Roll- Up Doors

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Bit ME!!!! - 06 Mar 2006 21:35 GMT

Does anyone have any sources for sound rated (STC or other) roll-up bay
doors. URL's would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Matt

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Tom Harper - 07 Mar 2006 02:08 GMT

I normally give a roll-up door a rating of ~ 20- 22 STC for a normal
roller door. They are not usually very well sealed around the edges.
This is mostly from experience so I don't have any references

Tom

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Noral Stewart - 07 Mar 2006 12:12 GMT

>I normally give a roll-up door a rating of ~ 20- 22 STC for a normal
> roller door. They are not usually very well sealed around the edges.
> This is mostly from experience so I don't have any references
>
> Tom

Tom is right. Roll up doors are notoriously bad from a noise blockage
viewpoint. I managed to get a test report on one that was supposed to be
acoustically good a couple of years ago, but the STC rating was still less
than 30. Problem number one is difficulty of getting good seals. Problem
number two is that the panels are usually not very heavy. I advise clients
to avoid roll up doors in any noise sensitive situation. If you have to use
them, one option is a double door with the outer-upper door enclosed in a
pocket when up

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Natural Science Forum / Physics / Acoustics / March 2006

Roll- Up Doors