Choosing the right type of door for your home is very important. You may wish to save some cost in selecting a hollow door but be prepared...a hollow door has the least sound proofing. If you are watching TV in the living room and your partner is trying to get some sleep in the room, even with the door closed...he will be disturbed. Of course a solid door is not 100% soundproof, but it will definitely help to minimize noise.
We selected veneer solid doors for our bathroom and bedroom. We choose veneer as we think it will give our apartment a more modern look plus there are many options to choose from...you will be spoilt for choice (different colours and woodgrains).
Tip: Make sure your ID indicate in writing the type of door you will be getting (solid, hollow etc) in the contract.
When our doors were installed we were given hollow doors. We discovered this as we found the door suspiciously light...so light that it is impossible to slam the door shut on it's own. Another way to check is to knock on the door, you will know if sounds hollow. Our ID insisted solid doors were installed but eventually admitted that they made a mistake and agreed to change the doors.
We highly recommend you to find time to visit the door supplier of your ID...at least you could speak directly to the sales staff and request them to show you the different types of door, hollow, semi-hollow and solid. This way when your doors are installed you will know exactly what type of door it is.
Tip: When choosing coloured veneer, that what you see on the sample sheet will not turn out exactly the same on actual door. After varnishing, the colour will turn at least a few shades darker.
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| We selected this colour for our doors. Notice how much darker the actual door turns out? |
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| Master bedroom door |
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| Study cum guest bedroom double door |
I'd like to know how everything is going with this.
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