Choose the Right Doors - Wood Doors

There are a lot of doors in our world. Each doors have their own purpose, ability, usability, style, look and feel etc. Mostly we have to think before install any doors. What is the right door for our house.

When you look for new door, you may have to look for the door that can stand to wind, rain, sun and even intruders. It's hard to find the door that can provide you with all those ability. Well..actually none of doors that have all ability with it. Some doors have some of it while others have rest. So you need to put more than one type of door for your house to ensure you'll guarantee for protecting your family from all. And next problem come with budget you have ...so you have to consider which one is the best type of door. What material they'll make from. And Location that they'll be installed in your house.

Let start with material. What is right one. Let start with...
Wood - mostly doors are made of wood. Doors from wood are strong and look natural. You can pick any of color for you wooden doors. And there's lots of kind of wood like oak, cherry, walnut, mahogany, maple, fir, and pine. Each kind of wood have their own strength hardwood have longest life time. But mostly the hardwood doors are more expensive.

Wood doors they tend to warp, crack, and divide into thin layers after using it for years and later on. Because of sun ray, rain, termite, brackish water, salt water ...and most of the time human errors.

But for now new engineer technology provide stronger door to resist the elements better than earlier versions. Now we cannot find much wood we need for doors. So wood door become more expensive then other materials. Hard to find a great carpenter. Hard to control quality. So there's some other material that use instead of wood ..or look just like wood but stronger!

When looking for prefinished wood doors, look for durable stains and clear finishes. High-gloss sheen offer the best protection for painted doors. Whichever finish you choose, apply it to the top and bottom edges. This helps prevent a wood door from absorbing moisture and swelling. Also look for careful detailing. As a rule, the more intricate the carvings and moldings, and the thicker and wider the stiles and rails, the better the door. (ThisOldHouse)

Next time we'll talk about others kind of doors. Hope you enjoy wood doors, leave a comment if you have one.

Reference :
1. http://www.doorskey.com/how-to-pick-a-front-door.html
2. http://www.wiseconsultant.co.th/2007/articledetail.php?News_ID=23
3. http://www.simplifydiy.com/windows-and-doors/doors/door-materials
4. http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,213754-2,00.html
5. http://www.thaibestwood.com/

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1. http://www.fashiondw.com/products/wood.php
2. http://www.china-handles.com/wholesaleproducts/hardware/Interior_door_handle/index.htm