Moulded Door Construction

A molded door is a popular door style for interior residential openings.

Moulded door construction.

Mdf doors are an affordable step up from molded doors. They offer a smoother denser skin mdf that result in a higher quality finished product when painted. A moulded door has the same structure as that of flush door. The din commission created the harmonized european standard din en 14351 1 for exterior doors and din en.

These doors are considered a higher quality than molded doors and can be produced in pieces for true stile and rail construction either as an entire mdf door or in concert with wood. The birkdale interior bifold door features three equal flat panels with craftsman sticking in a molded construction. Inspired by shaker simplicity birkdale looks striking in both traditional and contemporary homes. 1 3 8 and 1 3 4 flush interior doors are for interior applications only.

This allows the profile of the door to be crisper than a molded door and therefore look more like a wood door when painted. Product specifications vary by manufacturer but differences are minimal. The only difference is that the surface material is a moulded skin made of mdf. Most mdf doors are solid core.

Interior doors also come in mdf and molded. The molded door mimics the appearance of a traditional stile and. Available primed or prefinished. Rather than solid wood or metal these units consist of hardboard or composite materials with a series of panels or designs pressed into the face of the door.

Construction choices actual colors may vary from samples shown to due printing process and or differing monitor calibrations. Molded doors come in widths of 1 0 to 3 0 and most are available in heights of 6 8 7 0 and 8 0. Mdf is often suspect due to the off gassing. Door sizes are also given in the construction standard for wooden door panels din 68706 1.