Primed and Unprimed Door Skins

The construction of Primed and Unprimed Door Skins are made under the following Quality Standards.

Veneered Door Skins

The construction of Veneered Door Skins are made under the following Quality Standards. Our current selection of veneers include: Ash, Beech, Birch, Chinese Mahogany, Chinese Walnut, Clear Pine, Hemlock, Knotty Pine, Mongolian Scotch Pine, Red Oak, Sapele and White Oak.

Wood Veneered HDF Door Skins
Normal Defects	Grade  A For 0.2 mm & 0.4 mm veneer		Grade  B For 0.2 mm & 0.4 mm veneer
Live Knot	Diameter ≤ 10.0 mm		Diameter ≤ 25.0 mm
Dead Knot	Not allowed		≤ 4.0 mm, ≤ 3 per Door Skin
Inbark	Not allowed		≤ 100 x 3.0 mm, ≤ 2 per Door Skin
Mineral Streaks	Not allowed		≤ 150 x 2.0 mm, ≤ 2 per Door Skin
Discolouration	Not allowed		Slight
Blister	Not allowed		Not allowed
Splitting of Veneer Joint	Not allowed, repaired with wood-strands		Not allowed, repaired with wood-strands
Broken Veneer	Not allowed		Not allowed
Cracks on Moulding	Not allowed		Not allowed
Delamination	Not allowed		Not allowed
Sand Through	Not allowed		Not allowed
Sand Mark	Not allowed		Slight, along grain
Glue Seep	Not allowed		Not allowed
Veneer Overlap	Not allowed		Not allowed
Surface Evenness	Even		Even
Veneer and Mould Crisscrossing	Not allowed		≤ 1.0 mm wide
Symmetry of Mould	Right / Left Tolerance ≤ 3.0 mm		Right / Left Tolerance ≤ 3.0 mm
Twisting	Not Allowed		Not Allowed
Spring	Not Allowed		Not Allowed
Missing Corner	≤ 3 x 3.0 mm		≤ 3 x 3.0 mm
Other Defects	Grade  A		Grade  B
	0.4 mm veneer	0.2 mm veneer	0.4 mm veneer	0.2 mm veneer
Contamination	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed	≤ 10 x 0.5 mm 2 per Door Skin
Cracks on Surface	Not allowed	≤ 20 x 0.2 mm  discontinuous	Not allowed	≤ 20 x 0.2 mm  discontinuous
Wane	Not allowed	Not allowed	Not allowed	≤ 2.0 mm wide
Dimensional Tolerances	Length: - 0, + 1.0 mm
	Width: - 0, + 1.0 mm
	Thickness: ± 0.3 mm
	Difference between Diagonals: ≤ 2.0 mm
	Moisture Content: ≤ 10%