Then the core s exterior is covered with an outer layer of high quality wood which is referred to as the veneer.
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The knock on wood doors that they warp well that s largely a thing of the past when they were made of solid stock.
Solid core and engineered wood are far more stable and less prone to contraction.
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For the past 25 years most major manufacturers have crafted their entry doors with glued up engineered wood cores which overcome solid wood s tendency to twist and cup.
This outer layer is known as the veneer and it s this layer that gives an engineered piece of wood the appearance of a hardwood that would be far more expensive were the entire door constructed from it.
Rather than solid wood doors which are made up of a single block of wood an engineered door is assembled from several different wood species which are formed into a single composite or engineered core.
They are solid slabs of mdf medium density fiberboard or another engineered wood shaped and molded to look like a painted frame and panel door.
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All of our exterior doors are expertly engineered from the highest quality materials for strength and robustness so you can be sure of many years of dependable service.
And while there are a number of ways to build a stile and rail wood door simpson believes in the enduring quality of a door with engineered stiles.
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Some solid core doors don t use surface veneer at all.
Simpson uses a variety of innovative techniques to build the best doors.
All our wood doors are solid core and engineered for a consistency in color and grain pattern.
Doors are offered in a wide variety of shapes such as arch top and configurations such as single door double doors with sidelites and more.
At bd joinery our doors use a hardwood veneer five times as thick at 2 5mm plus thicker rails to allow more to be taken off the top or bottom of the door when fitting whilst still.
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However all engineered doors are not equal poor quality doors might use a wood veneer only 0 5mm thick resulting in a finish that isn t particularly robust.