| Wed Jul 08, 2015 | Total posts : 6 |
|  Topic: DOORS
R/ExpertWhich one is better, having more strength and economical in residential construction/ Flux Doors or Wooden doors. |
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| Wed Jul 08, 2015 | Post #1 | S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
Join date: Mar 2008 | Dear Goyal
See the comparison and select
| Raw Material | Flush
doors is a name given to doors that are made by using a timber frame
which is covered by plywood or MDF or similar board on both the sides
of the door. The hollow portion inside the door is usually filled with
cardboard or board. These doors are then finished by putting veneer on
top or teak ply on top to give it a finishing. These doors have a
perfectly flush and joint less surface. |
| Accessories required to implement | Flush
doors are very easy to install using minimum efforts and the
Accessories required to implement. Raw materials required for their
installation are: - Door Handles
- Door Viewers
- Door closers
- Door Bells
- Door Frames
- Door Stoppers
- Architrave
- Hinges and screws.
- Tower bolt.
- Mortise lock.
- Sliding bolt
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| Maintenance | | Flush
doors have a shutter which is plain in appearance so these doors are
easy to maintain as the plain surface does not gather dust. The doors
either have veneer skin which is finished using polish or the doors are
painted with paint which makes the maintenance easier and all you need
to do is wipe clean the doors with dry cloth. In case there is a termite
problem in your area, it is recommended to buy termite resistance wood
and board for these doors |
| How is it manufactured | | Flush
door shutters are manufactured in the factory from the raw materials
Formed by gluing by the hot press process on both faces of core either
ply wood or cross bands and face veneers in the required thickness and
size as per ISNo2201-1999. |
| Advantages | - Simple design and are less expensive.
- Come in attractive colors and have rich and warm appearance.
- More durable.
- Can’t split, peel or rot, and don’t require periodic refinishing.
- Resistant to stains, scratches and crash.
- Easy to clean.
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| Thickness of shutters. | | The
thickness of flush shutter usually available in the market is 25mm, 30
mm and 35mm. Some vendors may also provide doors with other thickness. |
| Disadvantages | | Flush
door are manufactured in factory so exact size should be provided
before building the door otherwise it will be very hard to redo the
size. |
| Uses | | Flush
shutters can be used in the interior of the building on the door
opening and cabinets only. As they are finished by putting veneer which
is affected by water, these are not suitable in toilets. If it is to be
used in bathroom then water-resistant ply or aluminum sheet should be
fixed on the inner face of the shutter. |
| Flexibility of design and material. | | Flush
shutters designs are less flexible and are usually available in solid
form i.e. solid shutter can be used as solid barriers in the door
opening. |
| How is it fixed | | The
Flush door shutters are hung in the door frame with hinges and screws
and all necessary fittings i.e. handle, tower bolt etc is fixed. Care
should be taken that door shutter should move/ swing freely. |
| Finishing | | Generally
Flush door shutters are finished with paint. If polish finish is
desired on the Flush doors then teak face ply or veneer is fixed on the
face of shutter in this way we have teak face polish surface. |
| Protection from dust | | Flush
shutters usually have plain joint fewer surfaces which does not collect
dust. Now a days designer flush doors are also being made and the
grooves on the design are susceptible to collect dust |
| Weather effect | | Flush shutters undergo little expansion or contraction with seasonal changes. |
| Strength | | Flush shutters have better strength being homogeneous structure. |
| Time taken to procure/build | | Flush
shutters are readily available in the market. These are available in
standard sizes so procurement and fixing takes very less time. |
| Termite effect | | Flush shutters are less affected by termite. |
| Shapes Available | | Flush shutters are usually available in rectangular or square shape. |
| Raw Material | | A
door is a movable structure that is used to close the entrance.All
doors made from wood are called wooden door and here we are discussing
panel doors that consist of a framing with timber sawn in the direction
of grains of required length, breadth and thickness. The frame is
grooved on the inside edges to receive one are more panels as per
requirement or design. The panels are made of wooden board or other
material |
| Accessories required to implement | Wooden
doors are very easy to install using minimum efforts and the
Accessories required to implement raw materials required for their
installation are: - Door Handles
- Door Viewers
- Door closers
- Door Bells
- Door Frames
- Door Stoppers
- Architrave
- Hinges and screws.
- Tower bolt.
- Mortise lock.
- Sliding bolt.
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| Maintenance | | Wooden
shutters take more time and cost in maintenance in comparison of flush
shutters as they have more grooves and designs that collect dust and
require periodic cleaning |
| How is it manufactured | | Wooden
door shutters which are also called Paneled door shutters are
manufactured in the factory or hand made by carpenter from the raw
materials as per required thickness and size from sawn timber by
jointing the vertical stiles and rails with glue and wooden pins. After
that groves are made to hold the panels either of timber or ply or glass
or wire gauze. |
| Advantages | - Easy to install.
- Wooden doors can be cut and adjusted into required size and minor changes can also be done at the site..
- They provide beauty, warmth and style to home.
- These doors are more effective than steel and aluminum doors in providing insulation to the area.
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| Thickness of shutters. | | The
thickness of wooden panel door shutter usually built in the market is
30 mm and 35mm and 40 mm but in special cases due to opening size,
security or design purpose the thickness may be increased to 45mm and 50
mm or other desired number. |
| Disadvantages | | Wooden doors are more prone to termite attack than other type of new materials available in the market today. |
| Uses | | Wooden
shutters can be used in the exterior, interior and toilet of the
building on the door, cabinet, window and ventilator opening. |
| Flexibility of design and material. | | Wooden
shutters can be designed with material such as Board, Ply and we can
also implement Glass, or wire gauge in wooden door designs. |
| How is it fixed | | The
wooden shutters are hung in the door frame with hinges and screws and
all necessary fittings i.e. handle, tower bolt etc is fixed. Care should
be taken that door shutter should move/ swing freely. |
| Finishing | | Wooden
shutters can be finished with various types of ingredient such as oil,
paint, wax polishing, varnish and spirit polishing in originally direct
on the wood used. |
| Time taken to procure/build | | Wooden
shutters usually take time to make as one has to purchase raw wood for
these doors and the raw wood requires seasoning before it can be used.
Though, there are seasoning plants available in the market, yet the time
to make wooden doors is higher. |
| Shapes Available | | Wooden
shutters can be used in different types of openings i.e. in any shape
as required may be rectangular, square, semi circular, circular or
combination of these. |
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| Thu Jul 09, 2015 | Post #2 | ARVIND GOYAL
Join date: Aug 2014 | Thanks sir For the main entrance i m using steel gate and for the main door entry towards lobby i will prefer wooden door and all other doors inside the home i will use flush doors. Is it right option. Seondly plz suggest me wood and board which has least termite effect and more strengh. As i will use wooden door in main entrance so due to weather effect i will have to choose paint.
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| Thu Jul 09, 2015 | Post #3 | S L Gupta (Civil Engg)
Join date: Mar 2008 | Dear Goyal
Termite effect on raw wood and in moisture environment or in damp condition and it will effect on wood where it is in contact with wall.
Good quality board and seasoned and heart wood have less effect of termite. do termite treatment before use.It is right decision to paint the main door.
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| Thu Jul 16, 2015 | Post #4 | JAI PRAKASH
Join date: May 2014 | Go as per your budget.
Flush door - Cheap but have lesser life, cost similar to wooden door if applying veneer and having polish on it.
Wooden door - Expensive but have more life.
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