1 £3,000 door

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If anyone wants to know what the veneer on one single internal £3,000 door looks like. Here it is.

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It's a technical veneer which is hundreds of wood veneers laid then cross cut the opposite way. Very different to a standard veneer.

The mdf is routed and a hardwood inlay in glued in. It's then routed again and the veneer overlaid. A french polisher then makes the two edges good and dyes the hardwood inlay the same colour as the veneer.

Truly lovely truly expensive.

There are double, triple and 6 leaf sliding doors for these apartments. Some frames contain led lighting others have electric closers. The most expensive at the moment is one number opening £8,000 for a 6 leaf slider opening to a dining room bigger in area than some flats I've built.

http://www.lanitisaristophanous.com/products/timber/veneers/technical-wood-veneers
 
I suppose it's like leather interiors on cars. Only a small handful are 100% leather. The majority are leather veneers backed on plastic.

It's more sustainable, more stable and more consistent.
 
maccapacca said:
I suppose it's like leather interiors on cars. Only a small handful are 100% leather. The majority are leather veneers backed on plastic.

It's more sustainable, more stable and more consistent.
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Yeah, sure but the price really shouldn't go up so much when you talk about things becoming more sustainable because they use more sustainable resources like MDF.
 
A real 100% mahagony door would probably cost the same.

Most doors are labelled 'solid' when all it means is they are just not that egg crate inside. Most are chipboard or mdf veneered or cheap pine or oak.
 
There is no way a door made of hardwood would cost £3K

Those doors are just bonkers, if you have the money to burn then treat yourself if that's your thing I've no problem with that but you can't justify the cost.

I spent £3k each on two kitchen larder cabinets (all hard wood, frames, carcase etc.), a complete extravagance but it had to be done.

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Some people must have a terrible time wondering what to spend their money on next! Luckily for them there's always somebody around to fleece them.
 
To be fair I wouldn't know the difference between a £50 and a £2,500 graphics card. I would fully expect there's a massive difference. It would be very easy and lazy just to say lol ££££ mugs without fully understanding.
 
maccapacca said:
To be fair I wouldn't know the difference between a £50 and a £2,500 graphics card. I would fully expect there's a massive difference. It would be very easy and lazy just to say lol ££££ mugs without fully understanding.
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a £2.5k card is for CAD designers, a £50 card is for Dell customers :D
 
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