Door Types & Terminology |
| Type |
Description |
Materials Used in Construction |
Price Range |
Construction & Finishing |
Application |
| Wood & Wood-Veneer |
Solid Wood; Raised Panel Door |
Solid Wood |
High end |
Solid wood frame with Solid Wood raised panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Solid Wood; Panel door |
Solid wood & ply/veneer |
High end |
Solid wood frame with thin flat, ply or veneered panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Semisolid door |
Solid Wood & Veneer combination |
Medium to High end |
Solid wood frame with veneered panel insert. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Veneer door |
Wood Veneer |
Medium to High end |
Veneer leaf on a substrate i.e. MDF or chipboard, edged all around with wood edging. Sanded, Sealed, stained if required and varnished. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Melamine & Wrap/PVC Thermo Foiled |
Squareline |
Melamine |
Low Cost |
Melamine with 0.4mm PVC edge all around. No finishing required |
Built in cupboards and economic range furniture |
| Impact door |
Melamine |
Medium |
Melamine with 1 - 3mm PVC edge all around. No finishing required |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Wrap/Thermofoil door |
Supawood/MDF covered with PVC foil usually between 0.35 an 0.5mm thick |
Medium to High end |
Shaped supawood/MDF covered with a PVC foil, obtainable in a huge variety of colours. No finishing required |
All cabinets & furniture |
| Postform Door |
Chipboard covered with PVC foil usually 0.18mm thick |
Low Cost |
Chipboard bullnosed on sides only, and edged at the top and bottom with PVC edging. No finishing required |
Built in cupboards and economic range furniture |
| Supawood/MDF - Paint techniqued or Duco high gloss |
MDF Raised Panel |
Supawood/MDF |
Expensive |
MDF frame with MDF raised panel insert. Construction same as for solid wood; raised panel doors. Sanded & painted. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| MDF Panel |
Supawood/MDF |
Medium to High end |
MDF frame with thin flat 3mm to 6mm MDF panel insert. Construction same as for solid wood; panel doors. Sanded & painted. |
All cabinets & furniture |
| MDF Raw |
Supawood/MDF |
Medium |
MDF with a pattern routed on the face. Variety of patterns on the face and edges available. Sanded & painted. |
All cabinets & furniture |