When the need for installation arises interior doors, a reasonable question arises, what material should I buy doors from? Today the market is replete with offers; this article will help you understand the pros and cons of each option.
We will not consider doors made of laminate, but will compare doors made of veneer with doors made of solid wood.
No matter how strong a door is made of metal, elegant from glass or light from plastic, nothing can replace a door made from natural wood - it is always cozy and fashionable. Such a door is highly valued, but it is not cheap. Beautiful finish, decor made of glass, metal, richness of color, high strength and durability with correct operation- these are the main advantages of their array of interior doors. Solid wood doors will decorate classic interior, will add luxury in the Baroque style, will not lose modern style hi-tech. Solid wood doors are universal. For connoisseurs of unique things, we manufacture custom-made interior doors from solid wood. Finished model, made according to individual project, will be in a single copy.
Solid wood interior doors certainly look chic, but they also require special conditions. Such doors are not suitable for rooms with high humidity or excessively dry ones. Wood, like a sponge, absorbs moisture and swells, losing its former shape. Doors will quickly lose their functionality in such conditions. In a dry room, the array may dry out and begin to crack. The wooden surface cannot be cleaned with aggressive agents; it should be protected from scratches. In general, when proper care and under proper conditions, solid interior doors can last for many years.
More economical option- purchase veneer doors. They are made from solid pine covered with outside sheets of MDF, on the surface of which veneer plates are glued (thin bars of natural wood).
Along with its low cost, a veneered door is highly durable. She calmly endures high humidity and can even be installed in sanitary facilities.
Interior doors made of veneer also have a drawback - over time, they tend to darken, especially if they are under direct influence sun rays.
The surface of veneered interior doors is varnished. This not only gives a beautiful shine to the doors, but also protects them from moisture and prevents overdrying.
Good veneer doors will last a long time, but now you can increasingly find very attractive offers to buy veneer doors at a low price. As a rule, such doors use cheap veneer and production technologies are violated. The service life of such a door is minimal.
Unfortunately, all veneer doors are made to a standard, and if your doorway does not meet this standard, they will be problematic to install.
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Wood is the undisputed leader among materials that serve as the basis for interior doors. For its decorative and protective cladding, paints and varnishes, laminate (and its varieties), veneer, and fine line are used.
Of course, there are orders for doors made of polymers, metal (for example, aluminum frame with glass inserts). The decoration uses stone (both artificial and natural), various fabrics, and leather. But the share of these materials in mass production is low - such doors are, as a rule, made to order for small-scale or piece production.
Consumers evaluate doors according to standard criteria:
- price,
- quality,
- external attractiveness,
- operational characteristics.
But for manufacturers, the features of materials that can simplify process, reduce costs or, on the contrary, create additional problems during storage, transportation and processing. Let's consider the pros and cons various materials used in the production of interior doors.
About saving raw materials and cost of doors
Just 70 years ago, natural solid wood was the only material for making interior doors. But the lack natural resources forced me to look for other solutions. The reason is simple: from 1 m3 of high-quality solid wood, about 2.5-3 units of doors are produced, and from the same amount of industrially suitable wood - no more than 2.
Due to the shortage of raw materials, the price of solid wood doors has gradually turned them into premium products. In average price category veneer and fine line reigned. Therefore, the most optimal combination“environmental friendliness - quality - price” today they consider an array coniferous species, lined with natural veneer.
From 1 m 3 of wood you can get about 400 m 2 of veneer, which is enough to make 10-15 doors. And if the tree is grown and processed using technology fine-line, 1m 3 will be enough to produce 20-25 doors (less waste).
The use of cellular technology in the production of interior doors made of MDF (chipboard) made it possible to fill the low price segment wide assortment range.
Of course, the quality of such products corresponds to the cost, but from 1 m 3 of wood it is possible to obtain 50-65 doors of the following design:
- frame - MDF/chipboard, 5 cm thick (sometimes replaced with inexpensive wood);
- internal voids - “honeycombs” made of chipboard/MDF (wood boards with special internal round channels);
- external cladding – MDF sheets, which are additionally decorated (painting, laminate, veneer).
Natural solid wood in the production of interior doors
A door made entirely of furniture board is a beautiful and wear-resistant thing. Its cost depends, first of all, on the type of wood. Expensive wood used in mass production - beech, oak, maple, mahogany. The price for such doors “starts” at $500. Therefore, higher demand is noted for products made from “soft” wood (for example, pine, spruce), their cost is quite budgetary - from $200.
Array- a material that is fastidious in storage and processing. Only thoroughly dried boards and panels can be used in production to avoid deformation and warping of the wood. At the same time, an array of low quality (for example, with knots or curved beams) is guaranteed to lead to defects. Therefore, when harvesting yourself, you sometimes have to reject up to 60% of lumber.
Advantages of the array:
- structural strength of the doors, reliable fastenings, good adhesion of the door leaf to finishing materials;
- the ability to launch a full production cycle workshop, which will allow you to independently produce raw materials for doors;
- a material that “speaks for itself” - massive doors do not need special advertising, they are known as a product high quality and the corresponding price.
Flaws:
- unique individuality of the structure of each door;
- poor tolerance to humidity and temperature changes;
- a door made of solid wood has significant weight, so the fittings (especially door hinges and locks) must be of high quality, designed for high loads;
- there is a high probability of cracks forming in places where the lamellas are glued together when using low-quality glue or insufficient drying of the source material.
Therefore, during serial and mass production, solid interior doors are covered with a decorative and protective layer natural veneer.
Fine line and veneer
To reduce the consumption of materials, veneer sheets began to be used in the production of door panels - thin sections of wood (0.6-1 mm), which are glued together to achieve high density.
But natural veneer has special nuance– the uniqueness of the wood structure. Therefore, in mass production, where it is necessary to achieve the same indicators (including in the drawing and in color scheme), a high percentage of waste occurs. But most often such defects are discovered after the tint or varnish has dried - on final stage production.
A new product from the wood industry helped solve the “eternal problem” - veneer made using Fine-line technology. It is made from industrial wood of fast-growing poplars and abacha, grown in a special way so that the structure is uniform and the workpieces are free of knots and other defects.
Peeled veneer is obtained from this wood, glued in stacks using a special program, and painted to give the most identical appearance. Therefore, a fine line from one batch will be guaranteed to have the same parameters and characteristics.
Advantages: naturalness of the material, and when using fine-line technology - stability of color and structure. The use of veneer is a chance to reduce wood waste in production and diversify assortment range. This material makes it possible to make accessible doors, reliably imitating expensive breeds. For example, natural mahogany or wenge veneer costs 5 times more than its fine-line “version,” not to mention solid wood.
Cons: Fine-line has low strength (the material is based on soft poplar, so you should not expect special wear resistance from doors made using this technology). Even multi-layer varnish does not save. On the contrary, a hardened varnish coating applied to a soft base increases the likelihood of cracks or a special “white halo” from even a minor impact.
But natural veneer is made from hardwood and is designed to protect soft wood from accidental damage. But high cost and large number defects are an inevitable drawback of this material.
MDF, chipboard
Chipboard, and subsequently MDF– the most economical material in terms of conservation of natural resources and production costs. For the production of slabs, wane, fine gauge, branches are used - in a word, wood waste. The doors of these materials have the most low cost(especially when facing with laminate - a synthetic film with a pattern).
To reduce costs, many manufacturers make only the frame from solid wood (for example, from pine slats), and cover the surface of the canvas with embossed or smooth MDF boards(chipboard).
Advantages:
- low price;
- the possibility of decorating (painting, pasting) for any material, not limited to wood;
- low weight (11-20 kg) allows the use of almost any fittings - according to the choice and capabilities of the client;
- the structures do not dry out and are much less sensitive to moisture and temperature changes than solid wood doors.
Flaws:
- appearance reminds many of plastic (especially “Finnish” white smooth doors);
- not resistant to damage - upon impact, dents are formed that cannot be repaired;
- contain formaldehydes that are harmful to health;
- have weak ends of the door leaf;
- coloring – low strength.
Materials used for external decoration of interior doors
1. Laminate– paper impregnated with acrylic or melamine resins. With the help of full-color printing, a very believable imitation of an expensive finish is achieved, but paper remains paper - it fades over time, is easily deformed from mechanical damage and under the influence of moisture, and has poor adhesion to the base material (especially on curved elements).
2. Two-chrome laminate– a polymer film with the addition of corundum, which is specially treated to be resistant to ultraviolet radiation, scratches and abrasion. It holds well both on planes and on elements with a large radius of curvature. Reliably imitates natural veneer.
3. Veneer– a thin cut of wood, thanks to which even a door made of MDF or laminated pine beams looks no less impressive in appearance than a door made of solid wood. Resistant to accidental damage, it allows you to significantly expand the range - from the usual oak to wenge, mahogany and other exotic species.
4. Paint and varnish products– for protection and imparting a spectacular glossy or noble matte shine finished products varnish is applied to them in several layers (if necessary, after preliminary tinting). Although many manufacturers use at this stage manual labor, but automation of the process will help eliminate a large number of hidden defects, ensuring smoothness, absence air bubbles and uniform coating of the door leaf.
What's the difference between veneer and solid wood? The tree is natural material endowed nearby remarkable properties, and each type of wood has its own unique characteristics. At all times, people have tried to surround themselves with high-quality, solid furniture. If before it was only , then modern technologies allow today's consumer to choose from a variety of materials. The production of furniture is based, in one way or another, on natural materials: solid wood, veneer - a thin layer of wood with an original pattern or sawdust, this is the so-called chipboard, chipboard or MDF. If everything is clear with solid wood, let's now find out what veneer is.
Veneer is the thinnest cut of wood with a width of 0.1 - 10 mm, it is obtained in four ways:
- peeled veneer - obtained using special equipment, plywood is made from it;
- planed - created during planing of bars, used in furniture making to cover furniture;
- sawn veneer - obtained by sawing boards, used for making parquet and laminate;
- fine-line is a sheet made from soft wood chips; it can be obtained with the desired texture and shade, and its texture is stable, i.e., all cut fragments have the same pattern.
Absolutely anything can serve as raw material for veneer. valuable species trees. The main secret of veneer's success is considered to be its material benefits: the cost of veneer is significantly lower compared to the cost of solid wood. Also add here concern for the riches of nature, because how many trees do you need to cut down to make the same product from solid wood and veneer? Experts have calculated that from one cubic meter wood, you can get enough boards from which to make two chests of drawers, but veneer made from the same volume of wood will be enough for 50 similar products. In addition, veneer elements can be combined in color and pattern using the marquetry technique on one product, which is absolutely unattainable when working with solid wood.
Veneer or solid wood: which is better?
It is considered the most high-status, high-quality and reliable. Products from whole piece wood has always attracted attention at a high price. Door leaf, furniture, solid parquet are considered luxury interior items and are an indicator of the wealth and status of their owner. Interior items made of wood are always classics of the genre; they are beyond competition and fashion. If wooden furniture is decorated with antique fittings, then you get a real work of art. At the same time, such furniture is very capricious and, without proper care with special wax compounds, will soon lose its external luster. Besides wooden furniture It is not recommended to install in rooms with unstable humidity. Making furniture from solid wood is a costly procedure, which cannot but affect its price. In this regard, the popularity of veneer is growing every day. Veneer products are much cheaper than wood, easier to handle, and lighter in weight. In general, veneered furniture will look like a solid product and be perceived as wood. To prevent veneer cracking due to compression or expansion internal basis, it is first pasted over with chipboards, and a layer of veneer is already fixed on them. Also in favor of veneered furniture is the fact that such furniture is not afraid of changes in humidity and temperature in the room, or direct sunlight. And all thanks to the fact that after covering the product with veneer, it is coated with a special protective polyurethane varnish. Veneer products are not as bulky as wooden ones and can be easily rearranged. If the surface of the furniture is damaged, it can be simply restored by replacing the damaged element. Products covered with veneer also do not harm health, since high-quality natural raw materials are used in their production.
Eco-veneer or solid wood: which is better?
Eco-veneer was invented by enterprising manufacturers from Germany, who set themselves a non-trivial task: to obtain a full-fledged alternative to veneer from wood processing residues. When producing conventional veneer, a fairly large amount of waste remained, because when cutting a 2 mm layer, about 5 mm of valuable raw materials were sent into sawdust. Furniture makers decided that it was wrong to use the gifts of nature in such an unproductive way, especially such rare varieties of wood as rosewood, so they came up with high-quality new material, which has absorbed best properties natural solid wood and received new unique qualities that furniture buyers liked. Eco-veneer is a mixture of polymer and wood fibers in a certain proportion. This combination determines its main characteristics and a number of advantages:
- because it is obtained by processing unclaimed material, it has a very affordable price, chic chests of drawers or kitchens in mahogany or oak colors have become affordable for the average buyer;
- eco-veneer boasts high wear resistance thanks to polypropylene - the material is resistant to wear and scratches left by pets;
- Thanks to polypropylene, which reliably protects wood fibers, eco-veneer is extremely moisture-resistant; over time, any solid wood delaminates, warps, and deforms due to the fact that the fibers react to moisture in its environment. Thanks to this property, products made from eco-veneer can be easily washed with the most common detergents;
- During the manufacturing process, eco-veneer, in addition to natural, imitating wood species, is capable of taking on the most incredible color combinations;
- Despite the fact that plastic is used in the production of eco-veneer, this material can be called environmentally friendly, because the process uses recycled material, sawdust. In this way, natural resources are used economically.
Solid wood also has its advantages:
- wood is 100% environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic material;
- strong, durable, reliable;
- is able to fill a home with the energy of a real forest with his very presence.
Unfortunately, there are no ideal materials at the moment does not exist. Both solid wood, veneer, and eco-veneer have a number of significant disadvantages: wood is expensive to process, which, of course, affects, first of all, its price; it reacts sharply to changes in humidity in the room: in dry air, wood can crack, and excessively wet - it will swell and become deformed. Veneer is cheaper than solid wood, but more expensive than eco-veneer, and also has poorer susceptibility to moisture. It would seem that eco-veneer is simply an ideal material for making furniture, but not everything is so simple: it has low impact resistance and is unable to withstand deep scratches– if the chest of drawers can withstand the claws and teeth of your beloved pet, then cutting the glass or nail can seriously damage the coating. Damaged coating is very difficult to restore in the future; it cannot be sanded or painted over. If you try to “get confused” and try to clean the product from the damaged shell and wrap it in a new one, then this will be so labor-intensive that it will be easier to buy a new chest of drawers.
Of course, if the timber is represented by such noble and rare tree species as oak, cherry, wenge, zebrawood, ebony, then all that is necessary to emphasize its natural beauty is varnishing. Due to varnish coating in several layers, the properties of the furniture are preserved for long term operation. If we add to this timely care for wooden surfaces by special means, then the service life of solid wood products will be at least 15 years. If, due to various circumstances, you cannot afford something more expensive than ordinary pine, it doesn’t matter, veneer or its synthetic analogue will instantly transform an unremarkable product into a magnificent household item. When we talk about furniture made of veneer or eco-veneer, we need to remember that veneer is just finishing elements that are fixed on top of a base of cheaper wood or chipboards and MDF. We hope that in our article you found the answer to the question of what material to choose furniture from for your home. Whatever you choose, we wish you, along with the furniture, to bring comfort, coziness, beauty and luxury into your interior.
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Doors are one of the main decorations of any apartment or house. Properly designed openings can turn a small home into amazing world miracles, and exquisite canvases can decorate a room or highlight existing interior. Which doors are better to choose? Solid or veneer? How to choose the right color, type of wood and decor of paintings? There is no one right answer to all these questions. But in order not to make a mistake with your choice, you should know some of the features of these two materials.
Which doors are better: veneered or solid?
Solid wood doors are made from solid wood. Consequently, they have such unconditional advantages as:
- Excellent technical specifications. The doors have excellent heat-insulating and noise-absorbing properties;
- Durability. The array lasts for several decades and is rightfully considered the most durable and durable material door manufacturing. In addition, wood is excellently restored and renewed;
- Bright appearance. Solid wood doors turn even the smallest apartment into a real palace, transporting owners and guests from the real world to a fairy-tale one. However, such doors will look strange in small apartments With low ceilings, diverting attention from the rest of the interior.
The main disadvantage of solid wood doors is its reaction to atmospheric and temperature changes: dry air can cause cracks to form on the surface, unpainted parts will appear on the panels, high humidity contributes to deformation and swelling of doors. Another feature of the array is its relatively high price. But if you take into account the service life of the material, solid wood doors actually turn out to be better and more durable than doors made from other types of raw materials.
Veneered doors are becoming more and more popular every day. The frame of the canvases is made from solid wood, and the covering is made from chipboard and MDF leaves. The thickness of the MDF sheet is only a fraction of a millimeter, veneer is applied over the leaves, and protective varnish. The canvases can be painted in any shade and repeat the most unexpected textures.
Veneered doors have the following advantages:
- Affordable prices. Many veneered doors, for example, fine-line models, are cheaper than doors made from other materials, even the most economical clients will be able to afford to install them;
- Strength. Doors are made from natural materials, the coating is glue or lignin released by the wood itself when heated. The bars are connected under pressure, the frame is made of solid trees - oak, maple, beech, ash.
- Stylish appearance. Contrary to popular belief, veneered doors are in no way inferior in beauty to solid wood models, in addition, they will look great not only in classic, but also in modern interiors;
Which doors are better to install: solid wood or veneer? The answer to this question depends only on your preferences. For example, in you will see and elegant doors made of natural wood, and interesting veneered models.
How to choose the color of the door?
Have you already chosen which doors are best for you - eco-veneer or solid wood? It's time to decide on the color of the canvas. To prevent the interior from looking too gloomy, you should choose a canvas a couple of tones lighter than the floor. Trees of red shades should be combined with colored furniture, wallpaper or other bright elements interior And cool-toned species, for example, ash, white oak, European maple, should be combined with cool colors in the interior.
To choose the right canvas color, follow a few simple recommendations:
- Combine the color of the door with the color of the floor;
- Pick up light shades linens if you have a small room;
- Consider the color of other interior elements - decor, walls, furniture;
- Don’t forget about the platbands; with their help you can “fit” a door of any color into the interior;
- Install doors in your apartment that are similar in design and color;
- White doors will become universal solution for any interior;
- Acceptable in large rooms contrasting combinations furniture and doors;
- You should not combine doors of cold and warm shades.
Skirting boards and platbands
Having realized which solid or veneer doors are better, pay attention to the baseboards: these elements can emphasize the doorway, separating it from the rest of the interior or, conversely, make all the objects in the room harmonious.
A dark door and a light baseboard go perfectly together. But if you have chosen a light-colored fabric, and the room has already had a dark laminate flooring, it is better to use a baseboard that matches the door, so the opening will look cohesive. The dark platbands framing the canvas emphasize the contours of the opening. In rare cases, the baseboard is matched to the color of the furniture.
We hope our advice helped you make your choice. We are waiting for you on the website. We ourselves produce canvases from veneer, solid wood and other materials, so we only offer quality doors at affordable prices! Call!
Wood is universal material, in demand in different areas. This natural material is endowed with a number of remarkable characteristics, and each type of wood has its own unique characteristics.
More than a century has passed since cabinetmakers invented veneer in order to reduce the cost of furniture production. And the modern consumer often wonders what better furniture or doors covered with natural veneer, or made from solid wood.
Wooden veneer – profitable, Beautiful, naturally
The popularity of veneer is growing every day, and modern manufacturers offer many worthy material options. A thin sheet of wood - veneer has a thickness from 0.1 to 10 mm. This natural semi-finished product is sold in knols. The sheets are arranged on top of each other in stacks. The method of manufacturing natural veneer allows us to distinguish the following types:
- Peeled veneer. It is obtained using special equipment. Such the material is coming for the creation of plywood or products from it.
- Sliced veneer. It is created by planing bars. It is used in the furniture industry for cladding furniture and producing furniture panels.
- Sawn veneer. An expensive type of veneer, obtained by sawing boards, is suitable for covering floors.
- Fine line veneer. Softwood chip sheet thanks to advanced technologies becomes desired color and textures.
The main secret of the success of veneered material can be considered its economic benefits. Price of this product significantly lower than solid wood. Insignificant consumption of wood allows you to take care of natural resources. Lightweight veneer products provide reduced transportation and storage costs.
The Boumans online store offers veneer from exotic and domestic species. Implement all possible design projects, original interior solutions with veneer species in impeccable execution will not pose any problems.
Array tree – quality, verified time
Solid wood does not contain any impurities or adhesives. Natural texture and excellent performance characteristics have made the array a material in stable demand in the market.
Solid wood products are valued for their unique appearance, durability, reliability and environmental friendliness. When processing the material, a highly qualified specialist is required, so the products will always combine quality and individuality.
Products made from a single piece of wood have a high price. Doors, furniture, and solid parquet are among the elite interior items and stand at the top of the pyramid of luxury and prestige. As an alternative, there are objects made from laminated wood. They cost less.
When choosing between veneer and solid wood, you should rely on the financial component and the circumstances of the product’s operation.
The Boumans company sells lumber of impeccable quality at affordable price. All products are thoroughly tested and have proven themselves in practice. Buy natural veneer or