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What is the best door material?

When it comes to choosing the right door material, homeowners and builders face numerous options, each with its own set of benefits and drawbacks. In this article, we will explore the unique features and advantages of Sing Core doors, comparing them to three other popular types of door materials: solid wood, fiberglass, and steel. By understanding the characteristics of each material, you can make an informed decision that aligns with your specific needs and preferences.

Sing Core Doors

Sing Core doors are a revolutionary choice that combines the best features of other door materials. They are constructed using a patented technology that involves a honeycomb core between layers of quality hardwood. Sing Core doors are known for their exceptional strength, lightweight nature, and resistance to warping, bending, and twisting. Additionally, they offer excellent soundproofing qualities and can be customized to fit any size or style requirement. Whether you’re seeking a residential or commercial door solution, Sing Core doors provide durability, energy efficiency, and aesthetic appeal.

Solid Wood Doors

Solid wood doors have long been a popular choice due to their timeless beauty and natural warmth. Crafted from a variety of hardwoods, they offer a sense of luxury and elegance to any space. Solid wood doors are durable, can be refinished easily, and have a decent lifespan. However, they tend to be heavier than other materials, making installation and movement more challenging. Additionally, solid wood doors are susceptible to warping or expanding in high-humidity environments. Regular maintenance, including sealing and painting, is necessary to preserve their appearance and longevity.

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Fiberglass Doors

Fiberglass doors have gained popularity for their durability and low maintenance requirements. They are resistant to rot, cracking, and warping, making them an excellent choice for areas with extreme weather conditions. Fiberglass doors can be designed to mimic the look of wood, offering a more affordable alternative without compromising on aesthetics. However, compared to Sing Core doors, fiberglass lacks the same level of strength and stability. They may be prone to dents or dings, and their insulating properties are typically lower than those of Sing Core doors.

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Steel Doors

Steel doors are renowned for their strength, security, and durability. They provide excellent protection against forced entry and are often used in commercial and high-security settings. Steel doors are resistant to fire, extreme weather, and pests. However, they can be susceptible to dents and scratches, which may require touch-ups or repainting. Steel doors also conduct heat and cold more readily than Sing Core doors, greatly impacting energy efficiency. Moreover, the industrial appearance of steel doors may not be suitable for all architectural styles.

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Conclusion

Selecting the right door material involves careful consideration of various factors such as strength, durability, insulation, aesthetics, and maintenance requirements. Sing Core doors offer a unique combination of strength, lightweight construction, and resistance to warping or twisting, as well as boasting numerous optional features such as security, sound proofing, and more. They outshine solid wood doors, fiberglass doors, and steel doors in terms of their overall performance, making them an excellent choice for both residential and commercial applications. However, personal preferences and specific project requirements should always guide the ultimate decision. By weighing the pros and cons of each material, you can confidently choose the ideal door type that meets your needs while enhancing the beauty and functionality of your space.

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Wooden Door

See: How to Build The Perfect 16 ft. Tall White Oak Door

Sing wooden doors make the best wooden doors in the United States and around the world. No other Eco-friendly lightweight wooden door core is stronger. Weighing in at a fraction of the weight of solid wood door core, patented Sing Core is stronger than steel pound for pound (660 PSI). This is the only way to make a large oversized wooden door that can be guaranteed not to warp, bend twist or otherwise fail for 50 years.

Big Oak Doors

Here’s an example of a pair of 10 x 12 big oak doors, 3-inches thick. These are made using solid oak wood stave (or planks) trimmed thin at 1/8-inch and applied to patented Sing Core engineered substrate.

10×12 ft 3″ thick warp-free 1/8″ oak 520 lbs

The face staves or planks are expertly applied and nearly seamless. If done any other way, these face staves will separate or crack due to movement of the surface area, but because Sing Core does not move, this surface area will remain in pristine condition thanks to inventor Peter Sing’s warp-free contribution to the large wooden door industry.

Close up example of oak wood stave (plank) lamination

The secret to making a big oak door, like this, look like a solid oak door is to use matching oak grain stiles and rails for framing. So instead of edge-banding on the panel sides, you see solid oak wood edges which gives this the impression of being a big solid oak wood door.

extreme close up of corner revealing solid oak stile and rail frame

Choose any available type of wood for your wooden doors with Sing Core inside, such as,

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 reparability 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 a price you might consider having Sing Core inside your wood plywood door. Be certain to specify what type of natural wood plywood your 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.

FYI See: Patented Sing Paint Grade Doors

 

Wood Stave

AB-Plywood-Trimmed-Skin

American Plywood

Plywood-Panel-Mahogany-Hard Wood Beautiful Skin

Solid Veneer

 

Black Oak Doors

Cedar Doors

Maple Doors

Mahogany Door

Oak Doors

Walnut Doors

Sing Core Wooden Doors

Each professional Sing wooden door can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years, including a full structure warranty. This is why Sing Core wood doors are making such a huge impact on the door industry across the USA and abroad.

Any type or style of wood door can be made with Sing Core inside, such as exterior wooden doors, wooden barn doors, interior wood doors, wooden sliding patio doors, wood sliding room dividers, wooden French doors, wood stile and rail doors, just to name a few.

Patented Eco-friendly wooden doors with Sing Core inside are proudly made in the USA, using sustainable manufacturing methods using less energy, with responsible use of recycled and renewable resources, including natural wood fiber, producing little or no waste or loss of energy, leaving a negligible carbon footprint.

There is just no other way to make 20 ft. tall wooden doors that will not warp. Wood is a very difficult resource to use for anything over 7 ft. tall because of its tendency to move, especially in exterior wood doors. For instance a wood door that faces the elements on one side and the structure’s interior on the other is going to warp. That’s why no door company guarantees warp resistance of a wooden door for more than one year, that is, unless it has patented Sing Core inside.

So, how can you get wood doors with Sing Core inside? It’s easy, just go to your favorite architect, door manufacturer, mill work, or custom door company, and tell them what size door you want and be sure to ask for, “Sing Core inside.” We cannot sell or ship Sing Core doors directly to consumers or do it yourselfers, as we are the manufacturer supplying Sing Core door core only to door manufacturers and builders of custom doors.

 

Large Wooden Doors

Large oversized wooden doors are the greatest hurdle facing architects and designers, because though there is little more impressive than a huge wooden door to catch your attention, so the bigger the better, but then there’s the issue with warping, which is a constant struggle for the owner to secure regular maintenance of such a beautiful wood door, likely at least seasonally.

Thanks to having Sing Core inside, you will never have to worry about warping wood doors again. While they are built to last for centuries, each professionally guaranteed Sing wooden door can be non-warping and include a full structure warranty for 50 years. No other Eco-friendly, lightweight, high strength wood door can have such a guarantee in the world.

And what if you’re looking to build a large door out of a material other than a natural wood grain? No problem, your doors could be made out of any available flat building material, such as aluminum doors, cement, concrete, fiberglass (FRP), glass, HPL, Kevlar, LVL, MDF, steel (cold rolled steel, steel diamond plate, galvanized steel, hot rolled steel, etc.) as well as the only unbreakable mirror doors, just to name a few.

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Wooden Doors

The most popular application for wooden doors is accentuated by their prevalence as interior doors. There are a number of reasons why it is common for wood doors to be used as interior doors, the number one reason is that as exterior doors, wood front doors are less stable due to the nature of wood grain to move resulting in warped doors. But not anymore, thanks to warp-free wooden doors by Sing Core.

The two biggest problems with big wooden doors are the (1) heavy weight and (2) tendency of wood to move due to changes in the environment leading to warped doors. Inventor Peter Sing has introduced to and made available his patented and patent-pending warp-free technologies to all industries. The industry which his technological breakthroughs have had the most impact is on the door and window industry.

Known the world over for his contribution to his warp-free wood and the strongest metal in the world which are both lightweight and Eco-friendly, the biggest and best door companies, millworks, and high end custom wooden door manufacturers are seeking out Sing’s emerging lightweight high strength core solutions to enable them to build doors that were either impractical or impossible to build without inviting a host of complications and problems over time.

Door engineers and contractors who would pass on even considering building large wooden doors would pass on that part of the project due to the exposure of not being able to offer a warranty on a large wooden door that would warp not long after installation.

Sing’s core helps empower purveyors of doors to boldly and confidently embrace the idea of providing large wood doors which Sing backs up with his

50-Year Warp-free Wooden Door Guarantee

This is not a misprint or typographical error. Peter Sing personally guarantees each large oversized wooden door that he helps his clients to build to remain warp-free for 50 years. That is to say that if your door has Sing Core inside, it will not warp, bend, twist, or otherwise fail (including lamination) for a full 50 years.

This is a guarantee which is unheard of amidst the door industry, as most wooden doors are not covered by any guarantee, and for those that are, the standard is 1 year and could include a limited warranty of up to 10 years. There is only one way to build a lightweight large wooden door that will not warp, and to do so you must have Sing Core inside.

How to Build Warp-free Wooden Doors

The secret behind Sing’s ability to build a warp-free door is not as easy as it sounds, as he has a team of warp-free wooden door engineers who he refers to as his True Flat Team which reviews every door, its size and active components such as hardware and surface material, as well as its location within the project or structure, and on the planet earth. The True Flat Team helps to design the perfect substructure to keep the door from warping, so every wooden door is a one-off individual work of art.

1. Hybrid Solid Core

Basically, Sing’s patented hybrid solid core includes a torsion box grid, where the grid size is relatively small, two to three inches, which is constructed of vertical grain wood fiber (many times stronger than standard horizontal grain). Each void of the torsion box is filled with a rigid (recycled) foam insert, and this reinforced grid structure is cold-pressed between two stress skins using formaldehyde-free adhesive. This is Sing’s base material, which is the basis of the core used within his strongest metal in the world.

2. Anti-wood-warp Technologies

Depending on the size of the wooden door, the wood species (and its thickness) hosted on the wood door’s exterior, the application, hardware, and location of the door, additional anti-warp and strengthening material may need to be added to the warp-free substrate to compensate for the additional concerns and challenges. Note that types of door hardware, such as side hinge, pivot hinge, or sliding door hardware, all have different inner configurations, specially designed for each application.

3. Solid Wood Doors

For that “looks like solid wood” effect for which Sing is renowned, solid wood edges matching the natural wood grain featured as the door’s surface material are added to give the appearance of solid wood doors when finished. You can see why doors built with the solid wood edges are featured at the top of the World Trade Center.

4. Apply Surface Natural Wood Grain Material

Sing’s factory has a unique expertise in the area of applying different surface materials to his warp-free substrate though since he supplies his patented products to door companies and millworks, more than half of them ship without door skins, and these are applied at the door company’s factory or in the millwork’s shop. Some will feature solid wood stave planks, others will host various wood veneers.

As is the rule, Sing’s factory does not finish the doors, apply hardware, or pre-hang the doors. This is all done by the companies that make Sing’s door look so magnificent in the field.

What to Expect from Sing’s Wooden Doors

When your wooden door with Sing Core inside is completed and installed you can expect to enjoy all the benefits of owning such a door.

1. Eco-friendly 2. Increased sustainability
3. lightweight 4. High strength
5. Dimensional stability 6. Warp-free technology
7. Sound dampening 8. Increased climate control
9. Save on maintenance cost 10. 50-year no-fail guarantee

You will agree, just as all the other door companies now know,

“There’s no other way to do it.”

Get a free drawing and Price Quote today.

 

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Wooden Door

See: How to Build The Perfect 16 ft. Tall White Oak Door

Sing wooden doors make the best wooden doors in the United States and around the world. No other Eco-friendly lightweight wooden door core is stronger. Weighing in at a fraction of the weight of solid wood door core, patented Sing Core is stronger than steel pound for pound (660 PSI). This is the only way to make a large oversized wooden door that can be guaranteed not to warp, bend twist or otherwise fail for 50 years.

Wood Stave

AB-Plywood-Trimmed-Skin

American Plywood

Plywood-Panel-Mahogany-Hard Wood Beautiful Skin

Solid Veneer

 

Black Oak Doors

Cedar Doors

Sing Core Wooden Doors

Each professional Sing wooden door can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years, including a full structure warranty. This is why Sing Core wood doors are making such a huge impact on the door industry across the USA and abroad.

Any type or style of wood door can be made with Sing Core inside, such as exterior wooden doors, wooden barn doors, interior wood doors, wooden sliding patio doors, wood sliding room dividers, wooden French doors, wood stile and rail doors, just to name a few.

Patented Eco-friendly wooden doors with Sing Core inside are proudly made in the USA, using sustainable manufacturing methods using less energy, with responsible use of recycled and renewable resources, including natural wood fiber, producing little or no waste or loss of energy, leaving a negligible carbon footprint.

There is just no other way to make 20 ft. tall wooden doors that will not warp. Wood is a very difficult resource to use for anything over 7 ft. tall because of its tendency to move, especially in exterior wood doors. For instance a wood door that faces the elements on one side and the structure’s interior on the other is going to warp. That’s why no door company guarantees warp resistance of a wooden door for more than one year, that is, unless it has patented Sing Core inside.

So, how can you get wood doors with Sing Core inside? It’s easy, just go to your favorite architect, door manufacturer, mill work, or custom door company, and tell them what size door you want and be sure to ask for, “Sing Core inside.” We cannot sell or ship Sing Core doors directly to consumers or do it yourselfers, as we are the manufacturer supplying Sing Core door core only to door manufacturers and builders of custom doors.

Big Oak Doors

Here’s an example of a pair of 10 x 12 big oak doors, 3-inches thick. These are made using solid oak wood stave (or planks) trimmed thin at 1/8-inch and applied to patented Sing Core engineered substrate.

10×12 ft 3″ thick warp-free 1/8″ oak 520 lbs

The face staves or planks are expertly applied and nearly seamless. If done any other way, these face staves will separate or crack due to movement of the surface area, but because Sing Core does not move, this surface area will remain in pristine condition thanks to inventor Peter Sing’s warp-free contribution to the large wooden door industry.

Close up example of oak wood stave (plank) lamination

The secret to making a big oak door, like this, look like a solid oak door is to use matching oak grain stiles and rails for framing. So instead of edge-banding on the panel sides, you see solid oak wood edges which gives this the impression of being a big solid oak wood door.

extreme close up of corner revealing solid oak stile and rail frame

 

Choose any available type of wood for your wooden doors with Sing Core inside, such as,

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 reparability 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 a price you might consider having Sing Core inside your wood plywood door. Be certain to specify what type of natural wood plywood your 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.

Large Wooden Doors

Large oversized wooden doors are the greatest hurdle facing architects and designers, because though there is little more impressive than a huge wooden door to catch your attention, so the bigger the better, but then there’s the issue with warping, which is a constant struggle for the owner to secure regular maintenance of such a beautiful wood door, likely at least seasonally.

Thanks to having Sing Core inside, you will never have to worry about warping wood doors again. While they are built to last for centuries, each professionally guaranteed Sing wooden door can be non-warping and include a full structure warranty for 50 years. No other Eco-friendly, lightweight, high strength wood door can have such a guarantee in the world.

And what if you’re looking to build a large door out of a material other than a natural wood grain? No problem, your doors could be made out of any available flat building material, such as aluminum doors, cement, concrete, fiberglass (FRP), glass, HPL, Kevlar, LVL, MDF, steel (cold rolled steel, steel diamond plate, galvanized steel, hot rolled steel, etc.) as well as the only unbreakable mirror doors, just to name a few.

Wooden Door Gallery

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Maple Doors

Mahogany Door

Oak Doors

Walnut Doors

Sing Core Wooden Doors

Each professional Sing wooden door can be guaranteed to remain warp-free for 50 years, including a full structure warranty. This is why Sing Core wood doors are making such a huge impact on the door industry across the USA and abroad.

Any type or style of wood door can be made with Sing Core inside, such as exterior wooden doors, wooden barn doors, interior wood doors, wooden sliding patio doors, wood sliding room dividers, wooden French doors, wood stile and rail doors, just to name a few.

Patented Eco-friendly wooden doors with Sing Core inside are proudly made in the USA, using sustainable manufacturing methods using less energy, with responsible use of recycled and renewable resources, including natural wood fiber, producing little or no waste or loss of energy, leaving a negligible carbon footprint.

There is just no other way to make 20 ft. tall wooden doors that will not warp. Wood is a very difficult resource to use for anything over 7 ft. tall because of its tendency to move, especially in exterior wood doors. For instance a wood door that faces the elements on one side and the structure’s interior on the other is going to warp. That’s why no door company guarantees warp resistance of a wooden door for more than one year, that is, unless it has patented Sing Core inside.

So, how can you get wood doors with Sing Core inside? It’s easy, just go to your favorite architect, door manufacturer, mill work, or custom door company, and tell them what size door you want and be sure to ask for, “Sing Core inside.” We cannot sell or ship Sing Core doors directly to consumers or do it yourselfers, as we are the manufacturer supplying Sing Core door core only to door manufacturers and builders of custom doors.

Big Oak Doors

Here’s an example of a pair of 10 x 12 big oak doors, 3-inches thick. These are made using solid oak wood stave (or planks) trimmed thin at 1/8-inch and applied to patented Sing Core engineered substrate.

10×12 ft 3″ thick warp-free 1/8″ oak 520 lbs

The face staves or planks are expertly applied and nearly seamless. If done any other way, these face staves will separate or crack due to movement of the surface area, but because Sing Core does not move, this surface area will remain in pristine condition thanks to inventor Peter Sing’s warp-free contribution to the large wooden door industry.

Close up example of oak wood stave (plank) lamination

The secret to making a big oak door, like this, look like a solid oak door is to use matching oak grain stiles and rails for framing. So instead of edge-banding on the panel sides, you see solid oak wood edges which gives this the impression of being a big solid oak wood door.

extreme close up of corner revealing solid oak stile and rail frame

 

Choose any available type of wood for your wooden doors with Sing Core inside, such as,

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 reparability 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 a price you might consider having Sing Core inside your wood plywood door. Be certain to specify what type of natural wood plywood your 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.

Large Wooden Doors

Large oversized wooden doors are the greatest hurdle facing architects and designers, because though there is little more impressive than a huge wooden door to catch your attention, so the bigger the better, but then there’s the issue with warping, which is a constant struggle for the owner to secure regular maintenance of such a beautiful wood door, likely at least seasonally.

Thanks to having Sing Core inside, you will never have to worry about warping wood doors again. While they are built to last for centuries, each professionally guaranteed Sing wooden door can be non-warping and include a full structure warranty for 50 years. No other Eco-friendly, lightweight, high strength wood door can have such a guarantee in the world.

And what if you’re looking to build a large door out of a material other than a natural wood grain? No problem, your doors could be made out of any available flat building material, such as aluminum doors, cement, concrete, fiberglass (FRP), glass, HPL, Kevlar, LVL, MDF, steel (cold rolled steel, steel diamond plate, galvanized steel, hot rolled steel, etc.) as well as the only unbreakable mirror doors, just to name a few.

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Solid Wood Stave Door Blanks

Applications -> Building Components -> Doors -> Solid Wood Blank Doors
solid wood stave sliding door wood planks composite honeycomb panels

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Our panels make doors!

Patented Sing Core solid wood stave door blanks feature the newest technology in the door industry for composite doors yielding the only eco-friendly, lightweight, fully insulated, high-strength doors with wood blanks of any size (up to 40 ft.) that can be guaranteed true flat and to stay flat for 50 years.

Large door versus regular-size door challenge (i.e., over 4 feet wide and over 8 feet in length):

Large doors are heavy, dimensionally unstable, require more strength due to the heavy weight, and are a challenge to manufacture, ship and install.  High-end jobs require precision and true flatness to please the customer.  A homeowner’s architect, general contractor and mill worker must solve the problem of warping doors.  The solution to the challenge is to use patented professional true flat Sing panels to make your doors.

Sing Core wood stave door planks are the only solid wood doors that will not warp, bend, twist or cup following installation.  This means no more continuous service calls for maintenance of big doors that cannot possibly stay straight due to the limitations of solid wood – or any other door core – that is subject to failure.  Sing panels have a patented honeycomb/torsion box interior which gives lightweight yet unsurpassed strength (pound-per-pound stronger than steel) and stability to any door, and allows Sing Core to provide a 50-year guarantee

Interior Doors:

Sing panels make amazing designer doors in any style.  With Sing panels, fragile doors such as French doors are made lightweight yet strong, not warping or breaking hinges, which will last for many decades.

Exterior Doors:

Sing panels make sturdy exterior doors in any style.  With Sing panels, exterior doors are lightweight and strong, even when oversized.  Our professional doors are guaranteed to stay true flat and not warp or twist for 50 years

When is a door not a door? When it fails to function as a door.

The problem is that all door core materials are either not high precision, too heavy or will move when exposed to moisture, humidity or change in temperature resulting in door failure.

Heavy solid metal or steel will not warp, bend or twist, but is not high precision due to welding (sing core tolerance is + or –  .006 inch!) and is often impractical due to the overweight issues causing excess strain on both the hardware and structure, causing continued maintenance issues.  The solution is our patented lightweight yet strong Sing core technology.

Finishing a door blank:

There are two types of finish for door blanks:  paint grade and wood grain.  Paint grade includes such finishes as metal, Masonite, marine plywood, etc.  Wood grain finish includes such finish as solid wood stave and thin veneer.

Why Use Solid Wood Instead of Veneer?

solid wood composite door planks any size thickness true flatNever settle for substandard veneer doors again. Door engineers prefer to use inexpensive veneer as opposed to real solid wood facings because veneer is thought to be less likely to warp, bend or twist.  But thanks to the super-strength of patented Sing Core technology, you can use solid wood stave and wood blanks with confidence knowing that your door can be guaranteed true flat and will stay flat.

How can a solid wood-faced door stay true flat? As every woodworker knows, when using a solid wood surface, the grain will move according to moisture or temperature change causing the door to fail. When using our patented Sing Core as a substrate you can safely use solid wood because the solid torsion box/honeycomb patented material is continually keeping the wood grain straight and true.  Whereas wood stave has more wood fiber giving it more of a chance to warp than thin veneer due to the unbalance of the both side of the door moisture contents, patented Sing technology solves this problem by combining stiffing skin on both side of our patented Sing core.  This Sing panel technology eliminates the troublesome movement of the door blank — warping is no longer a concern when wood stave is combined with patented Sing core.

In addition, solid wood is easy to work with, install (no need to hot press), repair and remodel.  That’s why professionals trust Sing Core’s years of expertise in helping to design the only wood stave doors (that look just like solid wood doors) that can stay straight and true for many decades while respectfully honoring the beauty and elegance of solid wood, which far outlasts easily-damaged veneers, yet can be sanded and repaired if necessary.

Celebrate your real wood!

solid wood stave door planks lightweight honeycomb guaranteed 50 yearsOur Eco-friendly lightweight, high strength alternative is the best   solution for combating the issues associated with weight and size,   especially large doors.  Only our patented Sing torsion box/foam   composite core combined with our years of experience provides   guaranteed solutions for oversize doors.

That’s why this technology is found everywhere, from beneath the sea   (US Navy) to outer space (NASA) and everywhere in-between.

Sing panels may be finished in almost any wood species, like   mahogany, redwood, teak wood, cherry wood, walnut wood, cedar   wood, Ipe wood, sapele wood, poplar wood, ebony wood, ash wood,   oak or any other hardwood or exotic wood types available.

This same wood blank composite technology is also a common solution for high-end projects like engineered hardwood flooring, shiplap, wood furniture, wood shelves, decking, shed doors or any other application demanding high precision and exemplary performance over time.

How is wood stave/veneer added to Sing panels?

Wood stave is added directly to the metal or wood skin our patented Sing cores.  Wood veneer is added to an 1/8-inch mdf attached to the metal skin.  Call us for a free consultation on the best option for your project.

How to BuyMetal Composite Sing Core panels are true straight, light and strong.

To order Sing Large Door panels see our pricing page  and submit an order form either by email,  info@singhome.com, or print and fax it to: 360.495.4585. We’ll provide a quote within one business day. If you have questions, please contact us.

Easy Ordering

All we need to know is the length, width, thickness and what you desire on the exterior, and your custom specialty panels are made to order. Getting a quote for your specialty product, is easy, thanks to our simple online order system.

Bulk Discounts

If you’re looking for a bargain price, remember, the more you order, the less expensive your total order will be per piece. Quantity and wholesale inquiries are encouraged. Feel free to contact us for more information. Click here for Closeout specials.

Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 24 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.

Fast delivery: Any thickness and almost any length, less than 5 ft wide, can be made with in 48 hours if it is rush order.

SINGCORE Large Doors are easy to order. You may choose from our stock panels or order custom sized panels. Our price is based on the length, width, thickness, and quantity. Submit a Work Order by fax or email, and we will give you a quote within one business day. If you have a tight budget, give us a call, we might have an alternative solution tailored to your needs.

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New Door Technology

Applications -> Building Components -> Doors -> New Door Technology

There is a new concept in Eco-friendly door manufacturing that raises the question:

“Is Sing Door Core a better way to build doors than any other type of door?”

New-French-Door-With-Glass-Lite-Cut-outsSing Core’s patented door core has the unique ability to build a true-flat, weather proof/water tight, lightweight door that is stronger than steel and will remain flat for centuries, covered by our 50 year true flat guarantee (compare to other door companies’ warranties that do not cover when used in exterior applications). This new technology allows nearly limitless customizations allowing clients to design any door imaginable in any configuration, style, appearance and/or feature any flat surface material. Our French doors come complete with custom lite opening cutouts to your specifications in any size or shape. Glass doors can be combined with true raised panel doors for the most high precision patented Sing door core (within .006 inch tolerance) affordable American made doors.

Sing Core is a new advancement in door building technology that is bringing door-related jobs back to America.

New Sandwich Door vs. Stile & Rail and Wood Door

SING DOOR STILE & RAIL and WOOD DOOR
Visually impressive Visually impressive
True flat Depends on wood and craftsmanship
Stays flat for centuries Will warp, bend, twist over time
Weather resistant Weather exposure will cause door to fail
One-piece construction Many pieces, each piece is a weak spot
High strength Moderate strength
Lightweight Heavy
Insulated No insulation
Highly customizable Choose from variety of designs
Affordable Handcrafted = expensive / import = cheap
Made in the USA Yes / No

sing-core-french-door-10-lightThe idea of building doors with a “sandwich panel” is not new. A sandwich panel consists, basically, of a core material (like a paper honeycomb material found in most inexpensive lightweight doors, or particleboard found inside less expensive heavy doors, while high-end doors may use expensive LVL or solid wood stave core but cannot be guaranteed true flat) sandwiched (glued) between two exterior surface materials – or “skins” – to form a composite panel suitable for creating a door.

Don’t be fooled by door companies who advertise that their doors contain “honeycomb core,” because they may be using paper honeycomb core which has little core value. Make sure you inquire as to whether your door has patented Sing Core, aluminum core or plastic core. Know what your core value is before you buy your door.

Patented Sing Door Core presents an entirely new set of advantages over other types of core materials that result in insulated doors that last for centuries due to the strength and lightweightness of Sing Core. See table of core comparision.

This new door manufacturing technology makes it possible to create the most versatile doors with a nearly unlimited range of design capabilities without the need of framing or antiquated stile and rail door building methods.

Sing Core could be the least expensive high strength, true flat core material ever invented.

Stile and rail and wood doors are labor intensive causing many of the door companies in the United States to seek off-shore solutions and import doors to reduce the price to the end consumer.

The invention of Sing Core is bringing custom door manufacturing and the jobs associated with it back to the USA. This is due in part to providing American door manufacturers with a base material (Sing Door Core) that enables them to build an insulated, high quality, lightweight, high strength door in any style, without labor intense stile and rail door building methods.

Doors made with Sing Door Core can be made to any size, easily be modified to simulate stile and rail multi-panel design, quickly and easily be custom cut for any size or shape of lite openings for glass placement, and can feature any exterior surface material. See photos.

Doors made of Sing Core shine across the door industry as metal doors, cement board doors, FRP doors and STC sound rated* doors while appearing is door applications as flush doors, French doors, sliding doors, pivot doors, bi-fold doors, entrance doors, interior doors, carriage doors, garage doors and barn doors. Even now, we are working with bullet proof door industry.

All this at a fraction of what it would cost in labor costs to build a stile and rail door made in the USA.

LESS ENERGY – LIGHTWEIGHT – HIGH STRENGTH – SUSTAINABLE

Composite materials, like Sing Core, are leading the wave of new advancements in material science that are taking these new technologies into the future. These revolutionary technologies focus on reduction of energy consumption both during the creation process and in material handling. The newest advancements address common issues associated with weight and strength. Other major concerns are in sustainability. Sing Core excels in all of these, while being extremely affordable and proudly Made n the USA.

Patented Sing True Raised Panel Doors

High quality Sing Core Doors are affordable compared with other types of stile and rail doors, raised panel doors, French doors, carriage doors, sliding door, etc…

A raised panel door gives you that classic look of a 3-dimensional door that becomes a focal point and statement by the designer and/or homeowner.

Traditional raised panel doors have been made the same way for hundreds of years, in recent years technology has been introduced to simulate this style at an affordable price. Price being a concern has led to more off-shore imports flooding the builders’ supply markets.

Case Study: 125-year-old New York Church

Church-Doors-Goshen-United-Methodist-Church-New-YorkIn this 125-year-old church project, the Sing True Raised Panel Door was the perfect solution to address the challenges.

Problem: Exterior wood stile and rail doors fail, bend, warp, twist; requiring continued maintenance and repair.

Solution: Sing True Raised Panel Doors, guaranteed true flat – and stay flat – in exterior application, while matching original 125-year-old raised panel design.

Details: Sing Core expertise in matching client’s specifications and requirements based on patented technology that can deliver true flat, lightweight and high strength doors in any size, that can be guaranteed true flat per your specific performance standards. In this case 6 weatherproof Sing True Raised Panel doors were required to replace 6 125-year-old exterior wood doors in an effort to eliminate regular maintenance and repair challenges of previous wood stile and rail doors.

Specifics: To address the issue of weatherproof and flatness integrity for centuries, the Sing design team’s solution included Sing Panels made of Sing Core door core reinforced with aluminum and a marine grade plywood exterior skin. To match the appearance of original traditional raised panel doors, additional wood trim was added atop the panels to match the 125-year-old previous door design. A perfect match with superior performance eliminating constant maintenance.

Note: The true flat weatherproof aluminum and marine plywood composite Sing Door is the solution for any exterior door of any size including large doors.

What is a Sing Raised Panel Door?

Sing Core introduces the True Raised Panel Door. The unique design of the Sing Core Raised Panel Door capture the original intent and look of a traditional raised panel door, but offers advantages that cannot be found otherwise.

Other raised panel doors offer little structural integrity. The structure can easily be compromised by little more than kicking the door causing it to break apart at the seams. In contrast, if you were to kick a Sing Core Raised Panel Door you would break your foot.

The secret is in the core of the Sing Core Raised Panel Door. The center of the door is solid as a rock, is resistant to warp, twist or rot and can be guaranteed true flat by build up the surface of Sing panel with molding and decorative raised panels instead the conventional raised panel doors are cave in at some area less than 1/2 inch thick, Sing and cost much less than a traditional raised panel door, which is not really a raised panel door at all in comparison to the Sing Core Raised Panel Door.

All doors start with the basic Sing Flush Door

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The best solution according to the Sing Core culture and philosophy is the most affordable solution of using an authentic flush door, though many artists and designers use the Sing Core Flush Door as substrate and add moldings and decorations to meet varying aesthetic specifications.

Add molding for true raised panel features

6-panel-door-them6-Panel-Single-Door-UsSide by Side Comparison

On the left is the traditional 6 panel “raised panel door” and on the right is the Sing Raised Panel Door that is a true raised panel door, unlike the door to the left. Visually, they look identical, but that is an illusion.

The one on the left is made of 15 pieces of wood assembled together and where the routing is at its narrowest connection-points the door is extremely thin. While visually appealing with a classic look, the door on the left can easily be compromised by kicking the door at any given seam. On the other had an alternative approach is to carve the designs into a solid piece of wood (which is similarly weak at the deepest carve-points).

On the other hand, the Sing door blank is the base used as door substrate, now you can add molding and raised panels on top for the true raised panel door result. Warning: Kick the Sing Raised Panel Door and break your foot, not the door. (We accept no responsibility for injury.) If you can break a sing door, we’ll send you a new one for free.

Plus, the Sing Raised Panel Door gives you all the benefits that come with having an Eco-friendly technologically advanced door that simulates the classic style of the traditional raised panel door.

That’s why many designers who are restoring classic architecture are using Sing Core to replace outdated structural materials and doors. Working with Sing Core, artists and designers are able to duplicate the look and feel of classic materials without having to compromise by loss of energy or unreliableness of traditional building materials.

Then Add Custom Lite Openings for adding glass

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Sing Core offers custom cut lite openings in any door to accommodate glass insertion specifications.

Advantages of Sing Core Raised Panel Door vs. conventional raised panel door

1 strength

2 lightweight

3 insulation

4 sound deadening

5 functions —no rattling sound when close the door—solid like rock feeling.

6 less labor to build means less cost for high quality door and production friendly for large order fast delivery.

7 50 years structure guarantee.—almost unbreakable,

8 easy to repair than any other type of door due to the structure Sing core and stress skin structure.

9 can be manufactured to meet any specifications

10 can be guaranteed true flat

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How to build Sing raised panel doors

How to install glass? Try our custom cut lite openings for glass installation.

True Raised Panel Door

A new door fabrication technology is changing hundreds of year door making tradition. Now high quality precision (Sing Core tolerance within .0006 inch) doors can be proudly manufactured quickly and easily in the USA. Patented Sing Core can be used in many applications, to include building entire homes.

1. True flat and stay flat
For a very demanding high-end door requiring extremely true flat Sing Core will take your opening task and build your Sing Door according to your expectations. See: How to build a true flat door.

lightweight-high-strength-doors-make-for-safe-fingers-and-toes-for-kids2. Lightweight
Sing Core weighs in at 4 to 5 lbs per cubic ft. vs. LVL or solid wood core which weight 35 lbs. to 45 lbs. per cubic ft. (Heavy doors are more difficult to manage, can be dangerous to install. Following installation, may put young fingers and limbs at risk.)

3. High strength
See the strength of Sing Core vs. other cores. Doors made of Sing Panels are one piece construction instead of conventional stile and rail doors joined together by wood dowels.

4. Insulated
Unlike wood or any other solid core door (with little or no insulation), Sing doors offer your choice of insulated materials to fill the torsion box voids to achieve your required specifications for R-value or sound-deadening.

5. All weather doors
Sing Core manufactures true flat weatherproof wood doors that stay flat with proper coating. Due to the unique qualities of patented Sing Door Core, the surface material remains straight and true, will not warp, bend or twist, which causes other doors to crack or water seeps in and the door fails. Also make excellent severe weather doors, like Hurricane Doors**.

These doors are 10 ft x 16 ft x 2 1/4" thick w/marine-grade plywood exterior.

These doors are 10 ft x 16 ft x 2 1/4″ thick w/marine-grade plywood exterior.

6. Any skin
See skin or door surface material choice.

7. Any style
Click here to see door varieties.

8. Any door size or thickness
From regular size door to the largest door (40 ft. in length) and doors over 6 inches thick. Just mentioning “custom size” to other door makers, like stile and rail, will result in extra charges and delivery delays.

9. Fast turnaround
This is where Sing Core shines; everything custom with fastest turnaround on rush jobs. If your job needs a solution now, Sing Core can have your doors (even if you need 700 doors) in less than 24 hours for rush order if we have the necessary components in stock (we maintain an inventory just for rush jobs).

10. Any lite opening cut
Only Sing Core offers custom cut lite openings to accommodate any glass inserts in any shape or size to your exact specifications.

11. Any specialty door
Sound deadening, fire rated, bullet proof…

If you know of any door that is better than a Sing Door, please let us know.

You don’t have to be a door expert to appreciate Sing Core advancements in door making technology. But if you are a door expert; you get it.

How to BuyMetal Composite Sing Core panels are true straight, light and strong.

To order Sing Raised Panel Doors submit an order form either by email, info@singhome.com, or print and fax it to: 360.495.4585. We’ll provide a quote within one business day. If you have questions, please contact us.

Easy Ordering

All we need to know is the length, width, thickness and what you desire on the exterior, and your custom specialty panels are made to order. Getting a quote for your specialty product, is easy, thanks to our simple online order system.

Bulk Discounts

If you’re looking for a bargain price, remember, the more you order, the less expensive your total order will be per piece. Quantity and wholesale inquiries are encouraged. Feel free to contact us for more information. Click here for Closeout specials.

Fast turnaround: In you’re in a rush, only Sing Core can be custom made within 24 hours and is proudly manufactured for you in the USA.

Fast delivery: Any thickness and almost any length, less than 5 ft wide, can be made with in 48 hours if it is rush order.

SINGCORE Raised Panel Doors are easy to order. You may choose from our stock panels or order custom sized panels. Our price is based on the length, width, thickness, and quantity. Submit a Work Order by fax or email, and we will give you a quote within one business day. If you have a tight budget, give us a call, we might have an alternative solution tailored to your needs.

 

* 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.

**Customer will need to perform lab tests to certify hurricane rating for local code compliance.