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FREQUENTY
ASKED QUESTIONS ON PATECO MOLDED DOORS
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1.
How
do I know the Molded Door I choose is a quality
wood product? |
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2. What
are the standard performance tests utilized by
PATECO for their molded doors? |
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3. What
independent test lab approved Pateco Molded Door
in its performance tests? |
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4.
We
don't boil our doors - so, what is the Boiling
Water Test for? |
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5.
What
is Masonite's HDF? |
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6.
How
does Pateco HDF compare to MDF door skins? |
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7.
Can
Pateco molded door be installed as an exterior
door? |
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ON
GLUE, DOOR KNOBS, DOOR FRAMES & JAMBS
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1. Can
glue performance in the molded door be easily
measure? |
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2. Can
doorknobs be installed in molded door basically
the same manner? |
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3. Some
door jambs still warp or move although they have
been kiln dried. What can be done
before installation to avoid
this movement? |
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4.
Pateco
molded door is not at all about HDF door skin.
It's stiles and rails can still warp
even
if its inside, can't it? |
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FREQUENTY
ASKED QUESTIONS ON PATECO MOLDED DOORS
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Q:
How do I know the molded door I choose is a quality
product? |
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A:
Only Pateco molded door has an embedded logo
on it. It is your assurance of quality craftsmanship.
Pateco offers a one (1) year limited warranty
against elemental defects such as shrinking,
swelling, warping and delamination on all its
molded doors |
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Q:
What are the standard performance tests utilized
by Pateco for their molded doors? |
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A:
Performance boiling tests include, but are not
limited to: Boiling of HDF door skin, bending
test of finger-jointed frame, bonding of glue
used. |
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Q:
What independent test lab approved Pateco molded
door in its performance tests? |
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A:
One-hour boiling test conducted by Forest Products
Research & Development Institute (FPRDI)
in University of the Philippines, Los Baņos,
Laguna, shows how Pateco HDF performs better
than MDF and any other HDF. Test piece of 2"
x 3" is completely submerged into boiling water
for 1 hour. An initial and final dimensional
thickness measurement is also recorded. |
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Q:
We don't boil our doors- so, what is the Boiling
Water Test for? |
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A:
The boiling water of the door skin is an accelerated
test for performance against the door's repeated
exposure to water/humidity. It is a test for
delamination of skin from the core. |
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Q:
What is Masonite's HDF? |
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A:
HDF means "High Density Fiberboard". Masonite's
HDF is made of 99.9% wood.
Wood fiber is molded under intense heat and
pressure into 1/8" (3.2mm) thick sheet of fiberboard.
A typical HDF has a density greater than 50
pounds per cubic foot or 800 kg per cubic meter.
The density of Pateco molded door skin (from
MASONITE International, U.S.A.) is 1050 kg/m3 |
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Q:
How does Pateco HDF compare to MDF door skins? |
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A:
Pateco HDF is typically more durable, resists
shrinkage and swelling due to seasonal changes.
The difference is in the type of resin used
in making of the board. Mostly, MDF boards use
some type of urea formaldehyde resin. On the
other hand, Pateco's molded door skin is made
with phenolic formaldehyde resin. Pateco's (Masonite)
molded door skin is the only known molded door
skin with such resin that makes boiling test
possible. |
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Q:
Can Pateco molded door be installed as an exterior
door? |
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A:
Yes, it can be used as an exterior door provided
there is a canopy for door protection. Just
like any solid wood panel doors, direct exposure
to water and humidity may aggravate the deterioration
of doors. |
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ON
GLUE, DOOR KNOBS, DOOR FRAMES & JAMBS
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Q:
Can glue performance in the molded door be easily
measured? |
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A:
Glue
performance cannot be easily tested. Because
of the variable factors involved in gluing and
testing, the only way to accurately measure
glue performance is through a laboratory testing
facility which Pateco has also undertaken under
UP Los Baņos aside from the boiling test of
the door skin. |
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Q:
Can doorknobs be installed in molded door basically
the same manner? |
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A:
There is no substantial difference in installation
methods of doorknobs. As a general rule, doorknobs
are best installed one (1) meter from the bottom. |
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Q:
Some door jambs still warp or move although they
have been kiln dried. What can be done before
installation to avoid this movement? |
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A:
Wood in general should be acclimated to the
conditions of the room in which it will be installed.
By allowing typically 48 hours to acclimate,
you are allowing the product to stabilize to
its installation environment and minimize subsequent
dimensional changes. If the wood is not allowed
to become stable in the environment where the
part will be used, problems including warpage
can occur. |
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Q:
Pateco molded door is not all about HDF door skin.
It's stiles and rails can still warp even if its
inside, can't it? |
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A:
Warp only occurs if the moisture changes. Pateco
ensured to get the stile and the rails are at
the correct measure content (MC) which is 12%-14%
(average kiln drying time to achieve this MC
is 28 days) for the job's final destination,
only then the doors may be assembled.
In the case of warped wood, the problem is related
to the moisture in the wood. The way the wood
was or was not dried will directly relate to
the way the wood works. |
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