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From the description of odd voltage readings, and the fact that you shorted the connection and still couldn't get the bell to ring, I'm guessing the transformer failed. It wouldn't be the door bell button or that wiring since you eliminated that with the shorting. And since you later tested with another power source and verified that the door bell chimes ...
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A sound blanket on the laundy side would be simple. See my answer here
Drilling and foaming the door with low expansion, door and window polyurethane foam. The trick will be figuring out where the cardboard internal baffles go. I would fill a horizontal row of 3 holes equally spaced, every foot. Allow some time between fillings to let foam setup. (but ...
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It seems to me that there are two possibilities here. If the opening in the wall is just a pass through without an actual door itself then you would band the opening with drywall material and then put normal metal corner edging around the outside corners of the drywall.
On the other hand if there is a door jamb in use with an actual door then the width ...
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I like B, because the most critical jamb is the hinge side. Once its plumb, with shims behind the hinges, I rout the hinges in place with templates.
The other 2 jambs are "loose" until the door is hung. Then, with a helper, the gap around the latch side is dialed in, starting at the latch.
The top jamb is done last and isn't as critical, structurally, as ...
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It is pretty easy to shorten and reinforce a wood door by making what amounts to a mortise and tenon joint ...
1) Cut slots on the top and bottom edges, as deep as possible, the full width of the door
2) Cut a spline out of wood to fit the slot
3) Glue it up with a marine adhesive, making sure the door is flat while the adhesive sets ...
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