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Choosing Interior Doors
Interior Door Types including Solid Wood,
Hollow-Core, Bifold, and Pocket Interior Doors
By Mark J. Donovan
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Choosing interior doors can be quite daunting. There are many interior door
options available to you and deciding upon what’s right for your home can be a
tough task. Interior doors come in all shapes and sizes and can be made out of
various wood products or glass. Interior door styles also vary greatly, from
solid wood 6 or 8 panel doors, to bifold doors, to double wide French doors,
just to name a few. Interior door construction also varies. You can choose
interior doors made from solid wood or hollow-core Masonite, or even glass and
metal. Then there are also various shades of hollow-core doors.
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Some are more ruggedly constructed than others. Finally, there’s the decision
on door knobs when choosing interior doors. The most common type installed is
the standard brass door knob, however there are many other types and styles to
choose from.
When buying interior doors and door knobs it’s important to consider how often
the door will be used, and your decorative plans for the home and specific rooms
in it. For example, interior glass French doors are ideal for dining room and
sunroom entranceways. Bedrooms on the second floor of a home, however could use
either solid wood or hollow-core doors. If you’re looking to save some money
hollow-core doors might be the best option for bedrooms. You can buy hollow-core
interior doors that have a wood texture like finish that you can paint.
The house style itself can also dictate the type of interior door to choose. For
example a colonial home typically has 6 or 8 panel interior doors. Solid pine
wood doors were often used in colonial style homes. Hardwoods were also used.
Today the hollow-core Masonite door now is more commonly used to save on costs.
For higher end custom homes, beautiful hardwood interior doors are often used.
For example you can often find these interior door types in custom Victorian
style homes.
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Pocket sliding doors are another option when choosing interior doors. They
take little space and are ideal for smaller homes. Pocket sliding doors
can be used for library or dens, bathrooms, and even in kitchens. If
considering including pocket sliding doors in your home make sure your
home construction plans include proper framing for it. Retrofitting a
pocket sliding door into a home is quite challenging.
Bifold doors are another interior door option. Normally you find these types of
interior doors used for closets or storage area.
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When choosing interior doors it’s important to also select doors that
complement the style of the home, both in function and material construction, or
at least material look. For example, on a contemporary home you may want to use
interior doors constructed out of wood such as hickory, oak, or cherry. In terms
of door styles, you could go with a flat pane door, or 6 or 8 panel doors.
Alternatively you may want to go with a glass or metal type interior door in a
contemporary style home.
So when choosing interior doors consider all the options available to you and
don’t necessarily limit yourself to the same type of interior door throughout
the entire home. Mix and match it up where it makes sense and don’t be afraid to
spend a bit more money on different style door knobs.
For information on
Installing Interior Door Trim, see the
Installing Interior Door Trim Ebook from
HomeAdditionPlus.com. The Installing Interior Door Trim Ebook
provides easy to understand, step-by-step instructions, on how to install
interior door trim around an interior or exterior door. Pictures are included
for every key step in the process.
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