Mar 27, 2013 · Re: Masonite VS Tempered Hardboard Joe, as Grant so typically eloquently states :) Masonite is a trade mark. board comes tempered or untempered and you already stated tempered. Tempered comes in several variety depending on what your local supplier stocks.

Jan 9, 2015 · Masonite is a wood fiber product (and in that sense is like paper / cardboard) and a big reason people refer to it as cardboard. As has been stated already, bad batches of any siding product can be subject to problems, recall or class action suits etc. The particular composition of Masonite siding was generally more subject to defects.

May 24, 2007 · Masonite is definately a material to avoid, especially here in SC where the humidity is high. It will need to be painted every couple years---even more often that real wood siding. Within ten years or so it will begin to splinter and just basically come to pieces. Masonite is virtually never used for new homes or replacement siding in SC any more.

For some reason Masonite has been having this problem of the plastic doorsill doming or crowning upwards. Imagine an upside 'U' The adjustment is in its lowest position and can't go down any further. If you go to my first post and open the link provided you will see the original pantent drawing for this threshold.

May 8, 2009 · I'm replacing a solid pine louvred bi-fold front hall closet door with a 4-panel (2 panels on each 16" side) Masonite bi-fold hollow core door. The door is hollow in the area where the handle(s) go. I have flat panel bi-fold doors elsewhere and because they are hollow, you cannot tighten the handle screws too much or it flexes the door faces.

May 4, 2019 · It depends on the door you're hanging. Masonite doors typical in residential come bevelled and full sized. A door sold as 32" is 32" wide. If you order a 32" solid core door it will come 32" with no bevel. Typically with these doors after you put a bevel on them they are no longer 32". You make the frame 32" then plane the door to fit the frame.

Jul 22, 2021 · I plan on making some upper cabinets for the laundry room later this year. I want to use 3/4” melamine for the cabinet material. It’s cheaper than plywood and it’s already prefinished. My question has to do with both the joinery, and where the top and base panels should sit with respect to the sides. I normally use