White doors/architrave/skirting??

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newname

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I am trying to decide what type of internal doors to choose?

I see in alot of magazines white architrave/skirting with oak doors and white doors with white architrave/skirting - My question is; when people choose to have white doors and white architrave what type of wood would they use for the doors - is it painted deal or painted pine or is it the hollow honeycomb doors??


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In my own personal opinion, why bother going to the expense of solid timbers if they are going to be painted white, this of course would only apply to internal doors for obvious reasons..The hollow honeycomb ones work just fine with white architraving and a lot lighter and easier to hang. People seem to be always of the opinion that solid is better for some reason, there will prob be no wear and tear with your average internal door providing they are not kicked shut.I love my timber but when it comes to internal doors, the honeycomb ones are fine for me.
 
I have white painted pine and they look much better than the white hollow doors we had in our last house. We inherited the doors from previous owner and painted them so I don't know if they cost more, but they look much better, there are much sharper edges on the recesses, they also seem to be better at keeping noise in/out
 
The light hollow doors can feel very cheap when hung, I wuld go for the solid ones. If painting it doesn't matter what wood the solid ones are made from.
 
Thanks for replies,

I've been told the solid doors are better for insulation and noise reduction. I'm not sure what the price for the hollow doors is but the pine doors are being sold for €50 a door at the min and the oak ones for €80. Bearing in mind that they will all cost the same to hang, the cost difference might not be huge. Does anyone know what price the hollow doors are going for???
 
Hi Newname, if the solid doors are only 50euros, I would definately consider buying them having had a re-think about the pluses. Noise reduction is very important in a house and ya the price involved in hanging them will still remain the same. you could possibly get the honetcomb ones for around the 30 euro mark..
 
I wouldn't be too worried about insulation properties of internal doors. They arent going to be airtight are they?
 
All those 1%, 5% here and there add up. Besides its interesting is it not.

What about "engineered wood cores" and "MDF" doors
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Hi

Yeah the engineered or MDF doors could be promising, I'll look into that.
If I was to go with the white door I would like a door with a solid feel. The sound insulation would be an important factor also.
 
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