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Wooden exterior door stiles width. Why so thick

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  • 01-08-2021 5:11pm
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    seannash
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    Hi there,

    Im looking for a slim looking exterior door but every single door has these massive stiles amd rails (not sure if thats the correct terminology)

    Can someone tell me the reason, bar strength. Is it possible to get slim exterior doors outside of steel framed ones



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    kadman
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058201788/wooden-exterior-door-stiles-width-why-so-thick

    What thickness do you need, and why so lite. Exterior door material thickness is there for the reason you think, strength.

    Most times they may be laminated in the double to counteract any twisting or cupping deformity's that happen in timber.

    Also the ever increasing use of triple glazed units means materials may have to be heavier. So what thickness you looking for.



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    Double Barrel
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    Joints that form the top, bottom corners and intermediate (top, freeze ,middle and bottom rails) structure of the door are subject to more stress, so you should use longer tenons or dowels to help distribute the weight.

    Also the lock stile needs to be substantial to accommodate the lock requirement.



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    seannash
    Registered Users Posts: 5,672 ✭✭✭seannash


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117709341#Comment_117709341

    Right now we have steel glazed doors which are very slim. Looking to get as slim as possible to keep the sightlines.

    Surface mounted door locks are okay for me so i wouldnt need them to be thick to accomodate it. Its also a secondary front door so im not too concerned about security.

    This is what we currently have, looking to replace it for something similar (sorry its an instagram link but the new app wont allow me to upload from my phone

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B8pGVImHDWC/?utm_medium=copy_link



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