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Pre-Hung Affordable Doors

Bob points out that one huge aspect of affordability is doors, windows, and trim stock. He is joined by Lou Trottier of Martin Namco at one of the Mashpee, Massachusetts, affordable homes. Trottier explains the construction and benefits of a Jeld-Wen molded wood-fiber pre-hung door. This door comes pre-hung, pre-trimmed, and ready to install right out of the box. It is made completely from reclaimed wood fibers that are molded into skins to form the two faces of the door. Wood blocks behind the panels and a wood perimeter give it stablility. Jeld-Wen produces both hollow-core and solid-core molded wood-fiber doors. The solid-core version reduces sound transmission by 50 percent. The trim on these doors is primed, finger-jointed wood. The hollow-core Jeld-Wen door sells for about $85 including the lockset.

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Pre-Hung Affordable Doors

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" Now one of the key things in the -- and affordability and houses trim stock doors and all the components that are not be too pricey what can you tell us about this particular door. Yes Bob this door is made by the -- Wen door and window company. It did say molded wood fiber door that's basically what they have is two molded skins on each side of the door. And it comes pre hung and pre -- yes. And John you need to take the trim off now yes yes. So is the is that the is that trim also. Molded there isn't know what the term is a prime finger jointed material. They split jamb option initial thousands and -- install the door finger jointed but it's what yes anyway getting back to the door it's made out of it's say it's a wood fiber material is already claimed materializing. Yet basically a skin on the inside and outside the blocking in between each -- And this happens to be a hollow core door. But it is also we also have solid core doors which we call the pro core door and that allows 50% less noise transmission. Well that's very actually rooms yeah facilities that's a good -- a small all right with them. Potentially a large family. So essentially it comes out. To the job site you take off the cardboard protectors and you shoot it in place. What's the cost of the door. Peter yeah the bus and -- I don't from the pre hung door including a lockset including a lockset and -- using a wood fiber product allows the cost to be. Significantly. Decreased and what's the material that binds the wood fiber product they're basically using glues and resins to do that. And basically. Using -- wood perimeter around the whole door. And again the blocking in between each panel for stability."

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