doors- hardwood or steel
-
floatius
- Posts: 17
- Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:18 am
- Location: new windsor, n.y.
doors- hardwood or steel
i went to marjam today , and they had two door options with double paned window. solid wood. or steel with a hollow interior that was filled with foam. which would be better, since there was no stc rating given?
-
ejbragg
- Posts: 44
- Joined: Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:46 am
- Location: Fort Smith, AR
the real answer
Best thing to do? Can you get your money back?
Pick up the one you suspect is NOT the best door. Install it (careful not to scratch it). Then test it. Then take it back and trade it in. Test the other one. If you were right, you won't have to do another trade-in. If you were wrong, you make a third trip.
You can hypothesize all day long, but this will answer that particular question the most thoroughly.
(Generally speaking, metal conducts heat and sound more than wood, but with no information, how can you really know?)
Pick up the one you suspect is NOT the best door. Install it (careful not to scratch it). Then test it. Then take it back and trade it in. Test the other one. If you were right, you won't have to do another trade-in. If you were wrong, you make a third trip.
You can hypothesize all day long, but this will answer that particular question the most thoroughly.
(Generally speaking, metal conducts heat and sound more than wood, but with no information, how can you really know?)