External oak door finishes

These door treatments offer a simple yet effective way of protecting and maintaining a wide range of interior and exterior doors. Perfect for modern oak veneer doors. Explore a huge selection of external doors at Oakwood Doors.

Our external door range features a variety of choices, from external hardwood panel doors to double. Varnish is not a good choice for oak external doors. The oak will react with the varnish when it is exposed to sunlight, and the varnish will start to peel off quickly.

The finish may look great when it is fresh, but you will need to re-apply it every year to keep it looking good. Oil based treatments can achieve a similar look and will only need re-done once every two or three years. Our pre-finished external oak doors are delivered to you ready to hang, with no further work required. For those looking for a convenient and attractive solution that’ll present minimal hassle, a finished door is the ideal solution. For those who struggle to find doors to match their existing decor, then our range of unfinished oak doors might just be the answer.

Both are based on the same natural sustainable oils we currently use in our highly successful Hardwax Oil range including a modified alkyd resin, linseed oil and waxes, with an addition of siccatives for faster drying times. Our doors come unfinished so that you can create the unique finish that you want for your exterior doors. This gives you more control of the appearance of your door , allowing you to customize the look of your door. By offering different treatment options for your door , we give you multiple ways of finishing your door to suit the specific style you want. Not a big fan of oil or wax on doors , I think that either finish tends to attract dirt.

You end up with a grey finish in high trafic areas, ie where hands come in contact with the door. A good quality PU varnish is the best option, tough finish , easier to keep clean though it takes longer to apply. Making sure your front door and windows look great and are protected from the weather is a tough job, but our wood paint range has it covered.

Year Weatherproof Wood Paint Our year Weatherproof Wood Paint is our toughest outdoor paint. Door furniture is a great way to complete a look throughout your home and add much needed character to your door. For an external door , adding more features can help create a more unique, creative appearance. Using specific levers, handles, knobs, and hinges will let you highlight character features and really create the traditional, contemporary, or modern look you want.

A Scott Burt, owner of Topcoat Finishes , a high-end residential paint company in Jericho, Vt. From a finishing standpoint, exterior doors rank right up there with decks as the most complicated surfaces to protect and maintain. As a critical, high-traffic barrier between the interior and exterior of a home, the finish on a door is at high risk. We recommend UV PROTECTION OIL for all our external oak windows and Oak doors.

Optimal protection from the sun, the first clear oil based UV protection for exterior use. The UV protection factor effectively prevents the greying process without covering the natural beauty of oaks natural colour and character. Especially recommended for exterior use. The obscure glazed panels allow for natural light to flow through the home without compromising privacy.

The medium oak finish on the door is designed to accentuate the natural beauty of oak and combined with this stunning design gives a door that would enhance the look. Such doors may require an exterior quality finish when fitted internally. We advise that clear varnish is not used with hardwood (including oak ) doors. By this we mean that within our website many doors are termed ‘hardwood’ and a specific hardwood species in not given.

Find China Manufacturers Of Oak Wood Doors. Great discounts and savings on top home brands. Oak external doors are not suitable for painting and should only be stained. For these doors we highly recommend using Sikkens Cetol HLS Plus for the base coats and Sikkens Cetol Filter Plus for the top coats. Your home says a lot about you and external doors play an important part.

Your front door makes the first impression, which is why we offer styles from minimalist linear to cottage-style oak front doors. Our softwood options are ready for painting, whilst hardwood can be painte varnished or stained to your taste. The finishing touches of your home are vital in ensuring your initial vision comes to fruition.

A premuim Oak effect frame matching all XL external Oak doors. If you’re considering to install new external doors , on the interior or exterior of your home, you’ll need to choose between prefinished or unfinished doors. Beautiful doors deserve beautiful frames and accessories.

Door finishing instructions to validate product guarantee) At Kershaws Doors Ltd we take great care in sourcing the best quality products. Incorrect finishing could completely ruin the door and void the guarantee so it’s important to fully understand the process and what products are not allowed for finishing external wooden doors. External Oak doors can be stained or painted.

We use thicker then standard timber sections to create a more substantial heavy duty oak door. Only the finest English oak is used. Each piece is carefully chosen and kiln dried to prevent warping and disfiguration.