Making Interior Panel Doors

I needed custom doors for my basement because of the low ceilings.

Making interior panel doors.

Full size home doors are a project we can all find a place for but they can be intimidating. Interior doors are varied. It was simple enough to do to the rest of the doors in the house. If you also need to build or install a frame you will need to take the width of the frame into consideration and because shimming a door frame can add some thickness it is best to wait until after the door frame is installed before building the door or build them.

Solid wood has good strength and insulating properties. I briefly considered making them all stained wood but that requires veneer which is quite costly so i decided to go with paint instead. Softwoods such as pine are more easily dented but are still quite durable. Using the straightforward process detailed here you can crank out great looking doors for many applications including furniture cabinets and built ins.

Frames use 3 4 thick stock with 1 4 panels in various materials and veneers a general purpose saw blade will do the job although. And i loved the results. In part two we ll build the interior panel and and finish it. Almost anyone with a bit of woodworking.

Some are paneled with solid wood. There s a lot of lumber and a lot of weight plus they re bigger. Some are hollow and simple. The first step in making a door is taking measurements.

Wood panel doors made for interior and exterior applications have a classic appeal. Both kinds are drilled mortised and sealed. In this article we ll be building the frame for an interior door from wood. Solid wood has good strength and insulating properties.

Doors should generally be around 1 8 to 3 16 smaller than the frame. How to build a door.