Prehung Interior Door
Interior Doors and Some Differences of Interior Prehung Doors
A Prehung interior door is the easiest and quickest way to go when buying interior doors. Closet doors however need to be assembled depending on the style you have or would want.
Prehung doors usually are associated to swing type doors and french doors or double doors that swing.
There are many styles and varieties of prehung interior doors to choose from as well as types of wood species and price ranges.
The less expensive interior doors are usually hollow core doors all the way up to the most expensive which are the solid wood doors.
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Go to this page for some key points for measuring and general carpentry information for a do-it-yourselfer to understand before trying to install a prehung interior door or before hanging doors on your own.
When buying prehung interior doors it is nice if they are pre-trimmed on one side.
If for some reason you can't get them pre-trimmed, they don't offer it or the price difference is to great or it is cheaper to buy the casing for the doors separately that is fine to.
The reasoning behind this is saving time and money whether you are doing the installation of the doors or you are having it done for you.
The Hollow Core Door
Hollow core doors are an inexpensive way to go for interior doors but are still very durable and popular.
They are light weight, the easiest to install and still very elegant looking.
They also come in the raised panel versions that are still reasonably priced compared to their solid core cousins.
A draw back of these hollow core raised panel doors is that they are basically stamps that resemble the real thing and lack the detail of the real raised panel doors.
Another draw back with all hollow core doors is they lack the sound proofing that solid core doors provide.
These doors are constructed with basically two pieces of veneer type plywood for each side and have card board strips that act like baffles to keep the two pieces of veneer perfectly separated uniformly throughout the door.The outside edges all the way around have a solid piece of wood which would resemble a 2x2 and completes the door on the outer edges and holds the veneer together strongly and evenly.
Although these are cheaper doors they are surprisingly strong with this type of construction and do in fact last for years even with a nominal amount of abuse.
On the plus side, the veneer type plywood does come in a few varieties of wood species; Oak, Maple and Mahogany are a couple common and popular types of wood veneers available.
Another plus is these doors are stainable and can be stained to the color of your choosing so you can still match the wood work throughout your house and have that nice appeal you might be looking for.These doors are also paintable if that type of look appeals to you although going that route I would opt for the cheaper species of wood veneers as long as the wood is being covered with paint.
When it really comes down to it I would never be afraid of having hollow core interior doors in my house.
You still have a lot of options and choices with these types of doors to get that beautiful look you crave for your own house.
The only thing that would hamper me from not choosing hollow core doors is an excess of money.
I don't have that luxury and with this economy I am guessing a lot of people are with me on that subject.
The Solid Core Door
The other more expensive higher end prehung interior door is the solid core door.
Meaning of course it is solid wood throughout. This however does not mean they are one solid piece of wood, it simply means that the core or center of the door is made out of particle board or even steel.
These doors are also covered with a veneer, like their hollow core door cousins but are designed to be more closely replicated to the all solid wood doors.
These solid core doors also replicate the solid wood doors with their weight and sound proofing ability.
These doors also come in a variety of wood species and styles.
The most popular that I have installed are the raised 6 panel prehung doors although there are different raised panel varieties as well as a solid core flush model.
To install a prehung interior door of this type does require a little extra work because these doors are quite heavy.If price is not a big factor and you are looking for exceptional quality this is the way to go for you.
Solid interior prehung doors have other benefits as well.
One of which is they add to the resale factor when selling your house.
The Solid Wood Door
This type of door is undoubtedly the top of the line door.
Generally you would see these types of doors in the older Victorian houses and in some cases older buildings that are elegantly trimmed out such as an old court house.
These doors come in many varieties and date way back to the 1600's.
There are First Period English, French Colonial, Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial, German Colonial, and Georgian Colonial doors, all with their unique characteristics.
Early Colonial doors were generally simple and their character came from the home owner's country and what nationality he or she was.
There is actually a lot of history concerning these types of all wood doors.
Obviously these are the ultimate doors and a lot of the doors made today are replicated in one way or another to these old doors.
Another obvious conclusion would be these doors are not cheap but do offer all the fine qualities you could imagine to get out of doors.
How ever way you decide to go with your personal doors whether it be hollow core or solid core or maybe even solid wood doors I do strongly emphasize "prehung" to save a whole lot of work and time.
If you are planning on hanging your own doors or having a carpenter hang them for you prehung interior doors will definitely save money.
Below are a few pictures and definitions of the parts of a prehung interior door.The door in the pictures is a hollow core prehung interior door.
Interior French Door Information
Interior French Door Information and Help.
Information For Interior Pocket Doors
Information and Considerations For Interior Pocket Doors
Colonial 6 panel interior doors
Colonial 6 panel interior doors styles and origins
Varieties Of Interior Door Casing
Descriptions Of The Varieties Of Interior Door Casing
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