Pvc Laminated Door
Tina Larzelere
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Knots might find you more door builders. If you're going to do it yourself, look into staving - making the rails & stiles out of staves of a more stable wood and laminating the oak veneer onto the face.
I worked for a company that made custom doors from time to time and we always laminated them, if you mill some white oak, which is a great exterior wood, making three layers you will have a very strong door, use West System to glue together and the thing will last forever.
I wouldn't recommend that you make a slab door from solid stock, but rather a frame and panel door because it will be much more stable. A solid wood slab style door will be prone to problematic dimensional changes in width as well as being considerably more prone to cupping, even at that 21" width you're talking.
While a frame and panel door is more stable, it too is plenty prone to problems unless it is protected from direct sunlight, protected from the weather by a storm door, and is bearing several coats of an appropriate finish (3 or 4). Polyurethane is not an appropriate finish for exterior applications and won't last very long at all. If left exposed to the weather, you'll see it breaking down in as little as a year. You need a long oil varnish such as spar varnish or better yet, a high quality marine varnish. Using a decent marine varnish will probably buy you an extra year or two while using a high quality marine varnish may buy you four more years of life expectancy over using spar varnish, but these come with a bigger price on the can.
Oil-based poly could be used on the interior surface as it would give you the ability to choose a satin sheen if you so desired. I'm recommending oil-based over water-borne because it has a higher resistance per coat to vapor exchange. You'll need to apply at least two coats, but three would definitely be better for controlling the rate of vapor exchange. The slower the rate, the more stable the door. This holds true for both sides of the door because it's the uneven exchange rate that will cause the door to cup/bow or even twist.
I was asked to bid and construct a similar door to replace two carpenter built doors dating from the early '80s. They want the exact same pair of doors, constructed of more durable species as the old doors, built of SPF-laminated vertical car-siding has started to rot. I would likely rehang it on the existing jamb and hinges, and weather strip the entire opening.
I'd love to know more about the lamination process as I have concerns about it staying together and not warping/splitting with western exposure. You mentioned your company used to expoxy oak doors together, 3 plys of 3/4" white oak I assume? Did you mechanically fasten any of the wood (in addition to expoxying it)? Or was epoxy the only thing holding the door together? Were the doors able to expand/contract without splitting or warping? Were the laminate layers resting perpendicularly to each other?
My plan (which I'm not certain would work), was to use some sort of exterior substrate laminated with vertical white oak car-siding on either side. I would trim the sides with solid white oak to completely encase the substrate. My questions are:
- what type of West Systems Epoxy did you use? I usually use FlexTec epoxy, but I'm not sure it would be appropriate here since it doesn't tend to bond well in thin applications as would be required between laminated layers of wood.
The original is a poor model for stability. I wouldn't expect a door with only vertical members to stay flat enough to keep weather tight but I guess it can happen. The narrow widths are your only asset here.
You could proceed with a copy of the original with 5 ply 7/16" c.d. or some better grade ply as the inner core. Offhand I think you would be better of incorporating a horizontal piece at the ends and center which you might join as simply as end matching the verticals.
I've made lots of laminated 3 ply doors with 3 plys of solid wood but assembled like a rail and panel door. Each ply is usually joined on the inside with pocket screws and often the plys are nailed or screwed to each other. You can hide most all of those fasteners to the inside of the glue up. It's possible to glue andclamp the whole thing together with no metal fasteners also. Titebond II is my choice of adhesive.
Door panel, thickness 44 mm., made with perimetral profile in finger-joint fir; honeycomb inside; nr. 2 HDF hydro 4 mm. skin covered with CPL; edged on 3 sides in the same colour; moisture protection film on the bottom.
Frame radius 3, thickness 40 mm., standard width 107 mm. with Sandwich support (MDF+Poplar+MDF) and architraves 7010 wing20 both sides of the door with MDF support. CPL covering with polyurethane gluing and PVC anti-noise gasket on the frames. Moisture protection film on the bottom.
One of the most important factors in the choice of honeycomb doors is absolutely the valuation of the opening solution. BASIC can be created to be a hinged, a folding or a sliding door. All solutions suit every space and need and they give high residential comfort.
There was a time when laminated doors all looked the same and maybe came in different colors. These days you have a lot more options available. A wide range of solid colors is available as well as styles to the door. Some styles of laminated doors are known as flush doors. Flush doors mean the surface of the door is completely smooth. If water were to be spilled onto the door, it would flow straight down to the floor without being absorbed.
If you need a door in high-traffic areas, you will want laminated doors. The material is sturdy and can take a beating while retaining its good looks. These doors can last for 30 years or more with proper care and installation.
Laminated doors are some of the easiest to maintain of all types of doors. If you spill something on it, immediately clean with warm soapy water and a soft sponge or rag. If the stain is stuck on, a cream non-abrasive cleaner will do the job. While laminated doors are scratch-resistant, using abrasives will scratch the door permanently.
While there are many advantages, there are a few disadvantages to laminate doors. Firstly, they cannot be used as an exterior door. Secondly, you want to buy from a reputable dealer to ensure you are getting a good laminated door. Some are so badly made they peel and chip no matter how well you care for it. Lastly, if it does get a chip or scratch it is very difficult to repair.
Too often however, these laminate doors are mismatched into a painted hollow metal or pre-finished steel frames, which usually come in standard color choices of white, brown, black, or aluminum. Ugh! This creates a glaring inconsistency in design, and ends up as a missed opportunity due to the synergies that could be carried from the door right into a matching high-pressure laminate jamb. Historically, the argument for metal frames was that most public-use projects require fire ratings not available with HP laminates.
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But no, you can do as dark as you want on them without problems. Film absorbs a lot of heat, but not enough to pop a laminated window(That I've seen). I've done a few GM show cars with 5% all around(Like you see in the commercials) for fairs and such without any issues.
yes, Valuetint.....more than a few new cars have began going to the laminated front sides and some are doing the rear sides as well.....stupid for certain. One glass shop I work at is replacing a great deal of them for being cracked....just a slight misalignment and the pressure will crack it.....vent shades that fit into the channel will cause this issue...
Our laminate cabinet doors feature a high-quality thermofoil wrapping that is heated and pressurized onto MDF core. These American made thermofoil cabinet doors are available in a wide variety of colors and textures such as sage green or wood grain.
One of the key benefits to laminate wood is that it is extremely durable. Depending on how they are constructed, a laminate wood door can protect against water, sun, and other types of damage. Furthermore, they tend to be extremely easy to clean, which may be ideal if you have kids or pets.
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