Description
This exterior 4 Panel Oak Door is a very popular design, especially as we make them for you in your bespoke size.
4 Panel Manufacture
We manufacture these 4 panel doors in our Sheffield factory. We use a prime grade of white oak, specially selected to suit external doors. Most of the timber will be clear however you will find the occasional knot in the door which helps to emphasize the door’s solid oak construction. These exterior doors are manufactured to a 44mm thickness for a solid heavy door. The stiles and rails are made by laminating together two 22mm sections of solid oak. Laminating the sections in this way makes the door much more structurally stable than using a single piece of oak. All laminations are done in house so that we can control the quality.
We use twin dowel joints, which are wedged and hydraulically pressed to make the mainframe of the door. This is a traditional method that results in a much stronger construction than the more common dowelled joints and means you can be sure your door is made to last. The panels are made using solid oak, edge glued and sanded flat. Where required we use closed-cell foam sealing strip built into the door to provide a great level of weather tightness.
All our exterior 44mm doors are handcrafted to each order. The typical lead time is around 3-4 weeks on these oak external doors.
Points to Note
- For highly exposed properties, we recommend fitting these doors under a porch or covering to protect from excessive wind driven rain
- We will only guarantee this door IF you choose to have the door factory finished by us. Selecting unfinished will mean we are unable to assist with doors that are warped, twisted, etc. due to moisture ingress unless a 3 stage end grain sealer system has been proven to be used. A care leaflet will be provided with every door detailing the best way for the doors to be finished.
- The doors are made from solid oak however the flat panels used are cross laminated with an oak veneer. The cross lamination is to ensure the door is more stable and has much more reduced risks of movement than a door made with 100% solid oak. Please contact our sales team for further details.
Need a frame as well? Why not consider our doorset version!
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