Making Interior Panel Doors

The first step in making a door is taking measurements.

Making interior panel doors.

Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. Solid wood has good strength and insulating properties. I briefly considered making them all stained wood but that requires veneer which is quite costly so i decided to go with paint instead.

Some are hollow and simple. Frame and panel doors add class to any project but they don t have to add a lot of assembly time. Interior doors are varied. How to build a door.

There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger. In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Both kinds are drilled mortised and sealed. 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.

Wood panel doors made for interior and exterior applications have a classic appeal. Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame. 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.

Some are paneled with solid wood. Hardwoods such as oak are very resistant to denting. It was simple enough to do to the rest of the doors in the house. 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.

And i loved the results. Almost anyone with a bit of woodworking.