealed.

I want to get this done ASAP, as I will not set up my system in a room that is open to kids and visitors.
milpai
peter_s
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French doors look great, but there are downsides. They will transmit sound into the rest of the house through the glass resonating - is that OK? If not, you are better off with a solid core door that seals on all sides with insulation (they make a bottom thingy that seals by pressing downward when the door is closed). This will make sure you don't bother others in the house when they want quiet and you don't. If you decide to get french doors because of their superior aesthetic, make sure that you get thick glass. Thin glass can resonate something aweful.
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paladin
227 posts
 
French doors do have glass which is probably not a very good idea.
If there in no electrical on either side of the rough opening (32 1/2") You can install 2 pocket doors.
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theo
2,725 posts
 
I assume that you say "we" just moved in, that the french door is a major WAF. So have a door custom made for the opening. Then install curtians on the sound room side to buffer the reflections inheirant to glass doors. 65} is a little wide but I think some wider trim can allow you to install a standard width door as far as the height add a mock transom or some doors have different variations of a transom built in. Just a thought.
markpao
525 posts
 
Theo is correct that you can have a custom size door made to fit the opening and not have to go through the extra work to reframe and drywall/ paint. You may have to do some research as to who can make this door for you. And be careful that someone doesn't try to take you to the cleaners in the price dept. I have a (somewhat) local guy with a shop who makes just about any window or door I can imagine and his costs are very reasonable. Ask around or check your yellow pages under "millwork", there's someone out there.
audioquest4life
778 posts
 
I would build an acoustic door to mitigate the sound transmission out of the room. There are many companies that build acoustic doors. I just did a quick search and found this company.

http://www.industrialacoustics.com/usa/doors_windows_partitions/index.asp

http://www.industrialacoustics.com/usa/gallery/doors_gallery.asp

Good luck,
Audioquest4life
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