Thread: Plywood door

wouldnt worry too much about weight of doors i make solid studio sound doors out of a variety of materials with mdf or ply skins and they can weigh well over 80 kilos just match the hinges to weight and shouldnt be a problem use 12mm ply with 19mm frame gives you a 43mm thick door which is about 5mm thicker than your average door

Hi Geogia,
The 12mm ply ...not sure that it would be too heavy as a single sheet, over time tho it would most likely form a bit off a curve/bow to it without a frame, be the quickest way to make a door tho

Possibly a couple of ways to tackle this...as u have eluded to...using premade internal doors and recladding with your plywood, the door will end up thicker by the amount u add to them, if the extra thickness is too much u might be able to peel off the original lining (but I think that would be a big might) u will prolly wreck the door doing it, u might be able to get your plywood applied to a set of doors instead of the manufacturer's lining at the manufacture stage Who makes Corinthian doors? (brand name I think) (another big might) but u never know What about secondhand internal doors usually can get em cheap

To make urself...Like u say a frame top btm sides then stiffeners inside the frame, the more stiffeners the more support the ply will have and then for a really stiff strong door u could make up a torsion box design door but a lot of work

just a few ways others might have some thoughts.....

Peter