"Paul J S Green" wrote in message
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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.


Is the bead the approx 6" wide planks?

If I went ahead with my original plan, do you have a view on whether
screws
will be needed and if so, how best to camoflage the the holes?

Thanks again
Paul



The beading is the moulded decorative wood you are thinking of putting
around the inside of the plywood. If you can get some bead that matches the
stuff on the existing doors, then place it on the surface of your door
blank, it should give the effect of being just like the other doors and you
shouldn't need to put anything else on the door.

To fit the beading you'll only need to squirt some wood glue over the back
of the bead and use a few panel pin nails to hold it in place until the glue
cures off. You may only need the panel pins hammered in to grip until the
glue sets, and then you could pull them back out so no nails will show at
all.


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