To undertake a new cabinetry installation or revamp could be rather overwhelming due to the various design style and color options. Designers and installers often suggest their own preferences, and products that they are familiar with, instead of informing potential customers of ALL the options available on the market today. Herewith a broad outline of the most popular materials and possibilities.
Door Types & Terminology | |||||
Door Type | Description | Materials Used in Construction | Price Range | Construction & Finishing | Application |
Solid Wood & Wood-Veneer | Solid Wood; Raised Panel Door | Solid Wood | High end | Solid wood frame with Solid Wood raised panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. | All cabinets & furniture |
Solid Wood; Panel door | Solid wood & ply/veneer | High end | Solid wood frame with thin flat, ply or veneered panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. | All cabinets & furniture | |
Semisolid door | Solid Wood & Veneer combination | Medium to High end | Solid wood frame with veneered panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. | All cabinets & furniture | |
Veneer door | Wood Veneer | Medium to High end | Veneer leaf on a substrate i.e. MDF or chipboard, edged all around with wood edging. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. | All cabinets & furniture | |
Melamine & Wrap/PVC Thermo Foiled | Squareline | Melamine | Low end | Melamine with 0.4mm PVC edge all around. No finishing required | Built in cupboards and economic range furniture |
Impact door | Melamine | Medium | Melamine with 1 - 3mm PVC edge all around. No finishing required | All cabinets & furniture | |
Supawood/MDF covered with PVC foil usually between 0.35 an 0.5mm thick | Medium to High end | Shaped supawood/MDF covered with a PVC foil, obtainable in a huge variety of colours and designs. No finishing required | All cabinets & furniture | ||
Postform Contractors Door | Chipboard covered with PVC foil usually 0.18mm thick | Low Cost | Chipboard bullnosed on sides only, and edged at the top and bottom with PVC edging. No finishing required | Built in cupboards and economic range furniture | |
Supawood/MDF - Paint techniqued or Duco | MDF Raised Panel | Supawood/MDF | Expensive | MDF frame with MDF raised panel insert. Construction same as for solid wood; raised panel doors. Sanded & painted. | All cabinets & furniture |
MDF Panel | Supawood/MDF | Medium to High end | MDF frame with thin flat 3mm to 6mm MDF panel insert. Construction same as for solid wood; panel doors. Sanded & painted. | All cabinets & furniture | |
MDF Routed | Supawood/MDF | Medium to High | MDF with a pattern routed on the face. Variety of designs available on the face and edges. Sanded & painted. | All cabinets & furniture | |
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