Solid Core Wood Doors
Solid-core wood doors are made from wood components, engineered core material and paintable, stainable, laminate, or pre-finished wood door skins. Also known as commercial wood doors, solid-core wood doors are recommended for commercial interiors and fire-rated wood door openings.
Commercial Wood Door Layouts
SC Wood Door
Solid Core Wood Door – Flush, No Cutouts for Windows or Louvers
SC Wood Door - N
Solid Core Wood Door + N Cutout for Rectangle Vision Lite Window Frame
SC Wood Door - V
Solid Core Wood Door + V Cutout for Small Square Vision Lite Window Frame
SC Wood Door - HG
Solid Core Wood Door + HG Cutout for “Half Glass” Vision Lite Window Frame
SC Wood Door - TG
Solid Core Wood Door + TG Cutout for “Tall Glass” Rectangular Vision Lite
SC Wood Door - FG
Solid Core Wood Door + FG Cutout for “Full Glass” Vision Lite Window Frame
SC Wood Door - FG/S9FR
Solid Core Wood Door + FG Cutout for Lg. Fire Rated Vision Lite, Wide Stile
SC Wood Door - NLB
Solid Core Wood Door + N & LB Louver Below Rectangular Vision Lite
SC Wood Door - HGLB
Solid Core Wood Door + H & LB Louver Below Half-Glass Vision Lite
SC Wood Door - LB
Solid Core Wood Door + LB Cutout for Vented Louver Insert at Bottom of Door
SC Wood Door - LT
Solid Core Wood Door + LT Cutout for Vented Louver Insert at Top of Door
SC Wood Door - LL
Solid Core Wood Door + LL Cutouts for Top & Bottom Door Louvers
Solid-core wood doors are made from wood components, engineered core material and paintable, stainable, laminate, or pre-finished wood door skins. Also known as commercial wood doors, solid-core wood doors are recommended for commercial interiors and fire-rated wood door openings.
Wood Door Surfaces
Standard for Most Commercial Doors
Rotary Cut Natural Birch
Rotary cut natural birch doors are recognized by their open grain and light to dark color combinations of heartwood and sapwood.
Standard for Most Commercial Doors
Plain Sliced Red Oak
Plain sliced red oak doors are best identified by their “cathedral” grain patterns and consistent pink to red color tone.
Standard for Most Commercial Doors
Rotary Cut White Birch
Rotary white birch commercial wood doors are known for their open grain, creamy colored heartwood and light brown sapwood.
Plain Sliced White Maple
Plain sliced white maple doors are known for their uniform texture, white sapwood and light tan heartwood.
Plain Sliced Cherry
Plain sliced cherry doors are known for their brown to red color tone, finely textured grain and soft waving figure.
Plain Sliced White Oak
Plain sliced white oak doors are recognized by their “cathedral” grain pattern and pale color tone.
Rift Cut White Oak
Rift cut white oak doors are recognized by their accentuated vertical grain and pale color tone.
Plain Sliced Mahogany
Plain sliced mahogany doors have well defined cathedrals, lustrous grains, and pink/brown to red/brown color transitions.
Plain Sliced Walnut
Plain sliced walnut doors have well pronounced cathedrals, light to chocolate color and a dark streaky grain.
Standard for Most Commercial Doors
Fiberboard
Fiber board is a low-cost, high durability paint-grade door surface that’s smooth, dense and absorbent to paint.
LegaTex Fiberboard
LegaTex textured fiber board offers a classical wood commercial door design with a simulated cathedral grain and factory paint.
Medium Density Overlay
MDO wood door skins are manufactured with a resin-impregnated overlay that better resists water and deterioration.
Wilsonart® Laminate
Interior commercial wood doors can be ordered with Wilsonart laminate surfaces. Please provide the laminate manufacturer, product name and product number in your quote request.
Formica® Laminate
Wood interior doors can be ordered with Formica high-pressure, decorative laminate surfaces. Please provide the laminate manufacturer, product name and product number in your quote request.
Custom Wood Flush Doors
Commercial wood doors can be manufactured with custom wood veneer types, or laminate surfaces from many design catalogs. Please provide details in your quote request.
Disclaimer: Due to the inherent characteristics of natural wood material, the appearance of actual products may vary from one product to the next. Camera settings, lighting, print settings, display monitors, and file compression are also known to alter visual appearance. No representation, warranty and/or guarantee is made with respect to precise color, patterns, visual characteristics or physical attributes of any kind.
Solid Door Core Types
Standard for Most Commercial Doors
PC Core
Particleboard serves as the “standard” core material for most non-fire rated and 20-minute fire rated wood doors.
SCL Core
Structural composite lumber offers higher durability and greater screw-holding compared to particleboard core doors.
Mineral Core
Mineral core wood doors are designed to withstand exposure to fire for 45-, 60-, or 90-minutes.
Specialty Door Types
STC or acoustical doors are used in studios, theaters, machine rooms and other applications where audible noise is a concern.
Lead lined doors resist the transfer of radiation in medical, energy and aerospace facilities.
Recommended Use
References & Options
ANSI/WDMA
ANSI/WDMA I.S.1A-21 Industry Standard for Interior Architectural Wood Flush Doors
ANSI/WDMA I.S.1A-13 Industry Standard for Interior Architectural Wood Flush Doors
WDMA T.M. 6-14 Adhesive Durability | WDMA T.M. 7-14 Cycle-Slam Test
WDMA T.M. 8-14 Hinge Loading Test | WDMA T.M. 10-14 Screw Holding Capacity
WDMA T.M. 15-11 Vertical Edge Impact Test
Intertek/Warnock Hersey Fire Door Test Methods
Neutral Pressure: CAN/ULC S104 | NFPA 252 | UBC7-2 (1994) | UL 10B
Positive Pressure: NFPA 252 | UBC 7-2 Part 1 (1997) | UL 10C
International Standards: BS 476 | EN 1634-1 | ISO 3008
Non-Fire Rated Openings: Solid-core wood doors are frequently used in non-fire rated commercial door openings.
20 MIN: 20 minute fire rated doors are used in 1-hour walls where smoke and draft control is a concern.
45 MIN: 45 minute fire rated doors are used in 1-hour corridors, room partition walls, or exterior walls that may be subject to moderate fire.
60 MIN: 60-minute fire rated doors are used in 1-hour walls that divide occupancies in buildings.
90 MIN: 90-minute fire rated doors are required in two-hour walls, stairwells, elevator shafts, boiler rooms and exterior areas with severe fire risk.
3 HR / 180 MIN: 180 minute, or 3-hour, fire rated doors are required in 4-hour walls that separate a large building, or multiple buildings into designated fire areas. Wood doors are not approved for use in these openings.
Interior Commercial Doors: Solid-core wood doors are frequently used for interior commercial door openings.
“P-Lam Doors:” Solid-core wood doors can be manufactured with high-pressure laminate door skins.
Pre-Finished Wood Doors: Commercial wood doors can be manufactured with factory applied stain colors.
Wood Doors with Windows: Commercial wood doors are compatible with most vision lites and door window-kits.
Commercial Interior Double Doors: Solid-core wood doors can be hung as single doors or paired in double door assemblies.
Commercial Doors: Commercial wood doors are built for use in interior commercial door applications.
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