What wood for an outside door?

[Colh107]

I'm going to construct a new outbuilding door. It'll be exterior glossed, but I'm wondering if I should use particular wood - kiln dried, pressure treated, whatever. Or just "bog standard"?

 

[Wayners]

Second hand uPVC door not an option. Just asking. Our local reclamation yard is full of them.
As for your question.
Just pine will do and you can buy one ready made for £100.
Prime with coverstain but don't let any water get on it until it's glossed. Coverstain is pourus

 

[Colh107]

Thanks.
No, upvc not wanted.
Any suggestions for places to get ready made? I'm capable/happy to construct it myself, but could consider ready made.

 

[Wayners]

B&q
Xl joinery external door pine

Timber merchants. Trade centre ect

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[foxhole]

I would not gloss an exposed door , oil would be my choice and very quick and easy to recoat.

 

[Why Not Indeed]

From what I can see of it, that door looks in good nick, just needs re-painting.

 

[foxhole]

From what I can see of it, that door looks in good nick, just needs re-painting.

What about the rot all along the bottom?

 

[Why Not Indeed]

I don't know, what about it? Stabilise it, re-paint it and hide it with a weather bar?

 

[mrrusty]

I have some doors like that, and recently had to cut a cat flap in one. 120 years old and you could smell the resin in the pitch pine - absolutely solid. I suspect that door is very solid except for a bit of raggedness at the bottom. Personally, I would tidy that area up - perhaps by cutting short and fixing a bottom rail, give it good wirebrush and sand, coat of undercoat and 2 coats of oil based gloss, and I bet it lasts another 100 years - oh and I'd get some nice new hinges and a traditional latch.

If you use "ordinary" wood from the merchant/shed, not only will it not last as long, but it will shrink and swell with the weather hugely compared to that old door.

 

[Deluks]

Another vote for keeping the door.

I've repaired similar. Cut the rotten bit off the bottom, replace with a horizontal bit of wood, and cover over externally with a slightly taller bit of wood, silicone the top edge before screwing it on.

 

[Justin Passing]

I'm going to construct a new outbuilding door. It'll be exterior glossed, but I'm wondering if I should use particular wood - kiln dried, pressure treated, whatever. Or just "bog standard"?

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Mmmmm. Je t'adore.
Refurb
COuld do with a slim drip along the bottom to shed the water - make sure it's not rubbing the floor which is wet.
Very slim.

 

[slawit]

More importantly than the wood is the finish. If you paint it (modern force grown timber) will move no matter how much you paint it, I would simply use a quality preserver such as Duck back, then recoat once a year. If you’re making the door from scratch preserve every piece all way round before you put it together.