Hollow Core Doors

Not all parts of the home’s hardware needs to be expensive. Sometimes when budget doesn’t allow it, “economical” becomes a very good option. Doors are among the needed essential parts of the house, and are often pricey. However, home owners on low budget can actually opt to have less expensive interior doors.

Hollow core doors are a good low-costing interior door alternative. Hollow core interior doors are generally very inexpensively constructed of veneer plywood with cardboard baffle cores. They usually have wood borders and faces of hardboard; the door’s two faces are divided inside through “ribbed paper blocks” or Styrofoam bars.

Hollow core doors are usually painted and not stained. Although most hollow core door’s bottom and top edges are not painted, finding those with painted ones will ensure that your door prevents absorbing moisture and in the long run contracting and expanding unevenly. They normally cost about $20 to $30 and are for interior use only.

This type of door is a good option if sound insulation is not important, such as for closets, child’s playroom, and other parts of the house not needing “sound proof” doors for privacy. For instance, having a hollow core door in a playroom will allow parents keeping an ear on their child to hear what’s happening inside the room even if the door is closed.

Also, having hollow core closet doors instead of solid wood core doors will do much to savings. Hollow core closet doors are much cheaper, and they do the job as well; they may be ineffective sound barriers, but who needs sound proof closets, especially if they come in simple, flat, and nice surfaced doors that blends well with the rest of the house.

However, like most other “inexpensive” materials, hollow core doors can have its drawbacks. For one, they’re at the “bottom of the spectrum” in terms of quality; the material it’s made of is not really among the durable ones -but then again they’re not meant to be for exterior doors. Additionally, they’re very lightweight, which results to they’re being ineffective sound insulation doors.

Additionally, hollow core doors can sometimes be “stamped” with patterns that copy traditional panels, however the detail level is lacking. The lacking details and designs all comes down to its being a cut-rate option for doors with inexpensive materials; however, they’re still a modest choice for interior doors.

Nevertheless, hollow core doors are still heroes when it comes to ingenuity and frugality. Hollow core doors may be lightweight but they are thick enough to endure loads of pressure before it starts to warp. Furthermore, they are generally constructed of unfinished wood so they receive staining or painting readily. They also come in various sizes, and can be bought in several styles such as folding doors.

If you’re among the creative ones, you’ll find that hollow core doors can be improvised into numerous other uses. Consider making it into a room divider by purchasing two or three of them and hinging them together –it’ll make a perfect alternative to folding screen dividers.

Hollow core doors can also provide versatility as a headboard and can be a thrifty option than going bear; mount it on the wall for a taller look, or lean it up on the wall behind your bed, then paint or stain it, and you have a nice economical headboard.

These are the advantages that a hollow core door can bring to one’s home. Remember, having a beautiful home interior does not always mean expensive, sometimes the best looking parts are the ones that come amazingly cheap.