ᐅ CPL or Painted Interior Doors

Hello everyone,
we are strongly leaning towards white wooden interior doors, so here is the question: CPL or white lacquer?
Based on our research so far, CPL seems to be more durable and easier to maintain, especially because of children.

Furthermore, we quite like doors with stripes or so-called moldings (nice to have), but unfortunately the range for CPL + white + molding appears to be quite limited or rather expensive. What are your recommendations and opinions regarding surface finishes?

Paint can be touched up, whereas foil coverings are usually not suitable for repairs.

Hello,

daytona schrieb:

we are strongly leaning towards white wooden interior doors, so now the question is: CPL or white lacquer?

Based on the experience of many completed construction projects, I would always recommend CPL coating if children are already born or planned. Because...

daytona schrieb:

CPL seems to be more durable and easier to maintain, especially because of kids.

... that sums it up perfectly.

Once the kids have grown up and moved out, you can replace the doors—if you no longer like the installed ones—with whichever style you prefer, without being limited by practical considerations.

Best regards, Bauexperte

Good morning,
there are naturally some differences here as well. For example, the internal structure of the doors can vary, such as honeycomb core, tubular frame, hollow core, or solid core, as well as HDF, MDF, and of course solid wood.
The surface finishes are just as diverse, including HPL, CPL foil, or paint.
CPL is slightly thinner than HPL.
CPL-coated doors have the advantage of being colorfast and more resistant compared to painted doors. I like to say they are more durable for kids’ use.
As a middle ground, I would recommend tubular frame doors (they are not as noisy as honeycomb or frame cores) with CPL coating and postforming edges. This type of edge is more resistant on doors than sharp edges.

Regards, Sigi

Hello Siggi,

Neige schrieb:

I like to say they are Bobbycar-compatible.

Me too

Neige schrieb:

Door core made of honeycomb chipboard (they are not as “echoey” as honeycomb or ribbed cores)

And also much more durable; I also assumed it was honeycomb chipboard – maybe I should have mentioned that.

Regards, Bauexperte

Thank you very much! We also need to start ordering/choosing the doors soon... Apparently, some of them have delivery times of up to 8 weeks...