How To Select The Best Wood Types For A Solid Wood Screen Door

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Best Wood Types For Solid Wood Screen Doors

Please note that all wood types may vary in color and grain line from actual pictures. Wood is a natural product with artistic variations. We do not use pressure treated wood.

California Sugar Pine

A soft, light weight wood. Does best if protected from the weather. Light in color. More chance of knots with pine than any other wood.

Western Red Cedar

A light weight wood. An
excellent wood for heavy exposure to the weather. Variation in
grain line, from tight
(top) to flat (bottom).
Less maintenance.

Douglas Fir

A harder, heavier wood than pine and better suited for exposure to light/moderate weather. Variation in grainline, from tight (top) to flat (bottom). BEST CHOICE
IF PRICE, AND YOUR PLANING ON PAINTING OR STAINING.

Redwood

A meduim weight wood. A excellent wood for heavy exposure to the weather.
Less maintenance.

Eastern Red Oak

A beautiful hard wood. Does best when protected from the weather.

Mahogany

A beautiful hard wood. An excellent wood for heavy exposure to the weather.
BEST CHOICE FOR DEEP POCKETS

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