nice when its empty I guess. but cabinet can be built later.

Ok lar bro... Cabinets are quite easily installed later. Recoup first dude!

Believe me when I say, Ilike it the other way.

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Added on February 16, 2012, 12:51 pmNo choice. Have to wait, It is an eye sore

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Feb 16 2012, 12:51 PM

Renovation Updates:-

Wooden Doors installation:-

Part 1 - Solid Wooden Doors

My Solid Doors (Unpainted), -paint myself later.




Screw it on to get the position right, then check the level.




If need then adjust the level by chiselling the area where the hinges goes. The experienced installers will know how deep the chiselling needs to get the right level.




Attaching the door to the hinges.




End result.

how much is your solid wooden door? you change for all doors or only one door?

Wah, paint yourself ah. Is not going to be easy.

And you need to paint early before it absorb moisture and dry too many round. It will be crack / wrap

Incl. instalattion Approx RM400++. Change all doors lah.

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Added on February 17, 2012, 10:45 amHope to get my contractor to do it next week.

This post has been edited by phoenix69: Feb 17 2012, 10:45 AM

What staining you plan to put?

one door RM400?

wah..if change whole door...say 4 rooms...RM1,600 dy.. but anyway..really nice door!

Dunno. Just paint only, I guess.

Got difference method oh, staining can see wood grain, pain cannot see much.

Nice timber grain, sayang if you cover with paint.
But colour of wood a bit mixed, need a darker tone of varnish so that the difference is not so obvious.
Cost more to varnish a door - RM100+. But looks more classy.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Feb 17 2012, 12:05 PM

so cheap, 100+, that is so much less than what i paid.

What the professional door painter / varnish do, they will adjust the tone accordingly and you get very even color, or at best unnoticeable shade.

nowadays material very expensive. chengai wood frame will cost $10 per ft, so that is $1000 for a door!

From my last count include door skirting, and full paint (staining) for door, frame, and skirting + lock is about 1.4k per door.

Balau is even more expensive!

This post has been edited by adrianjc: Feb 17 2012, 09:24 PM

Rm10/foot run .....sure or not??? 3'x7' door frame only rm170... tell me where to get it...

Staining makes door easier to crack in few years (saw this from my own door). Shellac better but not as nice looking. Correct if im wrong.

Stain already, you still need shallac. Stain is to dye the door color and still retain the wood grain.

Tumpang this thread since talking bout doors. Received my door this evening.. Nyatoh wood 40"

Any ideas how I should do with it? Stain or paint or shellac? Do people still put the stainless steel strip in the middle?

Am thinking of light color..



Since this is a large door, i was advised to install more hinges (hinge need to be thick one, 3mm. Usual is 2 mm)

This post has been edited by vetkin_gray: Feb 18 2012, 12:48 AM