Wood Door Construction



Wood: We use the finest wood stock available. Each piece of our stock is hand selected to coordinate color and grain. Rustic style doors, made with knotty alder or knotty pine show variations like mineral streaks, sapwood, heartwood, and some knots. Knots will be structurally sound, but could have slight voids or cracks around them.

Doors: Stile-to-rail joints are doweled and glued with marine rated glue to ensure a strong, warp-free precision joint.

Wood Panels: Panels are 1-11/16” thick inset into 3/8” groove in moulded stiles and rails with a 3/8” thick panel tongue. All wide panels are edge glued using machined glue-joint construction with marine rated glue to increase strength and inhibit warping. Clearance between panel edge, stiles, and rails is maintained at 1/16” to prevent warpage due to normal wood expansion. The Prescott Industries standard profile is used to machine panels, stiles, and rails. We have many other profiles in stock or we can make your unique profile.

Raised Decorative Moulding: For the raised moulding option, we use 3/4” x 1-1/4” moulding machined to the Prescott Industries standard profile and fitted to all door contours. We have many other profiles in stock if desired.

Glass: All lights are true divided. Glass stops are recessed into stiles and rails to create a precision, crack-free appearance. All door glass is tempered for safety. Double insulated glass is available in many different types. Art Glass can be triple-insulated if desired.

Frames: We build frames to match our custom doors. All thresholds and seals are premium quality. On thicker and heavier doors we use premium ball bearing hinges for ease of opening and durability.

Warranty: Visit the Technical Library page for Prescott Industries warranty information.