2.1.2
Flush Doors
Flush doors shall conform to WDMA I.S. 1-A. Hollow core doors shall have
lock blocks and 25 mm one inch minimum thickness hinge stile. Stile edge
bands of doors to receive natural finish shall be hardwood, compatible with
face veneer. Stile edge bands of doors to be painted shall be mill option
specie. No visible finger joints will be accepted in stile edge bands.
When used, locate finger-joints under hardware.
[2.1.2.1
Exterior Flush Doors
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NOTE: Use of wood doors on exterior of buildings is
not recommended for permanent structures unless the
doors are well protected from the weather.
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Solid wood core, Type I conforming to WDMA I.S. 1-A. Doors shall have
[tempered hardboard] [medium density overlayed hardwood veneer] faces.
Edge bands shall be wood. [Openings in exterior flush doors shall be
flashed with [aluminum] [bronze] [copper] flashings at the bottom of the
openings.]
]2.1.2.2
Interior Flush Doors
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NOTE: Hollow core doors should be used for light
duty residential only. Face veneers of doors for
painted finish should be either hardboard or sound
grade rotary cut hardwood. Face veneers of doors
for natural finish should be premium or good grade
rotary cut hardwood. Premium grade, book matched,
wood veneer should only be specified for medical
facilities and other high quality installations such
as chapels, hospitals, and where the additional cost
is justified. Select grade and species desired for
hardwood veneer faced doors. Specify other veneers
if desired (poplar, cherry, etc.); refer to WDMA
I.S. 1-A. Luan is not acceptable.
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Provide [staved lumber] [particleboard] [hollow] core, Type II flush doors
conforming to WDMA I.S. 1-A with faces of [sound grade hardwood or
hardboard for painted finish] [[premium] [good] grade natural birch]
[select [premium white] [red] birch] [[premium] [good] grade [red] [white]
oak] [[premium] [good] grade walnut] [plastic laminate]. [Hardwood veneers
shall be [[rotary cut] [plain sliced] [quarter sliced]] [[random] [slip]
[book] matched]]. [Finish plastic laminate faced doors on both vertical
edges with [wood] [laminated plastic] of color matching faces.]
2.1.3
Bi-Fold Closet Doors
Provide [hardboard grade flush doors conforming to WDMA I.S. 1-A.]
[paneled] [louvered] doors [premium or select] [standard] grade, conforming
to WDMA I.S. 6. Doors shall be [28.5] [35] mm [1 1/8] [1 3/8] inch thick.
Equip doors with the manufacturer's standard hardware, including tracks,
hinges, guides, and pulls.
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