Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater Maybe I should start a v4.0 build thread somewhere

That's what I've been told (read). Thou I picked up a bunch of foam core interior doors for my project. They sure are a lot heavier than the standard hallow ones.

Yea, I know that it is all about the mass, but I am seeing some people asking this question elsewhere and never getting the straight answer of a solid core exterior steel door like it was a few years back. Thought that I better check. I think that there may be a compromise in door type in order to make sure that it looks just like the other doors in the basement, so solid core interior doors might be what I end up with.

I am also trying to figure out what to do about sealing the bottom. Of the door. A lot of people are using a wood or metal threshold, but that isn't going to go over well with my wife.. I could just put the door a little closer to the floor so that it is a little more snug with the future carpet, but the. The door could get to be difficult to open and close which would be bad....

I'm planning on putting some sort of under door threshold or sweeper on mine.

Something like this:

Howto Sweeper

Under Door Threshold

I can't seem to find this plastic one I've seen before which I think would work best over carpet.

I went to Menards today because they had a bunch of doors on sale plus had an extra 11% rebate that ended today. The extra 11% is on in-stock items only, and the exterior door I wanted was a special order, so for now I picked up a cheaper interior door that was filled and marked "sound proofing" which as we all know can mean little to nothing. It was already almost closing time, so I figured that I could just return it if need be.

Anyway, I am wondering if I should. It just didn't seem *that* much heavier than a regular hollow door, and as we know, mass is important.

If I look a the link above on 'How to Sweeper,' it mentions not using a door with recessed panels. I wonder why because every other door in out house are those 6 panel designs. Hmmm.... I really want to get a good door for the theater for soundproofing, but the more I dig, the more questions I have about what will actually work.

Oh, and I had a couple of helpers for a few hours today. My daughter and her boyfriend wanted to try doing some drywall, so I put them on measuring and cutting duty...

You really should use a flat door for thickness. Those pannels reduce the door thickness by a lot.

Makes sense. So the door in question is a Mastercraft Duracore door... Time to research this thing.

Wow. Buy a regular solid core door on sale for $75, or buy a steel solid core for $150, or buy a steel solid core door with a 7.25" jamb (to account for the 2x6 wall, plus the 3 layers of drywall) and it jumps up to $400+.

I might do with others did and create my own jamb extensions and if I need to add mass, I can add a 3/4" sheet of MDF to the part that is inside the theater and cover it with an acoustical panel or something.

Nick, I know a thing or two about hair crown patterns and I really wouldn't trust that kid with MY daughter. And sure as hell not with all that drywall around!

LOL. I loved this picture that my wife took. My daughter laying on the drywall to hold the T-square, her boyfriend using a blade knife to score the drywall... They took about 15 minutes to put the measurements on to the drywall and make the cut... And I am in the background doing about 20 things in the same amount of time.

That said, I was grateful to have the assistance. It was because of them doing what they did that I could get a bunch of other things done at the same time.

But, you DID shoot him afterwards, right?