Method for making flush architectural doors using post-consumer materials

摘要

A method for forming a flush architectural wooden door using at least one post-consumer material includes collecting a previously-used door from a collection site. The previously-used door includes a core having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a perimeter extending around the opposing major surfaces. The core is extracted from the previously-used door. Rails and styles are applied to a perimeter of the extracted core. A first skin is applied over the first major surface of the extracted core and applied rails and styles. The extracted core, rails, styles, and first skin have a collective weight. The extracted core forms over half of that collective weight.

主权项

1. A method for forming a flush architectural wooden door using at least one post-consumer material, the method comprising:
collecting a previously-used door from a collection site, the previously-used door comprising a core having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, and a perimeter around the opposing major surfaces; extracting the core from the previously-used door; applying rails and styles to the perimeter of the extracted core; applying a first skin over the first major surface of the extracted core and applied rails and styles; wherein the extracted core, the rails, the styles, and the first skin have a collective weight, and wherein the extracted core forms over half of that collective weight; establishing a chain of custody for the new flush architectural wooden door with the extracted core; wherein establishing the chain of custody for the new flush architectural wooden door with the extracted core comprises recording chain-of-custody information; wherein recording chain-of-custody information comprises recording the location of the collection site from where the previously-used door was collected; and wherein establishing the chain of custody for the new flush architectural wooden door with the extracted core comprises stamping recorded chain-of-custody information onto the new flush architectural wooden door.