At Blueprint Joinery we can supply both Engineered and Solid Wooden Doors and we frequently are asked what the difference is between these two types of doors.
The main difference our customers see is the price with solid doors being considerable more expensive to buy than their engineered counterparts. However the price of the doors isn’t the real difference between engineered doors and solid wooden doors.
Engineered Doors
Engineered wooden doors are mass produced usually in the far east and are constructed with either softwood or chip board cores. Engineered wooden doors are veneered with their final timber finish – pine, oak, hardwood or walnut – with this veneer being less and a 1mm thick in most cases.
Engineered wooden doors have the benefits of being cheaper and cost effective along with the benefit of increased stability. As there are two materials / timbers involved in their construction, engineered doors are a lot more stable and less prone to warping or bowing than their solid wood counterparts.
Blueprint Joinery supplies a wide range of doors from X L Joinery one of the UK’s leading distrubuters of engineered doors. Visit our website for to view their range of internal doors and external doors. – www.blueprintjoinery.co.uk
Solid Wooden Doors
Solid wooden doors are constructed using solid timber with no veneers or softwood / chipboard cores. They are generally hand made by skilled carpenters which results in a high quality wooden door but also has a higher price tag and a much longer delivery lead time – as much as 5-6 weeks depending on factory workload.
For more details on our wooden doors visit us at www.blueprintjoinery.co.uk
