Choosing good interior doors...

[diyreg]

I definitely want solid instead of moulded and I also want to paint them so, presumably knotty pine is the most cost effective option

I'm looking at some knotty pine doors at about £30 each at B&Q. Will knots need to be treated and does anyone have any experiences with B&Q doors? Wickes also do similarly priced ones if they're likely to be better

 

[JohnD]

depends what you mean by good

knotty pine ones are very thin and light, do not cut down noise as much as a heavy door. People usually buy knotty pine if they like the look of it and want to varnish it.

the knots tend to show through the paint, even if you seal them to prevent resin bleeding through.

I have gone for panelled fire doors, they are much heavier, more solid and sound-proof. Mine are a paint grade and are moulded, mostly made of dense chipboard. They are not like those hollow moulded hardboard doors you will have seen.

 

[noseall]

Once you get a knotty pine fella off the large flat stack at B&Q and into your home it will warp like bu99ery!

Also a lot of the so called 'clear' pine doors are a veneer on an engineered background as are a lot of premium faced doors such as oak and hardwood finished fellas.

 

[Deluks]

In joinery, knots are considered bad news and are best avoided. B&Q seem to be following the old adage "if you can't hide it, make a feature of it"

Excellent bit of marketing on their part, enabling them to shift old tat to the unsuspecting

 

[noseall]

Excellent bit of marketing on their part, enabling them to shift old tat to the unsuspecting

It's amazing what you can knock-up out of old pallets......