Swigy1
Swigy1 t1_j6gvzx1 wrote
Reply to Hollow core door question by trash_recycle
Just last week I replaced all the hollow core doors with solid core in my home. Highly recommend, would buy again, A++
Masonite makes affordable solid core door slabs, and they’re heavy beasts, probably 50lb each. If you’re going to take the doors off, you might as well get those. To finish the slabs you will need:
- Ryobi hinge jig
- Milwaukee knob jig
- Ryobi latch jig
- Drill
- Router
- Hand Planer
I got 6 doors knocked out per day, this included removal, sizing, cutting, painting, and mounting. If it weren’t for the tools and especially jigs, this would not be possible. I also included a video that shows a door vice a guy made. Used that, and it made things way easier.
I made a paint booth in the garage and used a grayco tc pro sprayer, and it has been awesome to use.
When I took apart one of my hollow cores, the hollow core was in fact, not honeycomb but exactly what this video shows. I had been told of dumping sand inside the door. Might be worth a try. But I didn’t like the idea of sand leaking out or stressing the already minimal construction of a hollow core.
Swigy1 t1_j6gw8vy wrote
Reply to comment by keithcody in Hollow core door question by trash_recycle
In addition, you need mass to stop sound if the item is not absorbent, such as an engineered acoustic foam. Spray foam won’t do anything.