oak doors

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OAK DOORS

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Solid Oak Doors

• Solid Oak doors over the past few years have
  become very fashionable in interior and exterior
  design.

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• When purchasing a solid questions have to be
  asked, namely-
• Where is the Oak sourced from is it from a
  sustainable source, many manufactures from the
  far east are not using sustainable sources,
  therefore a price disadvantage is incurred.

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• Has the Oak been kiln dried and to what moisture
  content. Interior doors and oak joinery should
  be around 8/10
• Moisture, if moisture content is to low then the
  timber will take on moisture and swell if the
  moisture content is to high when the timber is
  placed in a centrally heated environment, the
  timber will SHRINK.

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• Take note of the OAK door construction, are the
  Joints mortice and tennon, this will increase the
  Oak Door strength and stability. A less effective
  method used mainly in mass production is the use
  of dowels, this does not produce the strength of
  a tennon joint.

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• The third and least effective joint for rails
  and styles in oak doors is a shallow groove
  joint.
• Take note of the style width, this should be
  minimum 100mm to around 180-200mm and top rail
  150mm.

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• It is essential that when using solid oak for an
  exterior door that all bare oak is treated with a
  quality brand coating,

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• All finishes should have a slight oak coloured
  pigment in them to make the UV resistant. Clear
  varnish just will not last on a solid oak door
  and when the finish breaks down it will allow
  moisture to enter the Solid Oak.
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THANKS

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