"Paul J S Green" wrote in message
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Hi Paul,
If it is a solid construct fire door, why are you lining it with ply ?
Wouldn't it be easier to just put the beads around the face in a panel
shape
? If it is a real fire door and is lined with 18 mm ply, won't it will
be
to heavy for the hinges ?
Is it a wood effect finish or an actual wooden surface ?
Thanks for the reply.
The door's faced on both sides with mahogany-style thin ply-type wood
sheeting and the inside core seems to be made up of blocks/offcuts of
hardwood glued together.
The ply will raise the outside surface so the rectangular cutouts in the
ply
with the beading around them will make the panels look recessed like all
of
other doors in the house.
I've got good strong standards and ball-bearing hinges, so I feel that
they
should be able to take the weight.
It's quite a prominent outside door so I would like it to look good, but I
_NEED_ it to be strong (and cheap at the moment).
Do you reckon it's doable??
Thanks again for taking the time.
Paul
It is do'able Paul, but the door itself, if it is a real fire door, will be
strong enough to handle a car hitting it if the hinges and standards take
the strain.
By putting bead flat around the existing surface, it will actually give the
effect of the centre panels being recessed, an optical illusion I think they
call it, especially if the surrounding doors have the same pattern.
Like this effect:
http://tinyurl.com/hx7l
If you look closely, you'll see that the bead work is actually laid on top
of a flat surface, but because of the effect of the bead, it actually looks
as though the centre panels are sunken.
Worth a try with bead you already have. You'll be cutting it to shape
anyway, so there is nothing stopping you placing it temporarily on the door
to see what it looks like without the outer ply.
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