Ordering interior doors – what to keep in mind?

Interior doors are important elements in every home, affecting both the appearance of rooms and their functionality. Choosing the right interior door can make your home more comfortable, practical and stylish. Below we outline the main factors to consider when you are in the process of ordering interior doors. From materials and design to installation and maintenance – here you will find everything you need to make an informed choice.

Finish – painted or veneered interior doors

In our factory we produce interior doors with two different facing materials – painted interior doors and veneered interior doors. With painted doors, the visible surface of the door is painted and smooth in texture (painted MDF, like furniture).

It is important to point out that we have no standard colours – you can choose from the entire RAL Classic and NCS catalogue, and it does not change the price! This allows you to fine-tune the door colour exactly as you wish – for example, in the same colour as the wall.

Go straight to our range of painted interior door models here: https://lavel.ee/en/door/painted-solid-doors/

For veneered doors, we use different natural veneer materials (mainly oak veneer) – so the surface of veneered doors has a wood texture. The veneer can be finished with either stain or oil wax – here too we offer a wide range of options. The best option would be to come to a showroom to see the samples (in Tallinn at Pärnu mnt 186 on the 2nd floor of the Väike-Järve centre, and in Tartu at Riia mnt 136a – free parking).

So if you are right at the beginning of choosing interior doors, the first question is whether to choose veneered or painted interior doors. Once that choice is made, the next step is to decide on a specific model.

Go straight to our range of veneered interior door models here: https://lavel.ee/en/door/veneered-solid-doors/

Hardware

In addition to the usual pin hinges and 2014 lock frame, our interior doors can also be fitted with more exclusive design hardware – for example, concealed hinges and magnetic locks. We also have a wide selection of handle solutions for magnetic locks.

Drop-down thresholds

In addition to the usual oak thresholds, our wooden interior doors can also be fitted with drop-down thresholds. The idea of a drop-down threshold is that when the door closes, a rubber seal drops down from inside the door leaf, which makes the door sound-insulating, while at the same time leaving the door opening clear. We offer two types of drop-down thresholds – a more sound-insulating 37 dB version and a ventilating 27 dB drop-down threshold.

With a ventilating drop-down threshold the door has slightly lower sound insulation, but transfer air can still flow under the door leaf. This means this type of threshold can be used where air needs to flow under the door (e.g. a WC door, where the WC has extract ventilation).

More about the ventilating drop-down threshold:

Interior door frame solutions

With interior doors, you can use a variety of frame solutions. We can offer outward- and inward-opening frames, wall-thickness frames, frames with extensions, concealed frames, etc.

In the standard solution , the frame depth is 92 mm and the door installation gap is covered with an architrave (architrave sizes 42, 58, 70, 90 x 12 mm). For finishing door reveals , we additionally offer two options – a frame with an extension and a wall-thickness frame. In the first case, it is a 92 mm frame with a milled groove, the frame is extended with a special extension and the architrave goes on both sides. With a wall-thickness frame, the frame itself is deeper than standard – usually the same thickness as the wall.

Concealed frame X1 (outward-opening door)

All our interior door models can also be ordered with a concealed frame, which is our own product and therefore very competitively priced compared to aluminium solutions. The concealed frame is finished into the wall so that it cannot be seen. The picture shows an outward-opening door (opening towards the living room); the door opening was 2500 mm high and the door was ordered in the same NCS colour as the wall.

Concealed frame X2 (inward-opening door)

Doors with concealed frames can also be ordered as inward-opening doors. This solution is used especially where two doors are in the same view and one opens to one side and the other to the other side. With this solution, both doors can be installed flush with the wall on one side, giving a neat, uniform result.

Samples of concealed frames are available in our showrooms in Tallinn and Tartu.

Dimensions