A.D.Cantelmo Property Management
Our Business is Property Management in Orange County California
Interior Doors make a big difference
Interior
Doors, are often overlooked when a home is being re-model,
the only doors that’s many people seem to pay attention to is the Entry door
and the Patio door, but interior doors make a huge difference with not
only the look of your home but also the durability of your home. Now I’m just
as bad as everyone else, I have a dream of having a Dutch door for my Entry
door. Now if you don’t know what a Dutch door is, here is a picture.
Now you may ask, why do I love a Dutch door? It’s simple, I
love to lean on things and as you can see, with a Dutch door you can open the
top and lean on the bottom. They call it a Dutch door, because this type of
door was common in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century
I also love my patio door, it’s a single door and two window
panels on each side that can be opened and there are no interior grids to paint.
So you can see, I also think about the Entry door and Patio Door.
But ignoring the style and quality of your interior doors is
a mistake. In my business of Property Management in Orange County Ca. I often
see damage to those cheap hollow doors. This problem can be avoided if a solid
core interior door is used. Yes the initial expense can be a deterrent, but the
durability, the look, the feel and sound reduction of the solid door makes a
huge difference in the look and quality of your home, and in a rental property,
the durability is most important.
Here are the three types of interior doors
Hollow Core -
A hollow core door is a door made up of either plywood or molded composite
skin made to look like it is made up of multiple pieces. The molded skins are either
smooth or grained and ready to accept paint to match your decor. The most popular
molded style is the traditional 6-panel, providing the look of wood-paneled doors for a
budget price. Because the inside of the door panel is hollow, this door style does not have
the sound deadening qualities or heft of a wood door.
Solid Core -
Solid core interior doors offer the qualities of solid wood construction without
the cost. Similar to hollow core doors, these doors have a skin layer of either plywood or
molded composite, however the space inside the door is filled with a wood fiber. This allows
the door to have better sound-deadening properties than its hollow core counterpart.
Perhaps the most attractive feature of the solid core construction is that this door will look
and feel more like a solid wood interior door without the cost.
Solid Wood -
Interior doors made from solid wood are a sign of elegance and style. Solid
Wood interior doors are made from a variety of hard and soft woods including cherry, mahogany,
alder, maple, pine, poplar and others. The most common solid wood door is the
traditional 6-panel pine. These doors can be painted or stained to give a classic look to
any home. Wood has superior sound-deafening qualities that keep the noise in or out and
depending on wood species may be very heavy, giving the doors a stable feeling. Solid
wood is a natural material which allows custom designs, shapes, and sizes; however it will
shrink and swell with humidity (These door descriptions provided by http://www.curtislumber.com _)
The next time you think about making some changes to your
home, don’t forget about the interior doors. They may be the most unsung part
of your home which are used on a daily basis.