What is Engineered Wood? 

Engineered wood is a popular door material aside from glass, steel and aluminium. If you want to learn more about engineered wood and why it’s a good door material, read the rest of this short article. 

Is engineered wood good? 

First, engineered wood is actually a range of products that are manufactured by fixing or binding together wood boards, fibres, strands and particles. These are called “engineered” because the material is specifically made to meet certain specifications (according to end use or application). 

For example, engineered wood for structural frames in construction are different from engineered wood for doors, floors and plywood. The structural performance and specifications differ because frames have to support and transfer immense loads. In contrast, doors don’t have to support much weight. Also, engineered wood for doors have to meet certain aesthetic requirements (such as wood grain and thickness). 

Because engineered wood is customised or manufactured specifically to meet certain requirements, they can also be said to achieve a certain level of quality. They can even achieve some bushfire resistance depending on the way they’re manufactured and the combination of materials they’re made of. As a result, you can find a wide variety of engineered wood material with different specifications (that meet different standards). There are materials available with varying grades, thicknesses and classifications. 

More practical and environment-friendly 

In addition, engineered wood is often considered a more environment-friendly option than solid wood (without engineering, made directly from trees). That’s because engineered wood can be made from small pieces of wood or even defective wood material (because they’re going to be fixed and binded later on). In other words, there’s less waste because more wood can be actually used to make doors and structural materials. 

In home and door applications, engineered wood has become the preferred choice because it’s strong and dimensionally stable. The material also provides some resistance against warping and splitting, which is a result of literally engineering the wood to achieve such properties. As a result, doors made from engineered wood can last for decades without much change in appearance and structural integrity.