Description

Cardinal solid oak external doors are something really special.  Hand made to a full 44mm or 56mm thickness. Our skilled team make each door to your exact size requirements in our Sheffield factory. We use a mix of the latest CNC machining technology and experienced hand assembly.

Cardinal Solid Oak External Doors Manufacture

We laminate 2 solid sections of timber for the frames, which are then hydraulically press assembled on state of the art machinery to ensure a strong long-lasting door, with good stability provided by the 2 part laminated frame.  Each door will come with a solid timber weather bar.  This is supplied loose to allow you to fit on site once any final planing of the door is completed.

44mm Thickness – 2 x 22mm sections laminated together

Construction

The cardinal solid oak external doors are made from solid timber 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.

Each door features closed-cell foam sealing strips between each board to create a weatherproof door.

Need help measuring up? Check out our step by step guide!

Cardinal Solid Oak External Doors Timber Options

Oak

• Select Rustic Grade – Knots and Character, perfect for cottages and older properties
• Kiln Dried to 8-10% for use outdoors
• Sourced from our partner sawmills in Northern and Central France
• Colour variation

Red Grandis

• Highly resistant to warping
• Durable
• Natural grain similar to oak
• Cheaper alternative to oak and perfect for painting

Accoya

• Highly resistant to warping
• Durable
• perfect for painting

Cardinal Solid Oak External Doors Optional Extras

Finishing

Unfortunately we do not guarantee unfinished solid oak external doors. Select our stunning multi stage finish for a 5 year guarantee.

If you choose to have your door unfinished, when you receive the door it should be checked for fit. We cannot overstate how important it is to properly finish timber external doors to provide satisfactory service. All timber will expand and contract as it gains and loses moisture. That’s why your door can take on moisture and expand in winter weather. Thoroughly finishing the door will slow this movement to a minimum. It is extremely common to find timber doors that have not been finished properly, almost always in difficult to reach places such as underneath the door.

Aftercare

Even with thorough finishing often timber doors can require minor planing in the first couple of seasons. You should always follow a good maintenance programme with solid oak exterior doors, refinishing them as necessary.

Prefinished doors are hung in our spray facility to ensure full coverage and a top quality finish. This does mean there will be 2 small screw holes in the side of your door. Please be aware of this before ordering.

Our external finishing is sourced from Teknos

Cardinal Solid Oak External Door Set Option

Let us do the hard work for you! Select our door set option to receive your door fitted to a solid timber frame with a cill and all hardware included. Choose from our wide range of handle choices for a door set that suits you

Thickness Options

44mm Doors come with a mortice lock, handle and 3 hinges. You can choose to upgrade this to a night latch system including a nightlatch for the top and a dead bolt for the bottom for extra security.

56mm Doors come equipped with a multi point lock system for maximum security! Our handle options all come with a mid level lock, or if a finger pull is selected you will receive a high level lock.

Solid Oak External Door Guarantee

Solid Oak External Door Guarantee Conditions

Guarantees are offered based on correct installation, finishing and maintenance procedures. Guarantees may be withdrawn where appropriate in instances where correct procedures have not been followed.

Doors must be fitted in an appropriate location. For coastal or areas where high wind load/wind driven rain are expected, Accoya should be fitted. In adverse locations, solid timber doors can degrade at an accelerated rate. this is not a manufacturing defect. Oak doors should always be fitted under a porch or canopy that prevents regular exposure to rain. Where this is not possible then Accoya should always be specified and fitted.

Solid oak doors that are supplied unfinished are not covered under our guarantee.