Making Interior Panel Doors

There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger.

Making interior panel doors.

In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame. Some are hollow and simple. Wood panel doors made for interior and exterior applications have a classic appeal.

I needed custom doors for my basement because of the low ceilings. Hardwoods such as oak are very resistant to denting. Solid wood has good strength and insulating properties. If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them.

Some are paneled with solid wood. Interior doors are varied. Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it.

And i loved the results. Unfortunately when you order short doors the factory just cuts the bottom off leaving a d. Softwoods such as pine are more easily dented but are still quite durable. It was simple enough to do to the rest of the doors in the house.

Almost anyone with a bit of woodworking. Both kinds are drilled mortised and sealed. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins. I briefly considered making them all stained wood but that requires veneer which is quite costly so i decided to go with paint instead.

Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. How to build a door.