Reeb Interior Stile and Rail Doors – Reeb Learning Center

Primed Stile and Rail Glass Options

Adding glass in place of the panels in stile and rail doors creates a French door and allows light to flow through the home. French doors can accompany any home design and utilize either clear, privacy, or decorative glass.

Clear Glass

Privacy Glass

Decorative Glass

Glass Privacy

Each glass type has its own level of privacy and this can be a big decision maker when choosing a door. This video gives a better understanding of how private each glass type is.

Design Options

Sometimes instead of one big piece of glass, a door with a divided look fits better in a home’s design. The primed stile and rail doors use true divided lite construction and 1-1/4″ bars to create this look.

As a note, when divided lite doors are not as wide, the number of lites or glass panes in the door go down. For example, a 10 lite door that is 1’6″ wide will only have 5 lites or pieces of glass. Shown below is a 3/0 PR8010 and a 1/6 PR8010 to showcase the difference.

Layout Options

Below are the design options as well as a close-up of each privacy and decorative glass style.

Clear Glass

Clear glass allows the most light through and is the least private.

PR8001

Clear Glass Close-Up

PR8010

PR8015

PR8018 (8/0)

PR8012 (8/0)

Privacy Glass

Frit

Frit glass is a single pane of glass with a texture on one side The non-textured side will have a shiny appearance.

PR8001F

Frit Glass Close-Up

PR8010F

PR8015F

PR8018F (8/0)

PR8012F (8/0)

White Laminate

White laminate glass is made of two panes of glass with a white laminate layer in-between. Both sides of the glass will be shiny.

PR1501WL

White Laminate Glass Close-Up

Decorative Glass

Clear Art on Satin Etch

While the majority of the glass is satin etch, an art design is included with clear glass.

PR8490

Clear Art on Satin Etch Glass Close-Up

Waterton

Waterton glass is comprised of different types of privacy and beveled glass which are held together by black caming.

PR8423

Waterton Glass Close-Up

Primed Stile and Rail Doors

Primed stile and rail doors are an ideal choice for homeowners seeking a clean look for their home. Primed Stile and Rail Doors are made up of multiple components which come together to create the final product.

Stile and Rails

The stiles and rails have a solid wood engineered core for added strength, stability, and reduced sound transmission. The core is covered with an MDF veneer which is permanently bonded to the core resisting dents, dings, and gouges and makes for a superior paint surface.

Solid Wood Engineered Core

Dowel Pins and Panels

The stile and rails are joined by dowel pins. In between the stiles and rail, there can be a flat or raised panel made of MDF for a smooth painted finish or there can be a glass element to allow natural light into the next room.

Dowel Pins

Sharp Details and Architecturally Correct

Primed stile and rail doors join components together to create sharp shadow lines. Each door is made with perfectly proportioned stiles, rails and panels that are created individually to ensure that every door is architecturally correct.

Conclusion

Recent developments within the millwork industry continue to strengthen the case for primed stile and rail doors, making them an excellent choice for discerning homeowners seeking increased strength, better durability, better aesthetics, and greater life expectancy at a similar price point to their molded door counterparts.

Barn Doors

Barn Doors are a particular design of door that reflects a more rustic approach to the door panel. It’s commonly hung as a sliding door with barn door hardware. This is hardware that is mounted to the surface of the wall and requires a track and hardware that’s placed on the door surface or top edge. Barn door hardware comes in a range of options and colors from Goldberg Brothers.

P180 – Ponderosa Pine, Z Style

P181– Ponderosa Pine, K Style

KA180 – Knotty Alder, Z Style

KA181– Knotty Alder, K Style

Barn Door Orientations

Barn Doors have certain designs to them. Reeb stocks the “Z” style and “K” style. Due the diagonals on each door, they are considered handed when placed in a prehung and to correctly hang the door in a frame, the orientation of the “letter” needs to be specified. This means we need to call the door as “readable” or “reversed” from the stop or hinge side of the door.

Z Style Barn Doors

View from the Stop Side

“Z” Readable

“Z” Reversed

“Z” Readable / “Z” Reversed

“Z” Reversed / “Z” Readable

“Z” Reversed / “Z” Reversed

“Z” Readable / “Z” Readable

View from the Hinge Side

“Z” Readable

“Z” Reversed

“Z” Readable / “Z” Reversed

“Z” Reversed / “Z” Readable

“Z” Reversed / “Z” Reversed

“Z” Readable / “Z” Readable

K Style Barn Doors

View from the Stop Side

“K” Readable

“K” Reversed

“K” Readable / “K” Reversed

“K” Reversed / “K” Readable

“K” Reversed / “K” Reversed

“K” Readable / “K” Readable

View from the Hinge Side

“K” Readable

“K” Reversed

“K” Readable / “K” Reversed

“K” Reversed / “K” Readable

“K” Reversed / “K” Reversed

“K” Readable / “K” Readable

Panel Types

One of the features of a stile and rail door is the type of panel. Reeb stocks double hip raised, single hip raised, and flat panel doors to fit any home design. Depenidng on the species of the door, the thickness of the panel will vary. Click here for a quick access to Reeb’s catalog page.

Double Hip Raised Panel with Ovolo Sticking

A double hip raised panel adds a touch more of design with the intricate the panel detail surrounded by ovolo sticking.

Heavy Double Hip Raised Panel with Ovolo Sticking

A heavy double hip raised panel is thicker creating more definition in the details surrounded by ovolo sticking.

Raised V-Groove Panel

The v-groove raised panel includes an 11/16″ v-groove on the raised panel surrounded by reticulated sitcking and joint.

V-Groove Plank Panel

The v-groove plank panel includes vertical v-grooves creating a plank appearance. surrounded by tapered sticking.

Single Hip Raised Panel with Ovolo Sticking

A single hip raised panel is a traditional panel design surrounded by ovolo sticking.

Flat Panel with Ovolo Sticking

A flat panel is a more modern panel design surrounded by ovolo sticking for a simple raised molding appearance.

Flat Panel with Shaker Sticking

A flat panel is a more modern panel design surrounded by shaker sticking for a shaker-style appearance.

Chalkboard Panel with Ovolo Sticking

In place of a wood panel, a magnetic chalkboard panel can be added surrounded by ovolo sticking.

Primed Stile and Rail Features

Authentic primed stile and rail doors offer a level of detail and definition that cannot be matched. Stile and rail construction is referred to as architecturally correct and provides crisp shadow lines and highly defined panel details resulting in a high end looking product. Painting an interior primed door provides a way to match the design of the home.

Stiles have a solid engineered core for added strength and stability.
The rails are also made of solid engineered core.
Panels can be MDF to create a solid door or glass to create a French door.
Dowel pins are used to join the stiles and rails together.
An MDF veneer is added over the core to create a smooth staining or painting surface.

Architectural Correctness

Each door is made with perfectly proportioned stiles, rails, and panels that are created individually to ensure that every door looks balanced and is pleasing to the eye.

Sharp Detail

Door components in a primed stile and rail door are separate components that are joined together with dowel pins, creating sharp shadow lines and greater definition.

Dowel Pins

Traditional dowel pin construction creates a secure joint, connecting stile and rail components together.

Panel Design

Doors can be designed with flat or raised panels. The panels in a primed stile and rail door are made from MDF. Different sticking options are also available depending on the style.

Flat Panel

Raised Panel

Solid Engineered Core

The interior of a primed stile and rail door has a solid engineered core adding stability and reducing sound transmission. A solid engineered core is defined as multiple pieces of wood joined together to create a solid wood door without being solid components. This is beneficial when comparing Primed Stile and Rail Doors with Solid Core Molded Doors.

Veneer

A high-quality MDF veneer is applied on top of the core for a perfect painting surface.

Finishing

The surface of the door is smooth for painting.

Wood Stile and Rail Features

Stile and rail construction is architecturally correct and provides crisp shadow lines and highly defined panel details.

The stiles have a solid engineered core for added strength and stability.
The rails are also made of solid engineered core.
Panels can be wood to create a solid door, or replaced with glass to create a French door.
Dowel pins are used to join the stiles and rails together.
A veneer is added over the core to create a smooth staining or painting surface.

Architectural Correctness

Each door is made with perfectly proportioned stiles, rails, and panels that are created individually to ensure that every door looks balanced and is pleasing to the eye.

Sharp Detail

Door components in a stile and rail door are separate components that are joined together with dowel pins, creating sharp shadow lines and greater definition.

Panel Design

Doors can be designed with flat or raised panels. Different sticking options are also avialable depending on the style.

Finishing

The surface of the door can be stained to bring out the graining.