Audimute Soundproofing Acoustic Door Seal Kit - Door Sweep and Seal - (Standard Size)

Overview:This product is good at adding a cost effective and easy to install layer of sound barrier, I can't speak to how it works standalone as it was not my first door soundproofing solution, but I can say that when combined with my other solution, this product fit my needs. More than enough material was provided to seal the entirety of the jamb of my 30in wide interior door (34/83 frame) on one side, with enough material to also do one more side as well as the top of the jamb of a different door of the same size. There was enough of the sweep material to do both sides of my 30in door, with roughly 12in of sweep material left over. The application of the seal and sweep has made a minute addition to the force required to shut the door.Installation:Installation was about as easy as DIY soundproofing gets, you will need rags, scissors, and a tape measurer for precise installation, the product is self adhering. Instructions provided are clear and near idiot proof. I was very lazy in my installation, I didn't measure anything, put it up by eye and feel, used a pocket knife, and patchworked any gaps. Still pleased with the results, did the same with the sweep.My Situation:I live in a rented apartment where for some reason the bedroom doors are equipped with a large glass pane and an inch gap from the floor to the door. It's a 3 story city row home, but the halls are tight, and my bedroom door is situated across from the staircase that leads directly to our front door/ kitchen area, which opens then into our living room. This causes lots of the noise produced on the first floor to easily flow into my room, additionally, only a few meters from my door is not only a bathroom, but another bedroom, both with the same terrible glass paned interior doors. From the other bedroom is emitted a constant machinelike chatter from some device my roomates room, the sound most closely resembles the sound of insects from an open window at night. This constant noise led me to seek my soundproofing solutions.My Solutions:To control airflow, and dampen vibration, I first affixed a Door Buddy Noise Control Cover Door Mountable Double Layered Sound Absorption Blanket, from vocalboothtogo.com, because of easy installation and relatively low cost. I then applied the door seal kit I'm currently reviewing.My Results:I found the initial solution of the door blanket to do about 90 percent of what I needed done, it GREATLY reduced the passive noise from my roomates machine, and also significantly dampened the noise produced by 1st floor activities, the typical slamming of my front door is still heard slightly but i no longer "feel" it. That said, were i to put my ear to the door or even just stand next to it, the maddening whine could still be heard, basically with the addition of the door seal and sweep, the passive noise has been ELIMINATED, i can put my ear to the door cover and simply cannot hear it any longer, great success! If you were to ask me about how my solutions looked, I'd say the door buddy is ugly, and if installed properly the door seal and sweep range from unnoticeable to inoffensive. Neither of these opinions are at all a factor to me, I chose these solutions because they were effective, cheap, and easy to install. These combined have made a difference in how much force is required to shut the door, this is inconsequential to me.Future Plans:I've always been sensitive to noise, through this process I've discovered how much I enjoy dampening outside noise when in my own space, and I now fully intend to see how far i can take it. My next step is wall panels on the door side wall of my bedroom, because on the otherside of that wall is not only the aforementioned hallway/staircase, but it also is shared by the bathroom wall, no longer will I hear my roomate getting ready for work with music in the morning! After that I'd like to do cealing paneling for my bedroom, to negate the noise from vibrations caused by my upstairs roomate.Next would be ceiling panels on the first floor, we have a very nice sound system in our living room (my bedroom is situated conveniently directly above said system), and prior to my solutions, things played loudly enough on it would sound like they're right next to me. (Awful interior doors didn't help). While this effect has been all but eliminated as my roomates value their hearing enough to not have the tv on volumes that could pierce my sound barrier, through my own tests I've noticed if things are played loud enough, they sound like they're coming from the floor, it's kind of cool honestly and I'm unlikely to need to dampen this, but it's just a thought. Lastly, Arrowzoom i believe makes a Diy door panel soundproofing kit that i would affix the glass on both sides of my door, I'm retisent to do this as it would likely, combined with all other solutions, render me completely incapable of even hearing my front door being opened, and that would be a little too far. I am also considering panels on two other sides of my room as they are opposite exterior walls, but I've found that the sounds of the wind and distant sirens don't bother me, and unless I get new noisy neighbors I don't see myself doing this. if you got this far, wow you sure have a lot of time on your hands, why not spend it SOUNDPROOFING?

Terrible. The sound sheets are very good but the door seal is not good at all. Door will not close. Followed instructions. Horrible process to remove.

Nice tape. Used for laptop battery replacement and it works great!

I'm in a high-rise apartment with trains and constant construction literally outside. As part of my noise-proofing strategy, I decided to use this on the balcony door, as it seemed like it was one source of noise getting in, despite being relatively well constructed and weather-stripped.Results were DRAMATIC. Noise reduction DRAMATICALLY exceeded my expectations, given the apartment is nearly all floor-to-ceiling glass walls that I thought would leak sound from other areas. Ordinary ambient noise is now imperceptible, when before even passing diesel trucks and sports cars would be heard. Motorcycles and sirens can still be heard but are significantly muted.Installation was pretty easy. My door frame is metal, so the product seemed relatively easy to place and adjust a little. Had it been painted I'd be less certain how safe it would be to remove.Downsides: This does make the door substantially more difficult to close. It takes a good hard pull now to close, but when it does it's still firmly locked in place. As it's well constructed and I only use it a few times a day it's not a big issue. If this is a door you need to open and close many times a day it may be an issue. But that's going to be inherent in the strategy and not a fault of the product.However, the Standard Size given is VERY small. You're getting only just enough for a standard door. Had I a bit more I probably would have placed additional stripping on the top and bottom for further noise reduction. Consider sizing up if you plan on very thoroughly insulating a door.

That last foot of door frame foam is stuck to the cardboard ring. Couldn't finish the door frame.

Standard size is advertised as 16.5' which is 198". My door is a pretty standard size: 81" high, so I need two pieces that length plus a 29" piece along the top between them, so that's 191" total. So I should be good, right? Wrong. I did not waste any of the product, but the photo shows how far I got. Not only was the foam 3" shorter in total than advertised (which still would have been fine for me—I'd still have had a few inches to spare) but the last 10" were also unusable because that piece was stuck tight to the cardboard (only came off in pieces, having lost its adhesive completely). So I'm about 6" short of the material needed to finish my standard-sized door. Audimute seem to have got the whole "under-promise and over-deliver" thing the wrong way round.I've come back to increase the star count after customer service did a decent job. One phone call, two days' turnaround, and they mailed me an additional kit (still, you'd think they would have figured this one out—I now see that I'm not the only reviewer complaining about this issue).As for product quality: it seems to do what it claims. Yes, it makes the door hard to close but what do you expect: it has to be that way if it's going to do its job. And does it do its job? Probably. It seems to be of good quality and makes a small difference for me. If others say it works well for them, I can believe it. The fact that it doesn't do *so* well for me, I suspect is more to do with my door being hollow and acting like a sounding board, and the floor being uneven so that the gap is hard to fill even with a product like this.Bottom line: your mileage will inevitably vary as regards soundproofing; and: don't buy the "standard" size.