Heavy doors for my studio

kaidonio · Post by **kaidonio** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:01 am

Greetings!
I'm in the midst of building my first studio, my design thread can be found here:

http://www.johnlsayers.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8291

I was looking for doors and found these. They were used in a hotel and are really solid and heavy, about 60 kg- (130 lbs).
The card lock mechanisms have been removed.

The doors are sound proof (or so the seller claims) and the brown doors are also fire proof.

The dimensions are 84,5 cm x 204,5 cm
The doors are manufactured in Finland by ILVES / STF.

The price is CHEAP- about 35 USD a piece.

Is this a must buy or am I missing something?
Also, will a standard wooden frame/double gypsum board construction handle the weight of the doors, or should a special technique be used (like Rod's Super Door)?

Thanks!

Kaido

P.S. Sorry for the crappy pics, I didn't take them

kaidonio · Post by **kaidonio** » Tue Jun 12, 2007 1:03 am

The brown doors look like this.

kaidonio · Post by **kaidonio** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 7:05 pm

Anyone?

kaidonio · Post by **kaidonio** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:08 pm

Bought the blue doors. 5 of them

Creature82 · Post by **Creature82** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 3:29 pm

looks like no one ever replied. My opinion... these are probably okay for interior, non-critical use... or probably okay if you use double doors with a few inches between them. i.e. double walls with double doors.

I'm putting together a Rod super door right now... hope it works.

kaidonio · Post by **kaidonio** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:23 pm

Yes, I'm using double doors between the CR and the live room. They are really heavy and solid, so I think they'll work pretty well.
Good luck with your build!

Kaido