Install a short curtain rod directly over the back of your door.
Sound dampening sliding door.
A higher stc for example higher than what the dual soundproof window has this is from 48 52 would be the best for your sliding glass door.
Now we ve reached the crux of the matter.
As much as i like sliding barn door i don t think i would ever have any in my home.
There are two main problems to take into consideration.
Preparing the tools and materials.
If you re looking to deal with noise nuisance to manageable levels i d recommend using simple and cheap methods mentioned above.
Any door made of solid wood or even foam core doors will perform much better versus glass or hollow core doors as far as sound deadening is concerned.
Stc sound transmission class.
The trick is to identify the source of noise problem and the method that.
You can purchase drapes that are made out of sound dampening fabric.
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The denser the door the better.
The first thing you ll need to do before collecting your tools is actually inspecting the car doors if you can t dig up your car manual at least look up how other people pulled the doors apart on the same or similar models that will be a pretty important step throughout this whole process since i can t go into detail on every individual car make.
Sound dampening your sliding doors uses similar methods and is also as easy as dealing with the windows or sound insulating the bathroom.
Standard glass doors are thinner than wooden doors.
Place acoustic drapes over the door.
When you are inside the room simply slide the drape into place for less sound from outside.
Avoid sliding bi fold and pocket doors that not only make noise themselves but also don t seal as well as the swinging type.
Soundproofing a sliding glass door is more difficult than soundproofing a regular door.
To keep a hinged door from squeaking all you need to do is spray the hinges with a little wd 40 or penetrating oil.
To give you a rough estimate a double glazed sliding glass door would cost you in excess of 3000 dollars whereas soundproof curtains would cost you just 200 to 300 dollars.
Which means that they require more soundproofing material to block the noise.
Get a heavy fabric drape and hang it from the rod.
In determining how much noise these soundproof sliding glass doors stop stc rating is used.
As i ve said interior doors have several design flaws that allow sound to travel freely firstly they are often made of either wood or fiberboard which are less than ideal materials for soundproofing they re also notably thinner and hollow unlike exterior doors.