I have a hole in my living room wall to a cupboard housing UFH manifold and a few other bits and pieces.
I need to make a door to fit in the hole that can be flush painted white to match in with the room, and apart from a discreet trim, be fairly un-obtrusive.
the opening is about 18" wide by 3'6" high, and starts just above the skirting, which is continuous.
I was planning to use a piece of 18mm MDF that i have lying around, with a pine frame glued and screwed to the back around the edges, painted both sides, hinged and then magnetic catches to close.
I read somewhere on here that a frame to one side of an MDF panel may cause it to warp. Is this correct? Should i have a diagonal cross brace across the back of the panel as well?
18mm MDF seems eminently up to the job. Am i missing something?!
thanks!
I need to make a door to fit in the hole that can be flush painted white to match in with the room, and apart from a discreet trim, be fairly un-obtrusive.
the opening is about 18" wide by 3'6" high, and starts just above the skirting, which is continuous.
I was planning to use a piece of 18mm MDF that i have lying around, with a pine frame glued and screwed to the back around the edges, painted both sides, hinged and then magnetic catches to close.
I read somewhere on here that a frame to one side of an MDF panel may cause it to warp. Is this correct? Should i have a diagonal cross brace across the back of the panel as well?
18mm MDF seems eminently up to the job. Am i missing something?!
thanks!