Different Types of Wood Used For Doors

When choosing a solid grandentrydoors, you’ll want it to be durable and capable of insulating against heat transfer and sound. It should also be attractive and fit with your home’s style.

Some woods have knots in their grain patterns for a rustic look, while others like poplar have a smooth texture and offer a modern design.

Red Grandis

Eucalyptus Grandis, better known as Red Grandis, is a versatile timber that can be used in a wide range of applications. It is a durable wood that can withstand the elements and has a low risk of fungi. It is also a cost-effective alternative to Sapele and Mahogany. It is available from FSC pure certified plantations and is a great choice for doors, windows and joinery.

This FSC-certified wood is sourced from plantations in Uruguay and offers an ecological alternative to tropical hardwoods that have serious social and environmental liabilities. It is a medium-density, straight-grained timber with a uniform color and grain pattern. It is easy to work and glues, stains and finishes well. It has good bending properties and good shock resistance. It has good rot resistance and is durable against insect attack.

Accoya

Accoya is made from Radiata pine, often sourced from plantations in New Zealand that are FSC and PEFCTM certified. It is one of the world’s leading high technology long life woods and is a sustainable alternative to tropical hardwoods and pressure treated timbers.

It is able to withstand the harshest environments thanks to the non-toxic proprietary acetylation treatment that transforms the cell walls of the wood. This stops the wood absorbing moisture and prevents the fungi that cause rot from taking hold. It is also indigestible to insects and decay fungi, providing protection that lasts much longer than traditional softwoods.

Accoya is used for a wide range of bespoke projects, including doors and windows. It is ideal for creating doors that open and close smoothly, stay secure in bad weather, are dimensionally stable and easy to maintain.

Idigbo

Idigbo is a highly versatile timber with many applications including the manufacture of up and over and side hinged doors. It is frequently used as a substitute for oak as it has a similar look but without the problems associated with the stability of the material when exposed to the elements or its very high weight which can cause difficulties when it comes to installation.

Idigbo works well with hand and machine tools. It takes nails and screws well and stains and polishes very well. It dries readily and well with little distortion or splitting and shrinkage is small. It is a medium-hard timber. Its light colour and attractive grain pattern are a source of aesthetic appeal for traditional African artisans and contemporary designers alike.

Birch

Birch is one of the most popular types of wood used for doors, and for good reason. It’s easy to work with and takes stain well. It also has a nice bright look to it that gets darker once it’s sealed.

Paper birch, (Betula papyrifera), is native to forests in the Northeast. The bark is thin and papery, and has dark horizontal slits called lenticels that act as pores for gas exchange.

Birch works fairly easily on woodworking machinery, gluing and screwing well with moderate blunting of blades. It also machines well and has good stability and bending characteristics. It allows for color variation, mineral streaks and small closed knots in panels. It’s often used in recessed panel door manufacturing. It’s also a popular choice for drawer boxes.

Maple

Maple wood is one of the strongest hardwoods available, so it’s an excellent choice for doors that will get a lot of use. It also takes stains and glazes well, making it ideal for both modern and traditional styles.

Like many other types of wood, Maple will darken as it ages. This natural process is accelerated by exposure to sunlight, so it’s important to choose the right color for your door at purchase time.

Maple wood is commonly used for flooring, furniture, baseball bats and other finished woodenware. It can be crafted into sought-after specialty woods like birdseye, curly or fiddleback Maple, which are valued for their unique grain variation. Soft maple (including silver, red, boxelder and bigleaf maple) is used for railroad crossties, pallets and crates.