The client lives near a noisy (and busy) set of train tracks. These glass sliding doors, in addition to her standard double-pane, double hung windows, were a major source of sound infiltration into her home. Climate Seal Acoustic Series inserts were chosen to drastically reduce her sound problem that was attributable to the doors and windows.The acoustic inserts were divided aesthetically with a vertical mullion that aligned with the door frame. The passive door slides from right to left. ← Back to all Climate Seal™ Projects Our unique sill pad option is shown along the carpet. This option eliminates the need to install a metal l-bracket onto the carpeted floor, which would create a trip hazard. You can also see the installation of our T-bar vertical mullion, which allows our Climate Seal system to be split for easier handling on larger units such as sliding patio doors, French doors, and double or triple wide window configurations. Here we see the operable panel being removed so the user can gain access to the sliding door for access to the patio when needed.
Our Climate Seal acrylic panels are half the weight of glass, so removing and moving either unit is safe and easy. Two hands are advised when handling the inserts for easy removal. Since the passive door panel needs to be removed for access to the outside patio, it also needs to have a place to be stored when not in use. Our self-storing feature allows removable panels to be “stacked” on top of stationary panels, which eliminates the need for additional storage and can be quickly re-applied when sound protection is desired.Username or Email Address Home > Products > Sliding Glass Doors Kinetic Sliding Glass Doors Our Kinetic Series of sliding glass doors integrate flawlessly with Optima 117 plus single glazing. They can be framed or frameless, to suit your acoustic and aesthetic requirements. Kinetic Lite is a frameless sliding glass door for projects where acoustic performance is not a design priority. It consists of a 10mm heat soaked toughened glass leaf acting on carriages within a robust head track, thus providing seamless integration with Optima 117 plus.
Kinetic Seal is a frameless sliding door leaf with a slam post and a vertical channel at the trailing edge of the door; each incorporating acoustic seals for an enhanced acoustic performance. Kinetic Aero is a contemporary fully framed sliding door with an enhanced slam post which offers an improved acoustic seal over frameless sliding doors. The framing profile to the leading edge of the door houses a centrally positioned lock. Kinetic Align is a classic fully framed sliding door consisting of a 12mm toughened door leaf. There are acoustic seals all the edges which maximise the acoustic performance. In addition, there is a discrete continuous floor guide which optimises the running alignment, along with optional lockable pull handles. As with all of our products, the Kinetic series of doors are laboratory tested for acoustic performance in a UKAS accredited laboratory and full test reports are available upon request. The Kinetic sliding door system has achieved the following UKAS accredited aggregate acoustic values for the stated construct:
Kinetic Seal: Rw24dB – 10mm Kinetic Seal door in 12.8mm acoustic laminated glass screen Kinetic Aero: Rw33dB – 10mm Kinetic Aero door in 12.8mm acoustic laminated glass screen Kinetic Align: Rw36dB – 12mm Kinetic Align door in 12.8mm acoustic laminated glass screenAllsteel Incorporates Acoustic Enhancements in New Beyond Plate-Glass Sliding Door Allsteel's Beyond portfolio of movable walls puts a premium on acoustic privacy. The new Beyond plate-glass sliding door continues this tradition by incorporating a number of innovations that enhance the modular system's overall acoustic performance. The new sliding door is available with an adjustable footer that, once the door is installed, can be lowered to minimize the gap with the floor, reducing sound transmission while still allowing the door to slide freely. The footer remains fully adjustable, so that if the doors are relocated, gaps of different heights can be easily accommodated. The full-strike, sliding-door model offers a further acoustic enhancement.
As the door closes, a drop seal is automatically activated, creating a sound seal between the bottom of the door and the floor. All plate-glass sliding doors now feature a new, more robust acoustic seal on their leading edge, which further inhibits sound transmission. Read the latest news about Allsteel. Discover all the options. Being green is only the beginning. Acoustical Single Glazed doors complete the picture of sleek serenity when used in conjunction with any of our acoustic glass partitions. Acoustic performance up to 35 (db) with frame work includedFree swing optionsSelf-closing optionsBat wing seal to achieve Acoustics Technical Drawings - PDF & CAD Download All Technical Drawings Glass Options3/8 “ Clear tempered1/2” Clear tempered9/16” Clear laminatedLaminated LCD privacy glazingUp to 3/4” Glazing is availableWall IntegrationsAcoustic single glazedAcoustic double glazedHandle OptionsGigante Full Height HandleLocking lever handleStandard lever handleStandard 48" pull handleStandard 5' locking pull handle
Patch Door Lock Center Mount Pull Handle Door Lock Patch Door Fixed Panel Strike Box Aluminum and stainless steel Custom assemblies upon request Featured Single Glazed Projects We work with our clients to push the boundaries of interior glazing. Below are projects that showcase just how limitless the possibilities are. Check it out and get inspired. If you can dream it we can do it. We would be happy to assist you with any additional information you may need. Please complete the form to the right and a representative will contact you within your specified time period. Call Us: (877) 282-6843 What Can We Assist You With? Need to specify Avanti Need materials / samples Do Not Fill This OutThis is All About Controlling Sound and Reducing Noise coming through Doors. We sell hundreds of these door bottom gap sealers to hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and apartment buildings for cheap door soundproofing – take a tip from them!
After dealing with the exterior sound coming thru windows, sound control efforts in a room should focus on the door: a typical interior hollow core door will pass sound quite readily. (An STC of much less than 20- this means conversation can easily be heard thru it). The door should entirely be replaced with a solid, exterior door, the thickest you can find. “MDF” (Medium Density Fiberboard) doors are cheap and have good sound blocking qualities and available from Builders Supply like Home Depot. Get a door without the recessed decorative panels- they reduce the thickness of the door. If it’s important to have them, buy some that you can attach onto the door. Make sure the door is well fitted to the frame, no gaps or crevices for sound to migrate through. If there are gaps, use our closed cell PVC tape, (not from the hardware store). The door should be sealed off as if it was 40 degrees below zero on one side. If it has a gap over 1/4″ at the bottom, use our door sweep seal, (a metal strip with a rubber flap) mounted to it, available from us.
Set it to just brush the floor. If your door is a standard 36″ wide, you can get it and a roll of sealing tape for $36 Free Shipping! A seal is essential to properly soundproof a door. Our soundproofing seal is a rubber loop, carefully cut to your door width size, modified by us with sealed ends for added performance in creating a dead air space within the loop. We’ll cut this to an exact fit for your door if you’ll give us the measurement of the width of the door. You will also receive the screws to mount it to your door. Depending on if it’s metal, you’ll need to drill pilot holes, if wood you won’t. Usually, only a screwdriver and a few minutes is needed to install this very much needed attachment to block sound from coming from underneath your door. Some notes about our “Soundproof Door Sweep”: (The part that should seal the door bottom against sound and that fits on the edge of the bottom of the door). Since our doorsweep only seals up to a 3/4′ gap, a transom seal should be used from the hardware store that fits on the floor across the bottom of the doorway.
Use this kind if you have a huge gap. Try to get one with a rubber flap. (Mechanical ones are expensive and will eventually fail). Note, the illustration above would tend to make some believe the seal fits somewhat under the bottom of the door- not so- it just hangs down and does not slide under the door! Remember- it won’t close the bottom door gap over 3/4″, if more, use the above mentioned threshold to take up some of the gap or build down the bottom of the door with a wood strip. Sometimes it may take both! This wood strip was mounted with glue and screws using drilled pilot holes to avoid splitting the wood. It was then painted to match the door finish. The seal should lightly brush the floor, but a 1/4″ gap is acceptable when you are done. Your new door may still need sound insulation. Use 1/8″ MLV with 1/4″ closed cell foam, bonded to it. Then cover with “Super Soundproofing acoustical mat”. Usually 1″ thick will suffice.
Cut it a bit oversize to cover the seam of the door at the frame to help seal it. You can use the mat with the adhesive backing but you may not be able to remove it later. A typical door 3′ X 8′ is 36 sq. ft. so 8′ of the 4′ wide MLV will cover it. 9′ of the 4’X1″ foam will be needed. If there’s a lot of sound still coming through, consider hanging a “Mass Loaded Curtain” (barrier) or a acoustical curtain over the door and frame. You could use gaskets that are ordinary thermal sealing gasketing foam strips from the hardware store, but far better results can be had if you use our “Super Soundproofing 1/8” Thick Self-Adhesive Tape” , because it is a closed cell material, will seal better and is much more durable. It is a gray tape in widths of 1/4″, 3/8″ & 1/2″ for door sealing. Apply strips on top of each other to build up and close wide gaps. Think you can’t replace the door with your door, Landlord problem? You can always put his door aside and rehang it when you leave.
Better, create an “Airlock door system” by leaving his door in place and adding another door to the frame, opening the opposite way. (Solid core, of course!) TIP: Remove the molding from around (use care to not split it!), the door and check the gap between the frame of the door and the rough framing. Usually you’ll find there is nothing there! Many times this empty space of the door frame has no insulation at all, just covered by two pieces of wood molding. Pack the area with our Super Soundproofing Mat (you can order just a few feet, we have no minimums), or use our caulk, and cover the gap with our lead tape, then replace the molding. This tip applies to windows too! (Do not use expandable foam as for thermal insulation. It will be worse than the airgap, establishing a soundpath). Sliding doors have little or no acoustical qualities at all and are best replaced with one that has, or if not possible, covered with a hanging sound barrier such as curtains, etc. If it’s a glass patio door, you could cover part of it with soundproofing mat and make a holding panel with mat attached to it to cover the door that moves when it’s shut.
Another option is to add another patio door with a new frame. This double door will block a lot of sound by trapping air between the door panels. Commercially available soundproofing sliding glass doors can be had . But you can do-it-yourself!Curtains hung across open doorframes usually don’t perform well acoustically, but do some sound blocking if they are heavy and fitted well to the frame. If made of clear plastic and cut into strips for egress, the strips need to be overlapped about 50%. When using clear plastic, use the heaviest you can, we have it in up to .160 thicknesses. Acoustical curtains perform about the same. If possible, consider hanging curtains on BOTH sides of the doorway for greatly improved sound reduction. This is because the dead air trapped there works for you. Such curtain installations should touch the floor. Use double-sided tape to attach the curtains to the wall at the edges to help seal the curtain. Garage doors are another problem, especially bad if they are segmented doors.