Solid Wood for Door

Now, we can find many doors (and windows) are still made from solid wood. There may be some other materials used to make doors, such as aluminum, metal, or engineering wood, that are used to make doors, but solid wood is still the favorite substrate to make doors. As the part of the house, the door or window is attached to the wall of the building as a place for people and other things to come in and out of the building. Then the door has to be opened and closed easily. The solid wood is an ideal substrate for doors; it is strong, durable, relatively lightweight, and easy to be formed and built. Moreover, the wood is also unique and nice-looking, and as a natural substrate, the wood will bring the atmosphere of green and naturality to the building. 

The advantage of solid wood as a door

Wood is strong, durable, and easy to be shaped and formed. With the right selection and proper processing, the wood will give a strong, durable, and nice-looking door product. Wood is a material that is easily molded, cut, and formed. Wood is a flexible material; it is easy to be carved, ornamented, or painted to make a special look. As a natural material, wood has a beautiful appearance. The wood has grain and pores that are natural-looking, nice, unique, and interesting. With proper processing and finishing, the wood door will be a nice-looking part of the building.

Now, actually, it is quite easy to find the right door product; there are many door companies available. We can go to the store and purchase the door and attach it to your house. Usually the door at the store has standard sizes and models. If we want to make a special size, then we can go to the woodworking workshops that are available to make the door with special forms.

But to get the maximum benefit from the wooden door, we should be able to choose the right products. Here are some things we should consider when choosing wooden door

• Choose the right wood

Wood has many types, and not all wood is suitable to make doors. To make the door, you need wood, which is strong, hard, and durable. The doors and windows that are placed at the outer wall should be strong enough to withstand the sunlight, heat, wind, rain, and the outdoor weather. Then he needs to be made from wood that could resist the outdoor weather. The teak wood, oak, and meranti are some of the wood species that are durable for outside doors. While for the inside room door, more wood can be used. Most hardwoods, such as mahogany, mende, meranti, rubber wood, etc., can be used. You can also use special woods such as walnut, sonokeling, ulin, etc. 

• Make sure the wood is properly processed.

To be strong and durable, the wood needs to be properly processed and treated. The wet wood will lead to big problems, such as construction, finishing, and mold. Some types of wood are also at high risk for insect attack. First, make sure the wood that is used to make the door is dry; the moisture content of about 10% is recommended for most wood products.  Some wood that has a particular risk of insect attack should be chemically treated with the insect repellent.

• The proper construction and installation.

The proper construction is very important when we deal with the wood products, including the wood door.  The wood will always contract according to the changes in the humidity environment. If it is not handled properly, the wood contraction will lead to construction problems such as wood cracking and warping. Then we should prepare some room for the wood construction. It is safer to make a door with some small panels that are framed and united instead of a wide and long panel. If we need a big-size straight door, then laminated wood is a better option than a big-size panel wood.

• The proper finishing.

Wooden doors are usually installed in a finished condition. The finishing layer serves to add the artistic value of the door and also to protect the door. The artistic value of the door can be maximized with the proper finish. There are many finishing styles and models that can be chosen according to the theme of the room or the building. For doors that are used in the inside wall, there are many choices of finishing materials that can be used; nitrocellulose, water-based, acid curing, polyurethane, or even the traditional finishing material such as shellac or varnish can be used to make the nice-looking wood door finish. But for the doors that are mounted on the outside wall, the finishing layer should also be strong enough to withstand the outdoor weather. The exterior finishing materials, such as spar varnish, outdoor polyurethane, outdoor water-based, or polyester finish material, are recommended.