A quality door needs to feel solid like rock, otherwise it will never be as good as it can be with SingCore.
It might look the same but you can tell the difference if it is made of SingCore or not because SingCore’s core patented and patent-pending technologies are the most solid lightweight door on the market.
Our core is eco friendly with sound deadening and insulating characteristics.
SingCore is the only way to build the highest quality door.
Standing on a 13 ft. long panel that is only 1 in. thick with no deflection
Lightweight
It is the strongest high precision lightweight door. The weight of the singcore can be built to your weight specifications.
Metal panel that can easily be handled by one person
Quality Guaranteed
We are the only door guaranteed for 50 years for structure and non warp.
Please send to your industry leaders local millwork for peer review.
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You do not want to build a 10 million dollar house with doors that does not even have a 1 year guarantee, no sound deadening, or no insulation.
Alternative core materials are subpar. Paper honeycomb core may be lightweight, but is very easy to damage and can be very difficult to repair.
Customizing something gives you the freedom to add or take away certain aspects of an item. At Sing Core we offer the ability to do just that, by making custom doors for all your structures. We provide doors for any purpose, such as oversized cabinet doors, large doors, garage doors, pivoting doors. The list goes on. If you can’t seem to find those perfect doors, whether new construction or a home remodel, here at Sing Core, we can make it happen. Or if you are looking for a pivoting door for your entrance, we have you covered. No matter the task, we can service your door needs.
If you can think it, we can do it. The picture above is an example of a customized large cabinet doors. It could be a pivoting cabinet door. Now, no job is too big for the best cabinetry shops, custom cabinet builders, or millworks, if their work features “Sing Core inside.” We offer a large range of customization options which will help you suit your customers’ needs better, for example, sizes and locations of internal wood blocking, implants for lock blocks, hardware, or fastening points for added siding on the face of your Sing panel, even custom stiles and rails or premium hardwood edges on all 4 sides of the Sing panel.
Below are some of the many options Sing Core offers as a skin choice or in other words the surface material.
Paint Grade
Metal
Wood Grain
Wood Stave
FRP Fiberglass
Galvanized Steel
Aluminum
Metal
.20 in to.125 inch aluminum
HPL Formica
Masonite
Cold Rolled Steel
Hot Rolled Steel
Magnesium Board
Marine Grade Plywood
MDF
Plastic
Stainless Steel
Fiberglass
Concrete
Ceramic
Some other options we have here at Sing Core are window and light cutoffs. Sing Core provides Sing panels with window and door pre-cut and ready for installation. We will cut 1/8 larger in width and 3/16 inch wider in length to fit your window glass. We build a frame using 1.25 inch solid wood to your specifications. The standard ready-to-ship panel condition is, “untrimmed.” All untrimmed edges are 1/2 inch over width and 1/2 inch over length. After trimming, your Sing Panel will be 1/2 inch less.
When customizing, the concern most often brought up is the weight. Though many leading competitors try to work with the design of the customer, they have trouble keeping it light and movable. At Sing Core our door panels are up to 80% less in weight allowing for a beautiful door without the hassle of being too heavy.
Once these doors are complete the next choice is having a pivoting door or a hinged door. For a hinged door the hinges attach to both the wall and the door itself, allowing the door to swing open and shut. Hinged doors can usually be installed rather easily, are simple to operate, and most maintenance can be done by the home or business owner. For many small to standard sized doors, hinges work great. Pivot doors usually are mounted from the top and bottom near one side of the door, as opposed to the side. This attachment can be imagined as a pole running through the door, and the door rotates around said pole. Pivot doors are much more stable choices when it comes to large and heavy doors, and standard sized doors as well. Because they are not attached and completely suspended from one side, they have far less impact on their hardware. In addition, pivot doors are usually made with more resilient hardware to begin with, so your door will remain beautiful and functional for a very long time. Every Sing Core Door comes with our 50 year structural guarantee.
How Sing Core can Improve the Sustainability of Your Building
Many buildings share a common goal: to become more sustainable and lower their impact on the environment. There are various ways to achieve this, and implementing Sing Core doors is one big step you can take toward this endeavor.
How Does Sing Core Help Sustainability?
Sing Core panels are used to make high quality doors with a long list of valuable features, including being strong, durable, lightweight, and more. One of the key features to boost your business’s sustainability and lower your carbon and energy footprint is the exceptional insulation provided by Sing Core doors.
Standard door options lack proper insulation, and as such allow the heat to seep outside and the cold to creep inside. Our patented and patent-pending designs feature quality foam insulation fit evenly throughout the entire panel, which works incredibly well at providing that barrier against the cold that is so needed in buildings. By ensuring the foam fills up 100% of the space inside the panel, we eliminate any voids or air pockets that could act as a drain for your hot air, thus boosting your energy efficiency. Offices, businesses, and even homes spend a lot of money on heating and cooling throughout the year as is. That amount skyrockets when we’re also trying to heat and cool the rest of the world, too, due to poor insulation.
By using Sing Core for your exterior doors, you are already taking a massive step toward energy efficiency. In addition, proper insulation and lower energy consumption is a key part of achieving a good LEED rating and LEED certifications. LEED scores buildings on their environmental impact and sustainability, providing certifications to those who are doing their part in lowering the industrial carbon and energy footprint that we’re leaving on the Earth. Sing Core is environmentally friendly and uses sustainably sourced materials, further securing our place in the race to save the environment.
We are striving to lower the impact of industries and businesses on the world and secure a sustainable future for everyone, and with your help, we can move further toward that goal. Sing Core is not only one of the highest quality, most Earth friendly companies in the door and wall industry, but we are also constantly pushing ourselves toward improving our product and the way we leave the world behind. We can’t do it alone, but together we stand a chance at changing the world for the better.
For more information on how businesses can lower their carbon footprint and become more eco-friendly, read up on the LEED certification process and target areas. According to LEED, the newest version of their rating system focuses majorly on a company’s carbon footprint and environment impact, but there are many other things businesses can do to help our world and boost their LEED rating.
Thank you for reading up on how Sing Core helps improve the sustainability of your building, and for your interest in learning how we can do our part in saving the world.
The last few years have been globally hectic, to say the least. Economies are shifting, a pandemic sent waves of uncertainty around the world, and now big things are in motion for nearly everyone. So, what does that mean for Sing Core?
The Road so Far
Sing Core has been making incredible advancements in our technology for over a decade now. Peter Sing’s innovative honeycomb core design has been used for many different applications, primarily as door and wall panels. We have created incredibly large doors, wide doors, doors with custom designs, and a variety of other unique projects to satisfy our growing family of customers. We’ve even had doors placed in celebrity homes and high end offices!
Last year, we helped many people find a custom door they are happy with, and we look forward to continuing that mission into 2023 and beyond.
Goals for 2023
In 2023, we plan to continue bringing amazing custom doors to customer’s homes, but also have other ambitious goals in mind. For one, we are constantly looking for ways to enhance our manufacturing process, and every day spent hard at work is a day spent marching toward yet another innovation. In addition, as we continue to grow our production and work flow, our research team is looking into ways to make our product more cost efficient and last longer. Not that these are concerns we have, as Sing Core products are the industry leader in lightweight and durable door panels, but having an open mind on how we can improve our consumer experience is always valuable.
We also are always on the lookout for other uses for our panels and cores, and you may find Sing Core popping up in other aspects of the home, office, and construction industries.
Lastly, we are expanding our team to allow for faster production, better communication, and the best experience possible when you choose Sing Core for your home or office needs.
Changes to Expect
Some specific changes you may see coming are:
Updating our Website
You may notice some differences on our website as we look to remove outdated information, upgrade our user experience, and provide consistent updates and articles revealing information about secrets, products, and behind the scenes details about how we improve your home.
Growing our Social Media Presence
Nowadays, the quickest and easiest way to reach you community is through social media. We are acting on ways to expand our outreach and connect with you, the consumer, more openly and efficiently. Make sure to find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to see all of our posts and engage with us!
Updating Business Assets
Sometimes, change is good. You may notice some changes to the appearance of familiar things, such as the website, media accounts, images, and branding. Regardless of what things look like, and no matter how our presentation may change, we will always be Sing Core, and we will always bring you incredible products that you can rely on.
Summary
Sing Core has been around for over 10 years now, and we couldn’t have made it this far without you, our incredible customers. So whether you’re an expert architect, brilliant businessperson, or a loyal and loved customer, you inspire us to keep innovating and be the best that we can be. Our products have integrity, resilience, and strength at their core, and we hold those same values at our core.
Planning to remodel your home or office can be a stressful, time consuming, and confusing process. Deciding what needs to be replaced, and what to replace it with, can send you down a rabbit hole that ultimately leads you right back to where you started. When it comes to doors, Sing Core has you covered.
There’s no need to bother with the decision fatigue that comes with so many choices, because Sing Core is the best option when it comes to doors, bar none. With our lightweight and sturdy design, you can be confident that out product will stand the test of time. Not only that, it’s also durable and guaranteed not to warp, which is not something our competitors can claim.
Using our patented honeycomb panel, architects and craftsmen around the country have been creating gorgeous additions to homes. Whether it be a pivot door, sliding door, or any other form of entry, Sing Core is the industry best when it comes to quality and durability. Just look at our long track record of success stories from satisfied customers, and you’ll see we hold up to our promise.
Not only that, but every Sing Core product comes with a 50 Year Guarantee, meaning in the unlikely event that your door does present any issues, we’ll make it right up to 50 years later. With this promise, you never have to worry about replacing your doors again.
What are the benefits of a Sing Core door?
What other benefits come with Sing Core products? Well, for one, they’re lightweight. This means that the hardware and framing used to install the door don’t take the regular wear and tear that comes with other products that are significantly heavier. In addition, our doors are impact resistant and warp-free, meaning they won’t be ruined by bumping into them, and they’ll never warp on you. The fully insulated core offers increased control over your internal climate and gives you the assurance that you won’t be surging your heating bill up by installing one of our doors. They’re also sound deadening, allowing for use in many other applications where sound may be of concern. Lastly, our doors are crafted with high precision techniques by master craftsmen, guaranteeing a consistent and reliable product every time.
What doors can I use Sing Core for?
Nearly all door types can be crafted using Sing Core technology. Pivot doors, sliding doors, garage doors, hinged doors, and many others. These doors can be used internally, externally, and for nearly any purpose. Check out these pictures of our product in use:
Summary
Deciding to renovate your home or office is a big step. Sing Core is here to make that process smooth and easy, allowing you to spend less time worrying about doors and more time designing your dream space. With Sing Core doors, you are guaranteed to have an incredible, durable, and long-lasting feature that will never fail, and you will never regret.
If you are short of skillful woodworkers, we can help you build the best door.
The easiest way to build a high strength, high precision, lightweight, insulated, and non-warping door with patented and patent-pending technology, even if exposed in constant weather.
All you need to start is a Sing Core panel and you can turn it into any style of door.
“No other door can do what we do.”
If you would like to learn more about simple ways to build the best doors click here.
Sing Core is a patented and patent pending real wood material. With a real wood exterior, and an environmentally friendly wooden torsion box core, you get the look of real wood, with one third the weight and a strength greater than steel by weight. Further, our custom panels do not warp.
Our material can be worked with ordinary woodworking tools. And, is in almost every respect a superior light weight alternative to wooden planks, beams, and sheets.
What Kind of Wood is Lightweight?
When you think of light woods, your mind typically goes to Spruce, Balsa, Box Wood, or some other exotic tropical variety.
But, here at SingCore, we specialize in super lightweight wooden panels with almost any wood finish. Need a walnut panel that weighs less than spruce, then we can make one custom just for your project. Wood skins can supply include, but are not limited to:
Pine
Cedar
Cottonwood
Alder
Ash
Oak
Walnut
Beech
Maple
Birch
Teak
Mahogany
Fir
Cherry
Rosewood
Elm
Larch
Ebony
Hickory
Spruce
Purpleheart
Is Balsa Wood the Lightest Wood in the World?
No! SingCore is the lightest wood in the world! Our lightweight and super strong core is both 1/3 the weight of typical wood or less, yet stronger than Oak. If you need something that exceeds every other material that you have worked with in the past, then you need SingCore.
Which Wood is the Strongest?
The strongest wood in the world is SingCore. Our wooden torsion core, with custom exterior faces with any wood veneer, wood stave, metal, plywood, plastic, or other finish, is stronger than steel by weight. Yet remains surprisingly light for its size.
Lightweight Wood Sheets
Sing Core makes the lightest and strongest wood sheets on the market. All our panels are made directly to order. All we need from you is the desired length, width, thickness, and desired skin finish.
Our wood sheets are guaranteed not to warp, and are covered by a 50-year structural warrantee. Although we are not the cheapest, we stand by our product the longest of any manufacturer in the market.
Lightweight Wood Board
Sing Beam and Sing Board can be custom made for you application. Easy to move. Perfect straight. Lighter than wood. But, stronger than steel.
What Kind of Wood is Light but Strong?
For a light board or panel that has the look of wood, with solid wood staves, but is much lighter than wood should ever be, then you have come to the right place. SingCore makes custom, to order, panels that exceeds the strength of any other wood on the market.
Lightest Wood for Shelves
Sing core panels make amazing shelves. With little to no VOC, they can be used in almost any sensitive situation.
The panels are so strong that they can easily support the weight of a morbidly obese man, yet they remain remarkably light to the touch.
Lightweight Wood Panels
If you are in the market for lightweight wood panels for — doors, general construction, furniture, cabinets, architectural use, trade shows, or other special purpose, contact our estimates department today.
Gorilla polyurethane glue is an effective glue for joining Sing panels. We recommend consulting the glue manufacturer website for instructions on use of the adhesive. For Gorilla Glue, look here.
Failure to follow the joining instructions or the manufacturer adhesive instructions could void the warranty on your panels.
Before you begin
Attention: Please read all instructions before starting to assemble your panel Follow the acclimatization instructions before joining panels
1. Lay Your Door Panels Flat
It is crucial that all of your panels are resting on a flat surface and are completely level. If you attempt to glue the panels together against a wall, or any way other than flat, you will end up with a crooked joint and “warped” door.
The first step to join a Sing Core sectional door is to lay the panels on a flat surface.
For very large door panel assembly please place straight guide beams on top of sawhorses so the bottom of the panel can be accessible.
Assemble on a Flat Work Surface
To ensure best results, it is critical that you assemble your panels on a flat surface. If you do not have a work surface large enough, the best way is to build your own.
The best way to level your work surface is to lay guide beams end to end, then use shims to level each beam. It is important to lay your beams perpendicular to the joints on your panel.
Uneven Floor Surface
For wider panels you will need more rows of beams to distribute the weight more evenly and to ensure flatness of the joined panel. Make sure to level each additional row of beams with your initial row that you have already leveled. Once your work surface is level, you are ready to join your panels.
2. Glue and insert Your Biscuits or Spline into the Edge of One Panel
Each biscuit and slot are precisely cut to join with the greatest strength. After applying the glue to the slot and biscuit, do not use an excessive amount of glue. If the air is very dry a light misting of water can help the bond and cure time of the glue. Carefully push or hammer each biscuit lightly in place into the edge of one panel. Tap in with a rubber mallet.
3. Joining the Panels
The final step in joining your panels is to press the sides together. This can be accomplished a variety of ways, including gentle application of a sledgehammer, a few ratchet straps, clamps, or any other means you have of providing joining force.
4. How to Clamp at the Join
When you want perfect alignment for very high tolerance applications, it’s best to sandwich each joint with a straight guide temporarily during the gluing process. Polyurethane Glue expands during the cure process. You will be ensuring the glue does not expand and bow the joints.
You will need:
Flat boards to clamp or screw to (depending upon the size of your panels); Clamps or screws to create pressure on the joint while the glue cures; and a flat surface. If your panels are so large that you need to use rows of screws to clamp the joints you will need to putty the holes before finishing.
—Old Instructions—
When your beautiful new Sing Core door sections arrive, it is important to take the time to glue the door together properly using polyurethane adhesive. Although Sing Core panels are guaranteed warp-free, we cannot guarantee work done on site. Failure to properly follow these directions may result in a poor final product.
Sing Splines Don’t Crack
Sing Core uses our patented core material as a spine to join several panels on site. Unlike solid wood, the stability of the core material means that there is no danger of cracking or splitting of the seam at the join location. When Sing Core fabricates your door as a single panel it is almost seamless. When a door is splined, it is not as high precision as a single panel due to the tolerance of glue, which is roughly 0.01-0.02 inches.
Join on Site in Three Steps
1. Lay Your Door Panels Flat
It is crucial that all of your panels are resting on a flat surface and are completely level. If you attempt to glue the panels together against a wall, or any way other than flat, you will end up with a crooked joint and a “warped” door.
The first step to join a Sing Core sectional door is to lay the panels on a flat surface. Any flat clean surface will work. For very large doors we like to use two straight beams laid on the ground along to hold the top and bottom of each door segment.
2. Insert Your Biscuits or Spline into the Edge of One Panel
Each biscuit and slot are precisely cut to join with the greatest strength. Carefully, push or hammer each biscuit lightly in place into the edge of one panel. Then your panels are ready for joining.
3. Joining the Panels
The final step in joining a modern sliding or pivot door is to press the sides together. This can be accomplished a variety of ways, including gentle application of a sledgehammer, a few ratchet straps, clamps, or any other means you have of providing joining force. Once joined, the door is strong and secure, built to last, and can be finished and installed as any other Sing Core door.
Joining Large Sliding Pocket and Pivot Doors-Animated
Joining in Action
How to Clamp at the Join
When you want perfect alignment for very high tolerance applications, it’s best to sandwich each joint with a straight guide temporarily during the gluing process.
In order to make your process easier, Sing Core offers construct custom true straight guides for your application and ship them with your order. These guides are made with the same high precision core material as our other products and offer superior ease and performance.
Specify you would like clamping guides when you place your order and we will gladly include them for you.
How can you tell if you have a warped door or not?
There is an industry standard method of determining whether your door is warped or not.
To determine whether you have a warped door or not you will need a length of string (longer than the length or height of your door) and a measuring stick or tape measure.
a) Tape one end of the string to the edge of the door and the other end to the opposite edge of the door.
The string should be straight. If there is a gap between the string and the door’s surface, you may have a warped door.
b) Measure the gap between the string and the door’s surface area.
If the gap is greater than ¼” your door is warped (according to AWI standards for 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 inch doors 3’-0” to 3′-6″ x 7’-0”).
c) If the length exceeds 7 ft. AWI standard applies to any 7 ft. section. Apply string to any 7 ft. span.
Contact your door maintenance company and send them two photos.
d) [1] Photo of the length of the string which shows as much of the door in its entirety, or at least from one end of the string to the other. Then [2] a closeup photo of your measurement of the gap.
Armed with these two photographs, which can easily be emailed to the millwork or door maintenance company of your choice, the recipients will be able to determine how best to approach the repair or replacement of your warped door.
You might consider replacing your warped door with a professional door which has Sing Core inside which can be guaranteed not to warp, bend twist or otherwise fail so as to avoid this pitfall in the future.
After you’ve received your patented Sing products, if you will have to store them prior to finishing and/or installation, try to store them standing upright, on edge, with plenty of space in between, to allow air flow. Do not lean them against a wall. If you must store them stacked, wrap in plastic and place one or two sheets of plywood underneath and on top of the stack of Sing products. This will help keep the entire stack similarly acclimatized while not in use, otherwise, you may have to re acclimatize the top and/or bottom Sing products later, when you are ready to use them.
What if my door with Sing Core inside is warped?
The same standard method of determining and measuring any door with Sing Core inside is used just like any other door (as noted above).
Contact Sing Core about your concerns about your door being certain to include the two photos as noted above.
If you have purchased a professional door with Sing Core inside, you may be the recipient of a replacement Sing door.
Note that upon arrival and un-crating of a door with Sing Core inside, a door may appear warped (and indeed it will be measurable). This is normal for a door which has been packed and in transit. Stand your door on its edge at least twelve inches away from any adjoining surface area, allowing it to acclimatize for up to 72 hours. Measure your door again and you will find it to be straight and true. If not, document for warp (as above) and contact Sing Core.
In the event that a professional door with Sing Core inside is warped (which is highly unlikely) your help in determining the cause of the door’s warping is appreciated. Please assist documenting the chain of custody of your professional door with Sing Core inside, including the millwork or door company which finished the door, and the installers who installed the door, to help us insure your replacement door remains warp-free.
Each biscuit and slot are precisely cut to join with the greatest strength. After applying the glue to the slot and biscuit, do not use an excessive amount of glue. If the air is very dry a light misting of water can help the bond and cure time of the glue. Carefully push or hammer each biscuit lightly in place into the edge of one panel. Tap in with a rubber mallet.
