These doors are typically used in schools conference rooms buildings near airports recording studios government military facilities or any other building where sound control is important.
Stc 40 rated door.
Stc 33 36 lbs to 40 lbs core 1ld2 core apc bond to core no lead standard stiles and rails.
The stc rating of fiberglass doors depends on the core material used and the thickness of the door.
Stc rated doors should always be installed by a professional.
If the door arrives.
It s a single number rating for interior building partitions that are subjected to mid to high frequency noises.
Stc 35 44 lbs to 45 lbs commercial density core bond to core no lead standard stiles and rails.
On site installation can be pretty easy if the door has been assembled prior to delivery by the factory.
Tested in a static inoperable condition to determine the sound transmission through the door.
Door edges match the veneer of the door face.
Any unsealed gaps and clearances in door assemblies effectively cancel out the noise reduction benefits of stc rated doors.
Soundproof doors are available 1 3 4 thick from stc 33 to stc 50.
Seals thresholds and door bottoms when required are shipped with the doors along with the attached stc rating.
3 hour fire rating by underwriters laboratories ul and its fire ratings vary with stc rating wood doors available in various species stains and finishes.
Its overall transmission loss with better quality weather seals too.
Up to 4 0 x 8 0 singles and 8 0 x 8 0 pairs.
Soundproof doors are available at greater thicknesses from stc 51 to stc 56.
Standard door stc thermal ratings p 26.
The onset of privacy.
The higher the number the better the noise isolation.
Specifying a door with an stc rating in the 40s is adequate in most situations but in settings where sound.
Levels 43 to 52 available.
Tested in accordance with astm e90 09.
Stc rated doors provide privacy and prevent noise distraction.
Face veneers are available in a variety of paint grade or stain grade options including birch oak walnut maple and cherry.
De stc series pages 27 32 fire rated stc 40 42 only p 98 99 paint p 117 118 standard hardware locations p 121 130 specification 08110 p 131 135 stc 48 p 27 stc 50 52 p 28 stc 42 43 47 p 31 stc 40 6 panel emboss p 32.
A fiberglass door with polyurethane core is rated between 22 and 32 while the particleboard core is 30 to 38 the heavier and denser the material the more sound it will.
There are quite a few complicated steps in the installation process that are critical to the performance of the door.
The second column is the rating of the operable door installed with hardware and gasketing which provides the stc rating of the door assembly.
Standard steel doors often have an stc rating in the 25 35 range.