How to choose a wooden door

How to choose a practical, attractive and affordable wooden door in the decoration market with mixed quality has become an urgent thing for many home improvement owners. Among the main materials necessary for home decoration, wooden door can be said to be the most easily overlooked one, but its importance is self-evident. Today, Brother Shui will take you to really understand the wooden doors that are often overlooked by us and tell you how to choose a good wooden door.

What is a wooden door? The wooden door is structurally composed of three parts: door leaf, door cover and door cover line.

Door leaf is the main part of wooden door. When choosing a door leaf, you should choose it according to its material, paint and style.

What are the main classifications of wooden doors? 1. According to the different structures of wooden doors, wooden doors currently on the market are mainly divided into: solid wooden doors (including original wooden doors), solid wood composite doors (solid core doors) and molded doors (plywood doors).

1, solid wood door

(1) concept of solid wood door: solid wood door is a door made of solid wood, which has three styles: all wood, half glass and all glass. The door core is made of natural logs from the forest, dried, and then scientifically processed by blanking, planing, tenoning, drilling and high-speed milling. From the perspective of wood processing technology, there are two kinds of grafting wood and log. Finger-jointed wood is sawn and finger-jointed wood, and its performance is much more stable than that of log, but the problems such as cracking and deformation have not been completely solved.

(2) Material of solid wood door: Most of the selected wood is precious wood, such as pine, oak, cherry, walnut, teak and Sabili.

(3) Characteristics of solid wood doors: The finished door after processing has the characteristics of no deformation, corrosion resistance, no cracking, heat insulation and sound insulation, and is green and environmentally friendly. The original wooden door is the most environmentally friendly of all wooden doors, and its texture and appearance are also excellent.

(4) Disadvantages of solid wood doors: There are few pure solid wood doors on the market, and the price is relatively high and the cost performance is average; Pure solid wood doors are very easy to deform if they are not well made, and need later maintenance.

(5) Solid wood doors are suitable for people: the natural wood grain texture and color of solid wood doors are beautiful, gorgeous and upscale, which is undoubtedly the best choice for families who advocate the decoration style of returning to nature. Since ancient times, solid wooden doors have been showing a kind of warmth, not only with gorgeous appearance, exquisite carving, but also with diverse styles.

(6) Market price of solid wood doors: Due to the differences in log materials and textures, the price range is very wide, and the market price of pure solid wood is generally not less than 3,000 yuan.

2. Solid wood composite wooden door

(1) concept of solid wood composite door: the door core of solid wood composite door is mostly made of solid wood squares such as pine, cypress and fir or imported filler materials, and the surface substrate is made of particleboard, while the surface is made of density board with precious solid wood bark, which is sealed with solid wood lines after high temperature hot pressing.

(2) Material of solid wood composite doors: generally high-grade solid wood composite doors, the core material is mostly high-quality white pine, and the surface is solid wood veneer. In addition, the decorative material stickers of modern wooden doors are more common, and the wooden doors with stickers are also called "embossed wooden doors".

(3) The characteristics of solid wood composite wooden door: light weight, not easy to deform and crack. In addition, the solid wood composite door also has the characteristics of heat preservation, impact resistance, flame retardancy, smooth feel and soft color, and it is also very environmentally friendly and durable, and its sound insulation effect is equivalent to that of solid wood doors. Veneer materials are mostly wood skins and stickers, so it has certain aesthetics and diverse styles, and belongs to a kind of wood door with high cost performance. The price is lower than the pure solid wood door, which is more acceptable to ordinary families.

(4) Disadvantages of solid wood composite wooden doors: the material is not easy to distinguish when purchasing; Sticker's solid wood composite wooden door is easy to be damaged, and its waterproof performance is slightly poor.

(5) Solid wood composite doors are suitable for people: because of the diverse shapes and styles of solid wood composite doors, they are suitable for middle-income groups pursuing quality of life; Wooden doors with stickers are popular because of their low price. In European and American countries, more than 80% of the indoor wooden doors used for high-grade decoration use finished solid wood composite doors.

(6) Market price of solid wood composite doors: This kind of solid wood composite doors belongs to the mid-range, and the price range is generally within the range of 1000-3000 yuan.

3. Molded wooden door

(1) concept of molded wooden door: molded wooden door is made of two high-density fiber molded doorskins with modeling and simulated wood grain by mechanical pressing. The interior of the door panel is hollow, and artificial wood is mostly used.

(2) Molded wooden door material: wood grain-like high-density fiber molded door panel.

(3) Characteristics of molded wooden doors: It has the characteristics of moisture resistance, small expansion coefficient and deformation resistance. After a period of use, there will be no surface cracking and oxidation discoloration. In addition, the general composite molded wooden doors are all provided with neutral white primer when they leave the factory. Consumers can reapply white neutral primer according to their personal preferences after returning home, which meets the individual needs of consumers and is low in price and acceptable to the general public. Can be used for panel splicing, beautiful and changeable.

(4) Disadvantages of molded wooden doors: poor material and low grade; Because the interior of the door panel is hollow, the natural sound insulation effect is worse than that of the solid wood door, and it cannot be bumped by moisture; Poor pressure resistance.

(5) Molded wooden doors are suitable for people: Molded wooden doors are more economical, safe and convenient than solid wooden doors, so they are favored by middle-income families.

(6) Market price of molded wooden doors: The molded wooden doors are low-grade and economical, and most of them are 300-500 yuan.

Second, from the paint surface, wooden doors can be divided into paint-free doors and painted doors.

1. Paint-free doors refer to wooden doors that do not need repainting. Most paint-free doors on the market are PVC veneer doors. It is made of the outermost surface of solid wood composite door or die-pressed door by vacuum suction processing technology of PVC veneer.

Paint-free door has a smooth surface, which avoids the harm of toxic gases such as formaldehyde to human body because it does not need paint. One-time molding, short construction period, convenient construction, can be customized according to different personal needs, and is more suitable for young people now. However, its disadvantage is that it is easily affected by humidity, temperature and air, resulting in surface deformation.

2. The painted door is a painted wooden door that is heated and dried in the drying room after painting. Generally, imported paint should be sprayed eight times. The painted door has bright color, good surface finish, easy scrubbing and good moisture-proof performance. The disadvantage is that it is easy to be damaged and afraid of being bumped.

How to choose wooden doors? Knowing so much, how should I choose? Basically, these three kinds of doors are widely used in the market. Of course, there are many variants, but they are all the same. Grasping these three lines will basically distinguish the general classification of wooden doors. In the purchase process, we should pay attention to the following points:

Functional factors:

The entrance door should consider anti-theft safety factors and choose beautiful, solid and heavy wooden doors;

The bedroom door considers privacy and warm atmosphere, and chooses solid wood doors with weak light transmission and good sound insulation effect;

Choose a wooden door with good sound insulation, good light transmission and design sense in the study;

Consider choosing a wooden door with good waterproof and sealing performance for the kitchen door, which can effectively isolate the fumes generated during cooking;

The bathroom door pays attention to privacy and waterproof factors.

Quality factors:

We can't witness the manufacturer's manufacturing process with our own eyes, but we can identify the quality of wooden doors by the following small methods:

1. Smoothness: look at the paint surface from the side. If there are no water ripples, it means that the smoothness is good; Look at the texture, veneer or solid wood splicing, painting quality, and whether there is any dark injury.

2. Hand feeling: the paint surface feels smooth and moist but not dry, indicating that the painting process has passed; Whether it feels thick and the surface is easy to scratch.

3. Listen to the sound: tap on different parts of the door with your hands. If the sound everywhere is dull and heavy, it shows that the internal structure of the door is uniform and substantial.

4. Material inspection: determine the material of the wooden door. Good materials may not make good wooden doors, but good wooden doors must be good. Only when the materials are good can the doors be good. Check the quality certificate and environmental protection certificate issued by the state.

5. Whether there is color difference: ensure that the door cover and the door cover line are made of the same material, instead of using other materials as inferior materials.

Environmental factors:

Besides appearance, environmental protection is also a factor that we must consider when choosing wooden doors. When shopping, we can smell the irritating temperature with our noses. If there is a pungent smell, it means that the formaldehyde content is relatively high, so we need to be careful when choosing.

Price factor:

You don't have to choose the original wooden door with high price, but choose the wooden door that suits you according to your own needs and abilities. High-quality solid wood composite doors are also suitable, but you can't ignore environmental factors for low prices.

Secret of shady wooden door! Finally, Brother Shui tells you some shady stories about fake wooden doors in the market, hoping to help you choose wooden doors.

1. Never trust OEM. The so-called OEM is fake and shoddy, so you don't have to think about product quality.

2. The appearance is different, the surface looks clean as new, but inside it is a piece of garbage, which contains a lot of garbage, so be sure to pay attention when buying.

3. The door leaf and the door cover are manufactured separately. Black-hearted traders choose wood that is inconsistent with the door leaf when making door covers for profit. They don't do basic treatment, but stick a thin layer of veneer on the surface directly, so it is difficult to completely bond the board and the wall.

4. Sell dog meat by hanging sheep's head. In order to cut corners, some economical solid wood composite wooden doors will fill a whole piece of wood near the door lock and install hinges, but use inferior wood in other places. Because of the need to dig a hole to install the door lock, consumers saw the material inside the wooden door and thought they had bought a genuine wooden door, but they were actually cheated.

Another way to deceive the world is to say that the wooden door pasted on the surface is a wooden door pasted with veneer. The surface texture of wood grain paper is very similar to the real wood grain texture, and ordinary consumers can't see it unless they carefully distinguish it. However, the price difference between the two is quite large, and the wood grain paper with the same area is three or four hundred yuan cheaper than wood skin.

5. Don't trust the one-sided door. Black-hearted vendors are good at showing you the cross sections of thousands of wooden doors and actually selling you hundreds of wooden doors.

Of course, the best way is to choose a reliable company with affordable price, good reputation and strong strength, and it is best to specialize in the main materials.