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Real Wood on the Face, Fire Protection in the Core
A veneer fire door gives you the look of natural timber, real oak, walnut or another wood, without the cost and movement of a solid plank. A thin layer of genuine wood is bonded over an engineered core, so the face is real timber while the core carries the strength and the fire rating. It is how nearly all wood-effect fire doors are built.
It is the real-wood side of our wider internal fire doors range. The most popular finishes have their own collections: warm oak fire doors and deeper walnut fire doors.
What a veneer fire door actually is
Veneer is a thin layer of real wood bonded to a stable core, not a printed or foil effect. That means you see and feel genuine grain, while the core underneath does the structural and fire-resisting work. Compared with solid timber it stays flatter over time and costs less, which is why it is the standard construction for wood fire doors.
Panelled, flush and glazed
Veneer doors come in the full range of styles: panel fire doors for a traditional face, flush fire doors for a clean modern look, and glazed fire doors where you want to borrow light.
Rating and fitting
Most veneer fire doors are fitted at a 30-minute rating, our FD30 fire doors, with some rated to 60 minutes. Like any fire door they only perform as a complete doorset, with a fire-rated frame or lining, intumescent seals and fire-rated hinges. Building control or a fire risk assessment will confirm the rating your opening needs.
FAQs
It is a door with a thin layer of real wood bonded over an engineered core. The face is genuine timber, oak or walnut for example, while the core carries the strength and the fire rating.
For fire doors, veneer is the standard and often the better choice. It shows real grain, stays flatter than solid timber over time and costs less, while the core does the fire-resisting work.
Oak and walnut are the most popular and have their own collections. Oak gives a warm, light grain; walnut a deeper, richer tone.
Most give 30 minutes of protection, with some rated to 60 minutes. Building control or a fire risk assessment will confirm the rating your opening needs.
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