Finishing Alder Doors

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Finishing alder doors.

The best way to finish a knotty alder exterior door to preserve color. Alder is a medium density hardwood that is often used with furniture trim doors and finer finishing. It can be stained to resemble most popular wood finishes but it is a notoriously difficult wood to stain as it often results in uneven coloring without proper preparation. With its subtle grain soft cherry like hue and decorative knots knotty alder is a preferred choice for exterior doors.

Get you knotty alder doors and knotty alder jambs pre finished stained and sealed to any stain color of your choice by finishing professionals that use the latest green zero voc uv based coatings for the smoothest furniture grade interior wood door finish available today. Pre finishing saves time and money. Good woods photo by manfred koh time inc. Even finishing techniques for alder approaches for avoiding a blotchy look when finishing alder.

Our products are 100 manufactured in the u s. Wood entry door materials and finishes photo by keller keller. May 27 2008. The wood you see beneath a clear finish determines whether your door s look will be rustic or refined.

Doors made with stable woods are less affected by humidity so they re better at holding up to the elements. Common wood species and grade combinations when using a natural no stain finish. Alder select premium grade alder rustic grade color samples. At our state of the art factory in northern colorado.

If you have a favorite finish es for cherry the same finish es will likely look great on alder. All related articles custom millwork doors and windows flooring general millwork installer lathe turning mouldings millwork restoration stairs stock. Approaches for avoiding a blotchy look when finishing alder.