boxrick Posted Tuesday at 12:08 Posted Tuesday at 12:08 Hello folks! I have gone to fairly extreme lengths to make sure sound doesn't come into my property which included buying Norrsken triple glazed windows / slider / front door. I have filled literally every gap you could imagine in the property. However my front door is like a massive amplifier. Its actually noiser with it closed than open. See attached video show the problems and some pictures of the detailing around the door, but I would love some advice. I believe that if I had simply gone for a glazed door as per my windows I wouldn't be hearing this sound. I have gone back to Norrsken support and waiting on a response. The sound is absolutely coming directly through the leaf of the door the surrounds and roof is silent.
miike Posted Tuesday at 12:49 Posted Tuesday at 12:49 That's a weird one. I have an aluminium door and it definitely doesn't transmit sound like this. It sounds like air coming in/out of a small gap, which may explain why it goes away when the door is open. Try burning a few matches near the door and see if the smoke gets sucked/blown from anywhere. Do you have MVHR? That could cause negative pressure and a whistling sound from sucking in air through a gap. 1
boxrick Posted Tuesday at 12:51 Author Posted Tuesday at 12:51 MVHR isn't running yet I've taped fully around the edges with masking tape and also ran a piece of paper all the way around with it shut. It's tight everywhere. It just sounds like it's coming right through the leaf. Also if you knock on it, it almost sounds hollow
boxrick Posted Tuesday at 13:27 Author Posted Tuesday at 13:27 With this gently in front of the door. The majorly of the whistle is gone. Even if the door is open it's miles quieter with this random stack of Rockwool 1
miike Posted Tuesday at 14:04 Posted Tuesday at 14:04 How about taping a polythene dust sheet around the door, then blowing a fan from the other side? Does the door feel heavy or light? Can you remove the door handle, or something, to look inside the door?
Mr Punter Posted Tuesday at 16:14 Posted Tuesday at 16:14 Can you post an update to let us know what Norrsken propose? They seem very well regarded here and elsewhere. Bear in mind the Marmox type board on the reveals won't help block out noise. I take it that traffic is the issue?
Russdl Posted Tuesday at 16:31 Posted Tuesday at 16:31 Cor that’s weird! Have you got a thermal camera you can point at the door to see if it’s a uniform temperature (thus uniformly filled)?
boxrick Posted Tuesday at 17:23 Author Posted Tuesday at 17:23 1 hour ago, Mr Punter said: Can you post an update to let us know what Norrsken propose? They seem very well regarded here and elsewhere. Bear in mind the Marmox type board on the reveals won't help block out noise. I take it that traffic is the issue? Traffic noise I believe is the issue, but it's a high pitched sound which is basically created by the panel of the door. The sound is obviously coming right through the leaf. I wouldn't expect the Marmox material to make it worse given its mostly just insulation. I've got it in all the reveals for every window and they are generally fine.
boxrick Posted Tuesday at 19:11 Author Posted Tuesday at 19:11 2 hours ago, Russdl said: Cor that’s weird! Have you got a thermal camera you can point at the door to see if it’s a uniform temperature (thus uniformly filled)? Interestingly enough my friend does have a decent one, he was wondering around last week. But we didn't concentrate on the door
Thorfun Posted Tuesday at 22:30 Posted Tuesday at 22:30 Norrsken customer support has been excellent for us. Did you speak to them?
Mr Punter Posted Wednesday at 10:35 Posted Wednesday at 10:35 20 hours ago, boxrick said: With this gently in front of the door. The majorly of the whistle is gone. Even if the door is open it's miles quieter with this random stack of Rockwool Rockwool is very good at sound attenuation, so no surprise there. You may well find that once the EWI and cladding are completed and everything is properly sealed, the issue will be resolved.
miike Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago On 27/01/2026 at 19:11, boxrick said: Interestingly enough my friend does have a decent one, he was wondering around last week. But we didn't concentrate on the door Do you have any updates or further clues on the cause? I'm really curious about whats going on here.
miike Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago On 28/01/2026 at 10:35, Mr Punter said: Rockwool is very good at sound attenuation, so no surprise there. You may well find that once the EWI and cladding are completed and everything is properly sealed, the issue will be resolved. It might not be the Rockwool absorbing sound though. It could be that it's now blocking wind, or if he's lent it against the door, or could be stopping vibration. New suggestion @boxrick, try taping the grooves in the front of the door. I wonder if they're having a similar effect to when you blow on the rim of a glass and get a whistling sound.
boxrick Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago (edited) My friend brought round a really decent calibration microphone and we measured different scenarios against a baseline. In the 1.5khz range there is basically 0 attenuation. The door is actually rated at 33db in sound reduction. But even the difference between the most drastic sound reduction is well below this. I'll share some graphs shortly. Also as you knock along the skin of the door, some bits are completely dead and others sound completely hollow. I'll share some more info when I'm at my laptop. Edited 1 hour ago by boxrick
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