Sing Core has been supplying the only warp-free pivot door substrates that allows the best pivot door companies to offer their high end clients an exterior pivot front door of any size that can be included in their standard warranty work (most high end millworks offer a warranty on their work for one year or more, with the exception of large pivot doors over 7 ft. tall which tend to fail at the first sing of climate change) because if your pivot hinge door has patented “Sing Core inside,” it is covered by our 50 year warp-free guarantee. This enables the millwork, pivot door company, custom pivot door manufacturer and their clients, all to breathe easier, without having to worry about large pivot door pivot hinge challenges.
Due to the characteristics of the Sing Core inside the best pivot doors, your pivot door can feature a pivot hinge of any type or style which may be problematic when attempting to accommodate a large pivot door without Sing Core inside. Attributes of pivot hinge doors with Sing Core inside include lightweight (a fraction the weight of other solid core pivot doors), high strength (660 PSI, stronger than steel pound for pound), high precision (+/- .006 in. tolerance), high performance (long life without fail) and Eco-friendly (made in the USA with formaldehyde free adhesives, very little energy consumption or waste, with the sustainable use of natural resources).
Large pivot doors made with the absence of Sing Core are likely to fail. This is why they are normally noted on the contract and excluded from the other items on the job covered by the contractor’s warranty.
The lighter weight of the pivot door opens more opportunities for creatively applying various pivot door hinges which make the resulting pivot door even more impressive or adding a commercial door pivot hinge. The offset pivot hinge is gaining popularity among pivot door manufacturers and by utilizing Sing Core inside your pivot door, you can save substantially due to the lighter weight of your pivot door as pivot door hinges are determined by the weight of your pivoting door. Heavy pivot doors require a heavy duty pivot hinge, while your Sing pivot door can use a lighter weight pivot hinge.
Heavy duty pivot hinges are expensive and can be many times the cost of your pivot front door. That’s another reason why building your pivot hinge door with Sing Core makes so much more sense. Pivot door hardware companies, such as rixson pivot door hardware are available in many styles including top hung, offset pivot door sets as well as the more conventional center hung pivot hinge.
Pivot entry doors can come in a wide variety of types and styles and can be made to outperform any other type of pivoting door including aluminium pivot doors, any available type of natural wooden pivot doors or even a stainless steel pivot door. Your pivot hinge door could be made from any available flat building material, including woods or metals.
If you’re tired of dealing with the constant maintenance issues with dealing with large pivot hinge doors over time, then maybe starting off at the right place would be your most advantageous move by specifying your door has, “Sing Core inside.” If it’s too late, and you’re already struggling with problematic pivot hinge doors, no problem. Sing Core pivot doors are the most in demand replacement doors in the United States and increasingly throughout the world, as Sing Core products are routinely exported worldwide.
With the prevalence of pivot doors | pivot entry doors are being included in high profile contemporary architecture design, the most impressive pivot entry doors are oversized. These large pivot doors are generating a great deal of inquiries to one pivot door company for solutions to a variety of challenges associated with the large pivot entry doors.
Sing Core is providing the solution to the best pivot door companies for most of the problems associated with the large pivot entry doors.
Helping your favorite pivot door company create warp free wooden pivot doors of any size ~ guaranteed
Pivot Entry Doors | Warp and Structure
First of all, most of the most impressive architectural pivot entry door features natural wood. It doesn’t take much effort to imagine what the problems might be for a natural substance, like wood. The very nature of the grain, which add to the elegance and beauty of any pivot entry door, is the problem, especially for exterior pivot doors. While natural wood grain is so very attractive, it is natural and tends to warp, bend and twist due to changes in the environment. Even if the exterior pivot door is not made of wood, the structural integrity may fail, especially if the door is over 8 ft. tall and/or 4 ft. wide.
Pivot Entry Doors | Weight and Pivot Door Hardware
Secondly, a large pivot entry door is going to be very heavy in weight, which is expected with any door of significant height, width and thickness. Current trends to an increase of pivot entry door sizes pushes the physical limits of the capabilities of any standard pivot door company or their ability to accommodate pivot door sizes that are over 8 ft. tall. Additionally, the weight of these large pivot doors determine the type, style, and size of the accommodating pivot door hardware required. Heavy duty pivot door hardware appropriately matched can cost many times the cost of the pivot entry door, just for the pivot door hinges. Heavy large pivot entry doors also are problematic to ship to and handle at the job site, adding extra charges to installation costs.
Pivot Entry Doors | Ongoing Maintenance Costs
With the continued use of heavier large entry pivot doors over time, the regular articulation of the pivoting door causes extra stress and strain on the pivot door hardware, frame and structure as it is used. In addition to regular maintenance of the exterior pivot door’s tendency to move (warp, bend, twist or cup) other maintenance costs include repairing and/or replacement of pivot door hardware, framing and the building’s structure.
Pivot Entry Doors | Replacement Doors
Sooner or later, the owner or manager is faced with the task of locating a replacement pivot entry door. When contemplating replacing architectural pivot entry doors, management is faced with having to deal with the entire process all over again in hopes of a better resulting outcome. The replacement of architectural pivot entry doors is the result of the complexity of building a pivot entry door that is less likely to fail, or to fail less than its predecessor. This is why pivot entry doors, especially if they are over 8 ft. tall are excluded from warranty of the pivot door company at the time of installation (see your contract paperwork for the exclusion).
Pivot Entry Doors with Sing Core Inside
Pivot Entry Doors | Warp-free with Structure Guarantee
Only pivot entry doors with Sing Core inside can be guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist or otherwise fail for 50 years, including a full structure warranty. Keep in mind, these architectural pivot entry doors have one side facing the elements and one side facing the structure’s interior. No other architectural pivot entry door over 8 ft. tall can have such a guarantee such as the one offered by Sing Core’s professional warp-free guarantee.
Pivot Entry Doors | Lightweight Pivot Door Hardware
Pivot Entry doors with Sing Core inside are lightweight, a fraction of the weight of other solid core pivot entry doors, thanks to the patented insulation reinforced torsion box composite core, augmented with patent pending warp resistant stiffeners. The true flat specialists at Sing Core work in tandem with your architectural design team to create a door substrate that can be covered with any flat building material, even solid wood stave, without compromising the structural integrity, weight or performance of the resulting pivot entry door with Sing Core inside.
Pivot Entry Doors | Cost Savings for 50 Years
Owners of these professional lightweight pivoting entry doors with Sing Core inside, enjoy the advantages of huge savings in pivot door hardware, transportation, handling, installation and maintenance costs over time, back by their 50 year guarantee.
Pivot Entry Doors | Replacement Doors
One of the main functions of Sing Core’s warp-free expertise, enables them to be the go-to specialists who can help design and build replacement architectural pivoting entry doors solving many (if not all) structural challenges and problems in one fell swoop. If your pivot entry door has problems, Sing Core’s characteristics combined with their true flat expertise are the solutions, guaranteed for 50 years.
Years in the making, finally Sing Core has come out with the ultimate solution for Eco-friendly pivot doors made of any material and any size weighing a fraction of other door cores. This revolutionary patented solution has made Sing Core the number one resource for large pivot doors that are lightweight, high strength and can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years, as well as full structure warranty. No other large pivot door solution can match the power of Sing Core. Here’s the latest straight talk about pivot doors:
Pivot Doors Straight Talk
As the demand for large pivot doors is on the increase, the bigger they are, the more impressive they are, also, the more apt they are to fail due to door warp. Let’s face it, a door that is not straight and true is of little use as a door at all.
It is imperative for large pivot doors to remain straight and true, and the design team at Sing Core has created a full battery of patented and patent pending solutions to keep any large pivot door, made of any material perfectly straight, far exceeding AWI standards for flatness. The true flat experts at Sing Core have the knowledge and ability to create large pivot doors will not warp, eliminating the biggest complaint about pivot doors.
So, if you want a straight pivot door, the only way to get one made and guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years is to do what most contemporary architects, designers and engineers do, and that’s to specify that you want your doors to have, “Sing Core inside.”
Pivot Door Problems
Large pivot doors with Sing Core inside also solve other problems facing architects and designers, including, but not limited to…
Heavy Pivot Doors
Large pivot doors are big and heavy in weight. The large size and the heavy weight is problematic for a number of reasons. First of all, you must find a custom door manufacturer or millwork to take on such a project in the first place. Anything that is large is going to be difficult to create and manipulate through the building process just to create the mammoth door in the first place. Then you have to be able to move the door from the factory to the truck, using a combination of manpower and heavy equipment. Then transport the large pivot door from the factory to the job site. Once at the site, more manpower and heavy equipment is required to unload and move the door to where it will be installed. Installers now have to deal with the door, moving and fine tuning it to fit the space and attach the appropriate heavy duty pivot door hardware which can cost many times the price of the pivot door.
Heavy Duty Pivot Door Hardware
Expensive heavy duty pivot door hardware is required as the hardware is determined by the weight of the door. Even though this hardware is designed to handle a heavy weight pivot door, the straight talk is, if the door is used regularly, the hardware will start to breakdown and fail over time.
Large Pivot Door Maintenance
Which brings us to maintenance on the large pivot doors; yes, your large pivot door is impressive and leaves a great first impression but the more consistent lasting impression is left upon the pivot door’s owner who must bear the cost of constant repair and maintenance over the life of the otherwise magnificent large pivot door. As huge pivot doors are used, they cause stress and strain, not only on the hardware, but also the structure, creating the need for maintenance and repair on the pivot door for warp, the hardware as it deteriorates, and the structure for stress and strain.
Large Pivot Door Insulation
In most large pivot doors, little thought is given to the insulation value of the door. While large pivot doors are commonly thicker than their hinged cousins, the large pivot doors may not provide for energy efficient handling of thermal separation or elimination of sound penetration.
Large Pivot Door Danger
If you have a large pivot door, operating it may be problematic, especially when delicate little fingers are around when the pivot door is opened and closed. Large pivot doors are so heavy that there is the danger of injury to anyone, not just children, when the doors are in motion.
Pivot Door Solutions
Thanks you Sing Core, you can save money and have a better large pivot door experience over time, as the Sing solution is applied. Here are some of the solutions you can expect by specifying that your pivot door has, “Sing Core inside.”
Lightweight Pivot Doors
If your pivot door is built with Sing Core inside, it can weigh a fraction of the weight of any other solid core pivot door. The energy savings in just the creation and transport of your Sing pivot door help to make it more ecologically responsible, using less energy to create, ship and handle. But there’s more…
Lightweight Pivot Door Hardware
Because the type of pivot door hardware is based on the pivot door’s weight, a lighter weight door requires a pivot hinge which is matched. Real cost savings can be realized by being able to use the less expensive pivot door hardware, bring the cost of the hardware way down.
High Strength Pivot Doors
Your Sing pivot door is very strong as it was university-tested and rated at 660 PSI in strength, making it stronger than steel pound for pound. This superior strength is due to the patented insulated reinforced vertical grain torsion box core. Without Sing Core inside , you are limited to the ability of the material used to maintain the pivot door integrity over time.
Sing Pivot Door Maintenance
When your pivot doors have sing Core inside they are also nearly free of regular maintenance. If you have a professional Sing pivot door that does not warp, then you possess a large pivot door which can be guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist, cup, or otherwise fail for 50 years. Plus, if the door is damaged for any reason, it can be quickly and easily repaired on site (often without have to dismantle or remove the door) without compromising the pivot door’s strength or integrity. In addition, the lightweight of your Sing pivot door, means much less stress and strain on the hardware.
Sing Pivot Door Installation
Being so lightweight reduces costs and time by being so lightweight. Due to the bulky size several people will need to manipulate the door, but no heavy equipment will be needed because the crew can easily maneuver the large pivot door without much trouble. In fact, we commonly hear back from the installers about how they couldn’t believe how light and easy to work with large pivot doors with Sing Core inside are.
Insulated Pivot Door
Sing Core pre-packs your large pivot door with insulation wall to wall inside the torsion box structure imbuing your large pivot with increased ability for climate control and also sound deadening capabilities that are hard to find in other large pivot doors. If you’re thinking about separation between room, or particularly a pivot front door, the added insulation factor is of huge benefit and included in every Sing pivot door blank at no extra charge. Insulation upgrades are available per your specification.
Sing Pivot Door Safety and Security
Due to the increased insulation and high strength of your pivot door that has Sing Core inside, you can enjoy a greater sense of safety and security. The high strength will prevent breaching the door from unwanted guests. These are often used as impact doors. If you kick other lightweight pivot doors, they could easily fail and offer egress to an otherwise secure environment, but if you kick a Sing pivot door you will not break the door. You are more likely to break your leg and the sound deadening characteristics inhibits eavesdropping.
In the event a child, or anyone, gets their hand or fingers caught in a Sing large pivot door in motion, the likelihood of surviving such an event is much more likely as less damage will occur thanks to the Sing solution being so much lighter in weight than other large pivot doors.
There’s no doubt about the growth in the pivot door market. Just a few years ago pivot doors were the exception to the rule, today more and more people want to make an impact statement by featuring a pivot front door, and nothing packs more curb appeal than large pivot doors, leaving an everlasting impression. In fact, the bigger the pivot door, the better.
You know what having a large pivot door means? You got it = large prices, on everything. Everything is more expensive when you’re dealing with a large pivot door. Think about it… Large pivot doors are large and thick, that means they’re cumbersome and they’re hard to manage on the job site, sometimes requiring extra heavy equipment just to move them about the site. Of course, they are heavy, which means transportation is going to be expensive, as well as the heavy duty pivot door hinges (also expensive) because the weight of the large pivot door determines which hardware is needed to support the extra weight.
The extra weight can be a problem if it is being used regularly, causing extra strain on both the hardware and the structure itself; resulting in costly maintenance and repairs to the pivot door and the structure as well over time.
But wait, there’s more: Since everyone wants to have a large pivot front door that means one side of the door faces the structure’s interior while the other side is exposed to the elements, and you know what that means? You got that right: Warped doors! When is a door not a door? When it’s so warped you can’t secure it. There you go = more costly repairs.
What If…
What if one type of large pivot door could overcome all the hassles associated with other large pivot doors. I mean, if the laws of physics could be suspended for a moment, and you could have a large pivot door any way that you wanted it, what would that large pivot door look like?
Large warp-free wooden architectural pivot door w/50 year guarantee
Pivot Door Size
To start, size would not be an issue. You could have any size large pivot door in any thickness you wanted, without having to make a zillion calls to find anyone who would undertake such a challenge.
Pivot Door Options
You would want to be able to specify any material to have the large pivot door manufactured out of, and it wouldn’t matter if it was concrete, natural and/or exotic wood, including any metal from aluminum to hot rolled steel, or any other available flat building material. You could have whatever you wanted.
Hot rolled steel large pivot door for upscale winery
Lightweight Pivot Doors
If you could have it any way you wanted it, you would have this large pivot door weigh a fraction of any other pivot door, so that you could reduce transportation, installation and hardware costs at the get-go, as well as having less expense over time, because the lighter weight means less stress and strain on hardware and structure, and less maintenance costs.
High Strength Pivot Doors
If the large pivot door is going to be lightweight, we do not want it to be wimpy. I want to know my family is safe a secure from forced entry, and if someone tries to kick in the pivot door, I want them to break their leg. And if I accidentally drive a pair of forklift forks through it, I want to know that it’s strong enough to take the impact without compromising the pivot door, and can easily be repaired (without having to remove the large pivot door).
Beautiful warp-free wooden pivot door in 48 million dollar mansion
Warp-free Pivot Doors
Might as well throw in the idea of having a large pivot door with superior warp resistance; how warp resistant would you want? Okay, let’s say it. We want a door that does not warp, period, even if it is used as an exterior-facing pivot front door.
Pivot Door Insulation
Just for fun, we might like to throw in the idea of having a large pivot door that is well insulated to provide more safety and security from sound deadening and energy savings to superior climate control.
Large pivot doors double extreme edge wood pivot doors with man door
Customizable Pivot Doors
I’d want to be able to customize the large pivot door any way I wanted to, including custom lite cutouts in any shape and style I wanted (not being limited to having to pick from a few options). I want it the way I want it. Can we do that?
You Can Have It All
You can have all this and more! What? Surely you jest. Nope, I am being totally honest with you. You can have everything you could imagine, like unlimited size restrictions for your large pivot doors, made out of any flat building material available, weighing in at a fraction the weight of other solid core pivot doors, yet stronger than steel pound for pound and guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist of fail structurally for a full 50 years.
Oh, and you can have all the insulation you want for sound dampening and saving energy, as well as custom lite cutouts, where you want, in any shape you like.
Now, that is the perfect large pivot door
The most exciting thing about all this, is that it is not just a fantasy, but Sing Core does actually help the best millworks and door companies to supply their customers with the very best large pivot doors available in the world today.
Large pivot doors made in the USA 50 year warp-free guarantee
How is it possible?
The large pivot door technology was birthed from the imagination of inventor, Peter Sing, whose next generation reinforced torsion box design enabled him to be able to accomplish all these feats, outperforming other aerospace-inspired lightweight core materials (rated at 10 to 110 PSI), while Sing’s core clocks in at 660+ PSI. And if you want a high precision pivot door (which is why you see Sing’s products featured from beneath the sea [US Navy] to outer space [NASA]), very few materials can be made so high precision (+/- .006 in.).
With all these features and benefits, who wouldn’t want a large pivot door with Sing Core inside?
How Can I Get A Sing Large Pivot Door?
Here’s the tricky part, and I will lend you a hand, hopefully making it easy for you to get a Sing large pivot door. It’s tricky because Sing Core does not make the doors themselves, they only supply the millworks and custom pivot door manufacturers with the raw materials they need to create these large pivot doors that are anything short of amazing. And that’s the secret.
All you have to do is to go to your favorite local millwork or custom pivot door manufacturer and tell them what kind of pivot door you want, and be sure to say, “I want Sing Core inside.” It’s as easy as that. While Sing Core does not build or finish doors, they do supply the best door makers with the best material available to create the best pivot doors ever manufactured in the United States of America. And, yes, Sing Core is proudly made in the USA.
Whether you’re a home owner, project manager, architect, millwork or door company, you might like to find out how to get the best pivot door, especially if you’re going to spend $10,000 or more on your pivot door.
Best of the Best Pivot Doors
The best pivot door manufacturers, who provide the best pivot doors with the best pivot door warranties are able to provide their clients with the best pivot doors that can be guaranteed not to warp, bend, twist or otherwise fail for 50 years, if the pivot doors have patented Sing Core inside.
Door manufacturers can provide you with the best pivot doors, and this might be true, if their high end doors have Sing Core inside (and you can have your pivot door protected by our 50 year guarantee).
Check the Pivot Door Guarantee
High quality high end doors will come with a guarantee to ensure the customer’s satisfaction. Most large pivot doors do not come with a guarantee because they are problematic and have a high potential for warping, especially if the pivot door is an exterior pivot door.
You might be like to know what features to look for in the best pivot door, so that you can adequately determine what the best pivot door looks like and you can then review potential pivot door and made a decision based on your own due diligence.
In case you didn’t already know, it’s important to know how and why pivot doors fail.
Is your Pivot Door Likely to Fail?
Most pivot doors will fail doe to either the pivot door warping, or delaminating (structure). A composite pivot door (anything other than a heavy solid slab of flat material) will fail due to stress or environmental conditions. Any undue stress or strain on your pivot door, i.e. regular use straining both the hardware and the supporting structure (causing increased maintenance over time) or exposure due to unforeseen circumstances (like accident or abuse) may cause the door to fail or delaminate in response to impact.
What to look for in the best pivot door: Lightweight and structure warranty
Large Pivot Doors Are Prone to Failure
The Architectural Woodwork Institute issues and maintains minim requirements for warping doors which allows for up to ¼ inch of deflection or door warp over a 7 ft. span. Knowing that all doors warp, is helpful when reviewing your expectations in regards to pivot door warping. A warped door seven feet tall is likely to warp up to ¼ of an inch regularly, which is allowable in door warranties.
What to look for in the best pivot door: Oversized, large pivot door warranty
Exterior Pivot Doors Are Prone to Failure
Exterior pivot doors have a higher risk of failure due to door warp because one side (the inside) of the pivot door faces a temperature controlled interior space while the other side is exposed to the elements which cases the pivot door to move (warp, bend, twist, cup) resulting in pivot door failure. If a pivot door cannot freely swing or seal due to being warped, the may not be able to latch or operate as a door due to air leaks around the pivot door.
What to look for in the best pivot door: Exterior pivot door warranty
Why Pivot Doors Fail: 1. Door Warp, 2. Heavy Weight, 3. Structure Failure, 4: Size.
The characteristics you want to look for in the best pivot door include:
1. Warp-free, 2: Lightweight, 3: Structure Guarantee, 4: Available in any size, 5: Long life guarantee
So, if you know what you want in a pivot door, why not Google what you want and see what you get?
We do not have pivot doors for sale, because we do not make pivot doors. Our pivot door blanks are used by door manufacturers and millworks to build the best pivot doors. Our patented Sing Core is the only high precision pivot door blank material that can be guaranteed not warp or fail for 50 years.
You can have the best pivot door with the best 50 year pivot door guarantee just by contacting your favorite millwork, custom door manufacturer or door company and tell them what pivot door you want and ask for, “Sing Core inside.”
That’s what we do. We work with the best pivot door manufacturers to make the best pivot doors that have the best pivot door guarantee for 50 years, because your pivot doors have premium Sing Core inside.
That’s why the best contemporary architecture design specifies, “Sing Core inside,” in the most important high end projects, especially when there are large pivot doors requiring high performance expectations over time.
How to determine if Your Pivot Door is the Best of the Best?
1. Warp-free
See the minimum warp allowances for pivot doors below. Pivot doors made of patented Sing Core far exceed the warp resistance allowed by AWI standards. In fact, one of the largest high end door manufacturer comments, “We have not had a single door fail since we started using Sing Core door blanks.”
All the latest multi-million dollar homes are using large pivot doors in their contemporary architecture design. Please inquire with your favorite trade professional as to which pivot doors can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for more than one year. Patented premium Sing Core doors can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years.
2. Strength
Patented Sing Core is strong enough to withstand the impact of a sledge hammer without causing structural damage. See the unbreakable mirror test, which demonstrates a mirror backed by Sing Core which does not break under the direct impact of a 16 oz. hammer. Your high strength door with Sing Core inside will survive years of use and impact without distortion or structure failure. Patented premium Sing Core is fully structure guaranteed for 50 years.
3. Lightweight
Some of the largest pivot doors could weigh a ton in an attempt to obtain strength and warp resistance but not doors with Sing Core inside. Patented Sing Core weighs approximately 10% of solid wood, timber or plywood core. Products made with Sing Core are stronger than steel pound for pound. Lightweight pivot doors are safer for kids to operate, plus it costs less for hardware, transportation, handling and installation and will not sag after years of use.
4. Eco-friendly
The torsion box structure of patented Sing Core is responsibly and sustainably made using renewable vertical grain natural wood fiber which comes from nature, unlike other less strong core materials made of paper, aluminum or solid wood-based cores.
5. Insulation
Patented Sing Core is packed with insulation which imbues the pivot door with qualities such as climate control and sound deadening characteristics, which is even used in bullet proof and impact doors. High R value and STC rated* insulation material is also a key component in the solid composite substrate which helps to achieve the high performance standards of Sing Core.
“It would have not been possible if not for Sing Core.”
The unique patented vertical grain torsion box/insulation-packed composite substrate expands the possibilities of building materials, bringing the visions of architects and designers to life and is the only Eco-friendly product known with such lightweight (10% the weight of solid wood) high strength (660 PSI) ability to span long distances with little or no deflection, even under stress and strain over a long life of heavy use.
Ask your favorite architect, millwork or custom door manufacturer about Sing Core.
Newman Pivot Door
* Note: STC rating varies according to size, thickness, skin, and other factors. Sing Core does not rate doors, although we are fortunate enough to have one of the best sound testing labs in the world, here in the Pacific Northwest. If you require a specific STC rating, Sing Core can build a door to your architectural specifications and have the resulting door tested at our rating facility for an official rating.
Standard Sing Core Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Blanks are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the door. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with recycled foam. The foam material is available in various forms depending on your specification. The default is recycled EPS foam. Natural wood lock blocks can be positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement and/or as pivot hardware anchor points. The core material is framed by 1.25-inch wood stiles and rails for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering 20 gauge cold rolled steel as exterior material (skin) according to your specifications.
Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Surface Material
The door blank surface material is made of 20 gauge cold rolled steel unless otherwise specified. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.
Every Sing Core manufactured door blank is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and professional grade is guaranteed for 50 years for warp-free and structural integrity.
Detailed Specifications:
Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core pivot door blank is intended for use in:
Single family dwelling interior applications
Multifamily dwelling, low-rise professional office, library and low-rise motel interior applications
Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications
Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Materials: Sing Core cold rolled steel door blanks are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:
Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with recycled EPS foam
Core material is framed with solid wood stiles and rails
Facings are 20 gauge cold rolled steel
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components
Architectural Specifications Substitutes
For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.
Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants can be inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the cold rolled steel pivot door. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)
Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot door from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your cold rolled steel doors during transport.
Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors in an upright position and allow to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.
Preparation: Per manufacturer’s specifications, ensure that openings or attachment walls are constructed plumb, true and level prior to installation. Select fasteners of adequate type, number and quality to assure proper function.
Installation: Installer shall be specialized in the installation of the type of work that is associated with the project and will comply with manufacturer’s installation policies and procedures to ensure proper end use.
Verify that attachment, hinging and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly
Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors are the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished condition unless specified otherwise in writing for use in interior applications only. Any exterior use must be approved in advance to avoid warranty exception and sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary. In reference to exterior applications:
Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no wall panel components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary
Machining: Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors are easy to work with in the metal shop for machining or on-site for finishing, and fastening.
Strength Performance: Patented Sing Core has an unsurpassed strength as compared to other lightweight substrate materials tested at 660 PSI (based on 2″ x 2″ grids and 3/4″ thick) for superior structural integrity and is resistant to warp, twist and crack when compared to other materials.
Light Weight Performance: Sing Core weighs much less than other traditional building materials, as much as 50% less; or more, as little as 4 lbs. per sq. ft. yet sustainable and true green technology.
Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core door pivot blanks feature built-in insulation value with an R3 (can be upgraded to to R6.5 or more) rating per inch, depending on architect’s specifications.
Acoustical Performance: Sing Core standard pivot door blanks have a natural sound-deadening quality for noise control. Standard sound transmission class (STC) is 30*. Additional noise control specifications can be met at the behest of the customer or designer and must be noted in advance.
Eco-friendly: Sing Core is manufactured using natural wood fibers, no formaldehyde, or toxic chemicals, is created using less energy than any other core material with little or no waste. The structure of Sing Core is 100% renewable (nature-grown) clean wood fiber and/or recycled material.
Warranty: Sing Core pivot door blanks come with a 10-year warranty, while professional manufactured pivot door blanks can be structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.
Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.
* Note: STC rating varies according to size, thickness, skin, and other factors. Sing Core does not rate doors, although we are fortunate enough to have one of the best sound testing labs in the world, here in the Pacific Northwest. If you require a specific STC rating, Sing Core can build a door to your architectural specifications and have the resulting door tested at our rating facility for an official rating.
Standard Sing Core Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Blanks are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the door. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with recycled foam. The foam material is available in various forms depending on your specification. The default is recycled EPS foam. Natural wood lock blocks can be positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement and/or as pivot hardware anchor points. The core material is framed by 1.25-inch wood stiles and rails for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering 20 gauge cold rolled steel as exterior material (skin) according to your specifications. The man door opening is cut out to architectural specifications.
Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Surface Material
The door blank surface material is made of 20 gauge cold rolled steel unless otherwise specified. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.
Every Sing Core manufactured door blank is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and professional grade is guaranteed for 50 years for warp-free and structural integrity.
Detailed Specifications:
Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core pivot door blank is intended for use in:
Single family dwelling interior applications
Multifamily dwelling, low-rise professional office, library and low-rise motel interior applications
Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications
Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Materials: Sing Core cold rolled steel door blanks are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:
Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with recycled EPS foam
Core material is framed with solid wood stiles and rails
Facings are 20 gauge cold rolled steel
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components
Man Door Component: The man door leaf is created to specifications to match the large cold rolled steel pivot door and is to be fitted inside the opening in the large pivot door panel. In this case, 20 g cold rolled steel with 1.25 embedded solid wood frame and lock blocks on either side of the man door.
Architectural Specifications Substitutes
For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.
Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants can be inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the cold rolled steel pivot door and man door leaf. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)
Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot door with man door from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your cold rolled steel doors during transport.
Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors in an upright position and allow to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.
Preparation: Per manufacturer’s specifications, ensure that openings or attachment walls are constructed plumb, true and level prior to installation. Select fasteners of adequate type, number and quality to assure proper function.
Installation: Installer shall be specialized in the installation of the type of work that is associated with the project and will comply with manufacturer’s installation policies and procedures to ensure proper end use.
Verify that attachment, hinging and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly
Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors and man doors are the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished condition unless specified otherwise in writing for use in interior applications only. Any exterior use must be approved in advance to avoid warranty exception and sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary. In reference to exterior applications:
Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no wall panel components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary
Machining: Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors are easy to work with in the metal shop for machining or on-site for finishing, and fastening.
Strength Performance: Patented Sing Core has an unsurpassed strength as compared to other lightweight substrate materials tested at 660 PSI (based on 2″ x 2″ grids and 3/4″ thick) for superior structural integrity and is resistant to warp, twist and crack when compared to other materials.
Light Weight Performance: Sing Core weighs much less than other traditional building materials, as much as 50% less; or more, as little as 4 lbs. per sq. ft. yet sustainable and true green technology.
Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core door pivot blanks feature built-in insulation value with an R3 (can be upgraded to to R6.5 or more) rating per inch, depending on architect’s specifications.
Acoustical Performance: Sing Core standard pivot door blanks have a natural sound-deadening quality for noise control. Standard sound transmission class (STC) is 30*. Additional noise control specifications can be met at the behest of the customer or designer and must be noted in advance.
Eco-friendly: Sing Core is manufactured using natural wood fibers, no formaldehyde, or toxic chemicals, is created using less energy than any other core material with little or no waste. The structure of Sing Core is 100% renewable (nature-grown) clean wood fiber and/or recycled material.
Warranty: Sing Core pivot door blanks come with a 10-year warranty, while professional manufactured pivot door blanks can be structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.
Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.
* Note: STC rating varies according to size, thickness, skin, and other factors. Sing Core does not rate doors, although we are fortunate enough to have one of the best sound testing labs in the world, here in the Pacific Northwest. If you require a specific STC rating, Sing Core can build a door to your architectural specifications and have the resulting door tested at our rating facility for an official rating.
Pivot doors are the number one type of doors built with SingCore inside, especially if your pivot door is a large, oversized one that could present problems for those tasked with building, installing, and maintaining a pivot door of such magnitude.
Why?
Those big pivot doors are heavy, hard to manage, require specialized hardware, and have increased maintenance schedules as they add stress and strain to the hardware and structure if in regular use. The biggest pivot doors have huge potential to cause problems for the end user by warping and requiring regular maintenance, plus they must float, perfectly balanced between two points of contact. The smallest variance can render the pivot system inoperable.
Stop
Stop having to fix those big, heavy doors with costly repair or replacement all the time and
Start
Building them right the first time or replacing them with pivot doors that have Sing Core inside.
Pivot doors with Sing Core inside are the only Eco-friendly approach to building pivot doors of any size that are the most sustainable doors on planet Earth.
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48″ x 120″ paint grade pivot door
48″ x 120″ oversized paint grade pivot door
Pivot Doors with Man Door
Patented and patent-pending pivot door technologies wielded by Sing’s True Flat Team, results in enabling the biggest and best door companies in the world to build lightweight pivot doors which can be covered by Sing’s
50-year Fail-free Guarantee
There is no other way in the world to build a giant pivot door that is
Lightweight
Stronger than steel
Fully insulated
Sound deadening
Offers increased climate control
Impact resistant
Warp-free
High precision (+/- .006 in. tolerance)
Fail-free (including full structure)
And can be easily repaired if damaged to full structure strength in the field without having to disassemble the door.
Pivot doors which are made using the patented and patent-pending Sing Core technologies are celebrated around the world as being the best pivot doors in the world.
Why Do You Need Sing Core Inside Your Pivot Door?
Pivot Door Problem
It’s well-known pivot doors fail more often than hinged doors because there’s only two points of contact on a pivot door. On a hinged door there are three or more anchor points on one side of the door to help keep the door straight. If a pivot door warps, bends, twists, or cups, the operation of the door can be severely compromised or fail altogether. If you have a large pivot door (over 7 ft. in any direction) failure is far more frequent.
Pivot Door Solution
THAT is why you need Sing Core inside your door. Using Sing Core is the only way to build a lightweight pivot door that is stronger than steel which comes with a full warp-free and structure guarantee for 50 years.
50-YEAR WARP-FREE GUARANTEE
What makes a Pivot Door with Sing Core inside so unique?
High precision maple pivot doors
Only pivot doors with Sing Core inside are lightweight, high strength, fully insulated, available in vast array of skin types such as natural wood stave, any flat wood-based sheet goods, alternative and hybrid skins, and/or metals. Any size large oversized pivot door up to 50 ft. Best pivot door guarantee in the world: 50 years!
Lightweight
Sing Core weighs a fraction of the weight of other solid pivot door cores
Being lightweight saves the overall budget of the project
Reducing shipping cost
Reducing the cost of hardware (which is based on pivot door weight)
Reducing heavy equipment costs on the job site
Reducing risk of injury during installation
Reducing maintenance costs on the door/frame/structure over time
High Strength
Sing Core is lightweight, yet stronger than steel pound for pound
Independently tested at University of Washington
Rated at 660+ PSI
Able to span longer distance with little deflection
Able to support unsupported load stress
Fully Insulated
Patented Sing Core is pre-insulated
Insulation for climate control
Your choice of R 3.5 or R 6.5 insulation value
Insulation for sound deadening (used in sound proof doors)
Insulation for added privacy, safety, and security
Vast Array of Skin Types
Natural Wood Stave Skins
Any available species including responsibly sustainable use of
Exotic woods
Domestic hardwood
Domestic softwood
Imported wood(s)
and any others available per architectural specifications
Other flat wood-based sheet goods
Veneer
Plywood
Marine grade
Generic
Domestic A/B plywood
LVL
MDF
and any others available per architectural specifications
Alternative and Hybrid Skins, such as
Cement
Concrete
Fiberglass
Plastic
FRP
Kevlar
Formica
Masonite
and any others available per architectural specifications
Metal Overlays
Steel
Hot-rolled Steel
Cold Rolled Steel
Galvanized Steel
Stainless Steel
Diamond Plate Steel
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Copper
and any others available per architectural specifications
Any Size Door Can be Made Better with Sing Core Inside
Any door up to 50 ft. tall, or more
Any door up to 50 ft. wide, or more
All attributes are imbued in any size of door made with Sing Core inside
The Best Guarantee in the Pivot Door Industry
50-year warp-free guarantee
50-year structure guarantee
Designers and Architects are establishing a new trend in the architectural impact of structures that garner attention at first glance by greeting visitors with a large pivot door. The larger the front pivot door, the more impressive and attention-grabbing.
Large pivot front doors create the greatest impact when a structure is seen for the first time. These oversized pivot door are big and thick, and the bigger the better. These big pivot doors are taller, wider and heftier than other traditional front door styles. Even real estate developers are installing large pivoting entry doors in high end homes for that extra hit in the curb appeal presentation.
Though some door manufacturers build and stock standard pivot doors, ready to install, the high end large pivot doors are custom manufactured for each installation by millworks, craftsmen or custom door manufacturers. Each pivot door is like an individual work of art.
11 x 6 ft Warp-free Mahogany Pivot Door
The Tallest White Oak Pivot Doors
Take a look at our huge 16 foot x 3 foot Pivot Doors that are perfectly straight from top to bottom.
Huge 16 x 3 Foot Pivot Doors
See below how we can make this veneer skin door look just like solid hard wood door. By applying White Oak on the left and right edges of the panel, then veneering the front and back, we can make a door that looks solid all the way through. We save you money by leaving the top and the bottom of the door blank so your doors will fit into your project budget.
Looks Just Like Solid Wood
With our new solid edge/veneer face treatment, we can make any door appear to be a full solid wood pivot door, just like the pivot doors atop World Trade Center One. Here’s a closeup:
Closeup to see the appearance of solid wood detail in these pivot doors
Perfect Straight Large White Oak Pivot Door
This large pivot door is built with our highest strength construction, pound for pound, stronger than steel, using our specially designed patented and patent pending core that has been tested independently to withstand force upwards of 660 PSI. It is lighter weight than any other door of its size, yet we can make these doors so straight they exceed AWI standards.
This Large Pivot Door measures at 11 ft x 5 ft x 1.75 inch thick White Oak 1/8 inch stave door is so straight it exceeds AWI standards. We make the lightest, highest strength, straightest doors in the industry. All of our doors come with our Signature 50 Year Warp Free Guarantee. They are all 100% hand made in the USA, using materials sourced from America. No one else can do this!
Natural Hemlock Wood Stave Pivot Door
Warp-free Alder Wooden Pivot Doors
Large White Oak Pivot Doors
This magnificent large pivot door measures 11 feet tall by 5 feet wide, with thickness of 1.75 inches, weighing in at only 173 pounds. This door exceeds AWI standards, yet it is, pound for pound, stronger than steel. This door is 100% handmade in USA, using materials sourced from America. No one else can make this door!
More yet, we manufactured this door with a custom cutout for windows using new and improved Sing Core Engineering, which allows us to make openings for your windows with more precision and customization than ever before! No one else can do this!
Huge Maple Veneer Doors
Large doors are our forte, but not all doors are made alike, one of our most beautiful doors incorporates a flawless quarter cut maple veneer skin with solid maple edges.
No one can make doors so large and beautiful, like we can. We use the best materials, the most precise methods, and we build doors according to your dreams. With our system, you can specify what kind of wood you want on your doors. This beautiful vertical grain maple gives you the best possible results with the least amount of worry, so you can go about your business while we do the work. Because our doors are built exactly to your specifications, installing our doors will go exactly as planned. Because of our unique building methods, we can build doors of any size.
Stunning Wood Grain
Notice how beautiful the grain is on these maple doors. The edge construction is magnificent! Voila! No one else can do this!
You can see clearly, this panel edge shows the structural stability of these doors. Look how straight the layers are. Another company would build a panel that is marred by separation and bowing. With our process, we can build doors that are strong enough to hold up to even the most rigorous usage.
12′ Tall Walnut Wood Stave Pivot Door
12′ Tall Walnut Pivot Door Only 177 lbs
Pivot Door Gallery
Walnut Pivot Door Edge View
Walnut Pivot Door Edge View
Walnut Pivot Door
Walnut Pivot Door Edge View
Ultimate Precision
Our tolerance levels are within +/- .006 of an inch. Because of this, we can make doors that that are so precise, they exceed AWI standards.
Just Like Solid Wood
Often the measure of an amazing door is how the edges are constructed. By studying this image, you can tell how amazing our doors are. The by veneering our skins onto a solid wood edge, we can achieve superior results.
We use the best veneer in the world coupled with the best veneer applicators in the world. This combines into a dream scenario which offers you the best results anywhere on the market.
Pivot Door Swing
Pivot doors are often thought of as having a center pivot point. A pivot door with a center pivot defines the maximum access as basically one-half the door width, because in the fully open position, the pivot door blocks the center of the opening due to the location of the pivot. Large pivot doors may have no problems as a 10 foot wide pivot door can still have a 5 foot access opening.
Center pivots are not your only options when considering a pivot door, as the pivots can be placed at any location. Moving the pivot point of your pivot door more to one side or the other creates a greater egress area on one side than the other. For maximum opening, an extreme edge pivot point can be used for your pivot door, so that it operates very similarly to a swing hinge door. Example: 10×12 extreme edge double pivot doors in the Center for Architecture & Design, Seattle, Washington are each twelve feet wide, five inches thick and open for a full 23 feet of access (also feature a man door for easy access when in the closed position).
Tall Pivot Doors
A large pivot door can span from floor to ceiling of any structure as well as being very wide and thick.
Pivot Sliding Door
Another growth segment in pivoting doors is a method that combines the best of two types of door hardware to develop a pivot sliding door using multiple floor to ceiling pivoting door panels alternatively hinged and retrofitted in sliding door hardware to produce large accordion door wall systems. These pivot sliding door wall units create complete separation between any two rooms, functioning as folding stacking doors, yet when fully opened reveal one large space.
Pivot Door Materials
Pivot doors can be made of any flat building material including materials that would be impossible to make a hinge door due to the weight. The design of the pivoting hardware can accommodate a pivoting entry door that is many, many times heavier than any hinge door.
Large pivot door can be manufactured using available materials such as cement, metals (aluminum, cold rolled steel, copper, galvanized steel, hot rolled steel, stainless steel, steel diamond plate, etc…), natural or exotic woods (alder, bird’s eye maple, cedar, cypress, mahogany, olive, redwood, walnut, willow, etc… ), stone (granite, limestone, marble, sandstone, slate, etc…), just to name a few.
High precision maple
Straight warp-free maple
Heavy Pivot Doors
Though large pivot doors can span from floor to ceiling and the pivot door hardware can handle heavy weights, the challenge to overcome is the obvious one: The large size and heavy weight can create problems over time causing the need for routine ongoing maintenance dealing with issues that compromise either the pivot door or the structure itself.
Heavy pivot doors can cause undue stress on both the hardware and the structure, requiring maintenance on the pivot hardware, frame and possibly the structure under regular heavy use.
Light Pivot Doors
One way to optimize large pivot doors for weight is to use a strong lightweight substructure that will not compromise the structure of the door. SingCore large pivot door substrate is perfectly designed for large pivot doors sporting additional features besides creating a solid composite door that weighs a fraction of an otherwise solid door. How else could you make a lightweight 16 ft. tall white oak pivot door that can be guaranteed not to warp for 50 years? You can find 8 of these doors on the top floor of One World Trade Center, NY.
Modern pivot doors with patented Sing Core inside are strong (660 PSI, stronger than steel pound for pound) and the torsion box structure grids are packed with rigid insulation (for added R-value and sound deadening capabilities).
Using Sing Core inside your pivot door can transform any heavy pivot door into a lightweight pivot door.
Large Pivot Doors Warp
Warping large pivot doors are one of the chief problems associate with large pivot doors – or any large doors, for that matter – especially if the large pivot entry doors are made using natural woods, which are elegant when installed but tend to move according to variances in heat, moisture and other environmental conditions.
There’s really no way around the natural characteristics of wood grain to bend, warp, cup or twist – that is – until now…
Guaranteed Warp-free Large Pivot Doors
Only large modern pivot doors with professional SingCore inside can be guaranteed to remain structurally sound and warp-free for 50 years.
Wood Stave vs. Wood Ply
Wood stave doors can be very costly to make, especially if you’re looking for a lightweight high strength solution for a warp-free guarantee for 50 years. Using Sing Core inside your wood stave door featuring wood planks from 1/8-inch to 1/2-inch will create more potential for warp due to the nature of natural wood grain. This is the beauty of the more economical wood ply option for building your wood door. Wood ply is far less expensive and has alternating grain orientation which also helps to keep the door straight. Wood plywood is just like any other plywood except for its featuring a particular wood grain predominantly on the surface, and it offers far more strength and repairability over time than a less expensive wood veneer.
So, if you’re looking to attain similar visual results of a solid wood door at a fraction of the price you might consider having Sing Core inside your wood plywood door. Be certain to specify what type of natural wood plywood you want, if it is available, you can save thousands of dollars on your beautiful wood door. The most popular wood plywood features woods such as white oak plywood, maple plywood, oak plywood, mahogany plywood, walnut plywood, Douglas fir plywood, knotty pine plywood, and birch plywood just to name a few.
Lightweight Modern Door
Straight warp-free maple
High precision maple
That’s 50 years of high precision, high performance, low maintenance enjoyment of your breathtaking very large pivot door, guaranteed.
In side-by-side comparisons different types of pivot doors are rated according to their performance in many categories including energy efficiency, installation, safety and available materials.
The most popular pivot doors are made of Sing Core, fiberglass (FRP), steel, aluminum and wood (solid and/or composite).
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Energy Efficiency: Sing Core’s built-in torsion box structure is more dimensionally stable than a standard stick-framed structure and they are pre-insulated for energy efficiency.
Ease of Install: Quick and easy installation. No heavy equipment or high-skilled labor necessary. Assembles fast with ease and seamless installation in a snap.
Safety: When compared to other materials Sing Core weighs much less, as much as 50% less, or more. Which means fewer injuries on the job site and at home. Safety, security and the lightweight means your children are less likely to suffer injury from door pinching.
Surface Material: Available in many different exteriors including (but not limited to) aluminum, cement board, cold roll steel, concrete, ceramic tile, fiber glass, galvanize metal, glass, MDF, metal, plastic, plywood, solid wood, stainless steel, etc…
Size: And when it comes to big pivot doors over 5-0 by 8-0, our custom oversize pivot doors continue to deliver the best results enjoyed by the top millworks and door companies in the world service the most demanding high-end users.
Affordable: Until now, pivot doors have generally been too expensive for the average homeowner to consider, but one pivot door core material is changing all that. Sing Core manufactures an Eco-friendly pivot door core material used by the most high-end architects, designers, door manufacturers, millworks and contractors for building the best pivot doors in the world.
Glass Options: Sing pivot door is basically a Sing Panel (that can be any size) custom cut for your window lights (without compromising the strength) to achieve your desired results, and can even be used to duplicate the exact appearance of any other door (and have been used in antique restorations).
Maintenance: Large doors are heavy, requiring heavy duty hardware and cause extra stress on the frame and structure. Warped doors are a common occurrence associated with large doors. This can be annoying for the end user due to the constant maintenance calls required for dealing with the warping door (though it is good for the door service business).
Lightweight: No more heavy sliding doors or pivot doors weighing in at 1,000 lbs. or more. Now you can make a pivot door – even floor to ceiling oversized large pivot door – that can be less than 20% the weight of a traditional pivot door (as little as 4 lbs. per sq. ft.) which means longer maintenance-free performance and less expensive hardware (and less door and hardware repair).
Non-warp: Say, “Goodbye,” to your warped door. Only patented Sing Core enables door manufacturers to create doors that are true flat (far exceeding AWI standards for flatness) and are guaranteed to stay flat – not warp, bend, twist or cup – for a full fifty years.
Insulation: Your Sing pivot door is pre-insulated using pre-built torsion box panels (aka Reinforced Structural Insulated Panel RSIP) and never worry about damage, compromise or loss due to mold or mildew. Insulation value R3.5 to R6.5 per inch (or more according to architectural specifications).
Sound Deadening: Standard Sing pivot doors are equivalent to STC 13-to-30 depending on the materials selected by the client.
Eco-friendly: The structure of Sing Core is 100% natural and renewable vertical grain wood fiber. There simply is no other core material that is more natural or renewable than Sing Core’s structural material. The material is manufactured in the USA with less energy and less waste than other materials.
Thickness available: Sing pivot doors are available in any thickness up to 8 inches, or more depending on architectural specifications.
Easy to machine: Sing Core is easy to work with in the shop or on-site for sawing, sanding, adding solid wood implants, gluing, cutting and fastening.
Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 48 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.
Fiberglass pivot doors
The good news: Inexpensive, weather resistant, usually insulated, can look like real wood, do not dent or rust.
The Bad news: Not impact resistant, can crack over time. Limited to 5 ft. wide & 8 ft. tall size
Steel pivot doors
The good news: Inexpensive, more security, weather resistant, low maintenance, paintable and energy efficient.
The Bad news: Weather resistance breaks down over time (cold and heat can move around or through the door slab), hard to fix if dented or damaged, may deteriorate rapidly or rust if not properly maintained and you can’t stain steel doors. Limited to 5 ft. wide & 8 ft. tall size
Aluminum pivot doors
The good news: Resistant against corrosion, distortion and other harmful effects of the environment.
The Bad news: Aluminum won’t rust, but it does pit and the powder coat finish can be damaged. No insulation. Limited to 5 ft. wide & 8 ft. tall size
Wood pivot doors
The good news: Best at resisting wear and tear, least likely to dent. Scratches can easily be repaired.
The Bad news: Expensive, require regular maintenance or varnishing to maintain appearance. Shorter warranties than other types of front doors. Limited to 5 ft. wide & 8 ft. tall size
Sing pivot doors
The good news: Available in any size, any style, any flat surface material. Sing Pivot Doors can be full structure guaranteed including non-warp for 50 years.
The Bad news: Your pivot door core may not be Sing Core.
Pivot entry doors can come in a wide variety of types and styles and can be made to outperform any other type of pivoting door including aluminium pivot doors, any available type of natural wooden pivot doors or even a stainless steel pivot door. Your pivot hinge door could be made from any available flat building material, including woods or metals.
