can I have a gap between a door and the ceiling?
Might be a silly question! There is a hallway in my house going from the lounge room to the bedrooms. I wanted to put a barn door in as the sounds from the tv carries very loudly down to the all the bedrooms. Unfortunately where the door would go has an usual ceiling and a builder has advised he would need to plaster in the top and the door would go about 5/6 of the way up. My question is if I put in a 6 foot barn door and don’t plaster in the top would this block out most of the tv noise? I’m not very versed in sound acoustics so unsure if a gap above a door would still carry noise
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Post pictures of the hall and the entry area you want to put this door. Maybe someone can come up with another idea that will fill in the gap, as some sound will certainly come through. How much?
Thanks Calvin, good idea to attach photos. This is the space. The hallway is about 6m turns right and then carries on for a further three metres yet I can hear the tv as clear as if I am right next to it. Struggling to think of a way to minimise the sound that won’t look terrible. I’m sure the tiled floors don’t help! Currently weighing up a 7 foot barn door followed by a 2 foot gap but unsure if this will have much of an effect...
Wow! All hard, flat surfaces. Echo chamber.
Sound will travel through any opening, regardless of its dimension. With a Barn door, you have a gap at the top, bottom and one side. A pocket door (yes, more work) will have 100% better results, probably more, as it's recessed into the header/ soffit, wall and even strike side if you create a channel for the door to engage. Add a sweep to the door's underside and you'll have that covered too.
Frankie
Thanks Frankie! You have answered my query so well
Are you talking a sliding barn type door at the end of the hall at the turn?
Or
One that slides across the opening on the living side of the hall?
Either way, a bulkhead at the top at the ceiling could be done quite easily. Is that crown molding running below the ceiling? Or a plaster cove?
Can you rephrase your question, please?