45dB Acoustic Fire Doors for HMOs & Residential Developments

Noise control is an important consideration in HMOs and multi-occupancy residential buildings, where bedrooms, communal areas and circulation spaces are often located close together.

For this Liverpool HMO project, we supplied doors from the SilentDoor Essentials range, providing 45dB acoustic performance combined with EI60 fire resistance.

The doorsets were specified to help reduce sound transfer between individual rooms while also meeting the required fire performance for the application.

Reducing Noise Between Rooms

In an HMO, everyday sounds such as conversations, television, music and movement can easily travel between neighbouring rooms and shared spaces.

Specifying 45dB acoustic doors can provide a significant improvement in sound separation compared with standard internal doors, helping create a more comfortable environment for residents.

SilentDoor Essentials 45dB acoustic doors are suited to applications including:

• HMO bedrooms
• Student accommodation
• Residential apartments
• Shared accommodation
• Corridors and communal areas
• Residential refurbishment projects
• Multi-occupancy buildings

Acoustic & EI60 Fire Performance

The SilentDoor Essentials 45dB EI60 doorset combines acoustic and fire performance within a single doorset specification.

The 45dB acoustic rating is designed to reduce airborne sound transfer, while the EI60 fire classification provides fire-resisting performance where required as part of the building's fire strategy.

This makes the range particularly relevant to HMOs and residential developments, where both resident comfort and fire safety are key considerations.

SilentDoor Essentials – Acoustic Performance Without the Wait

SilentDoor Essentials has been developed for projects requiring a high-performing acoustic doorset with a simpler, faster-turnaround specification.

Unlike the fully bespoke SilentDoor Rw® range, Essentials provides selected configurations designed to make specifying and ordering acoustic doors more straightforward.

This can be particularly useful for HMO developments, residential refurbishments and projects where programme and availability are important considerations.

SilentDoor Essentials provides a cost-effective and quicker-turnaround alternative to our fully bespoke SilentDoor Rw® range. By using a set specification and selected configurations, Essentials helps reduce lead times and simplify the ordering process, making it particularly suited to HMOs, residential developments and projects where budget and programme are key considerations. It delivers high-performance 45dB acoustic and EI60 fire-rated doorsets without the cost and lead time associated with a fully bespoke specification.

Acoustic Doors for HMO Projects

The Liverpool HMO project demonstrates how 45dB EI60 acoustic fire doors can be used to provide improved sound separation between rooms while addressing fire performance requirements.

For residential projects where noise control is a priority, SilentDoor Essentials provides a practical acoustic doorset solution designed for quicker-turnaround applications.