Stave core door construction. Stiles may be laminated on certain applications. Door core alternatives several woodworkers explain why they use engineered lumber products for stave core door construction. Most wood species available allo wing for more unusual woods to. Question i was wondering if anyone has ever used a 1 34 microlam beam for a stave core on a tall door or a piece of timberstrand rim joist.
At south shore millwork we strongly encourage our customers to use stave core construction in doors with exposure to the elements such as residential commercial and industrial exterior doors and interior doors that will experience heavy usage. Each core type has benefits and specific applications where they are recommended or even required to be used. This environmentally friendly method of construction uses laminated stable wood core sandwiched between solid veneers and matching edges for a stile and rail that are superior for preventing warping or distortion. Fingerjointed stave core is both stable and adds a solid a rigid feel to the quality custom door builder.
505 industrial way boynton beach florida 33426 561 721 6665 fax. Our custom stave cores for wood doors are designed to perform inside and out. The staves and the edge bands are oriented so that the tangential wood growth is in the direction from the front to the back of the door quarter sawn so that major wood expansion causes the door to change mostly in thickness not in width. 561 721 6660 main 866 992 ecco toll free.
The core type can also greatly affect the cost of the wood doors on your projectwell briefly cover each core type and talk about some of their benefits. Stave core door methods a discussion of construction details and materials choices for fabricating stave core solid wood doors. Gatvol ive attached a pdf document of a typical stave core construction with nominal dimensions of a door rail or stile. Finger joint eastern white pine core is the center of our quality engineered wood door stiles and rails.
Upgrade to stave construction for stability. Aagesen millworks is a manufacturer of stave and engineered door core both for interior and exterior use.