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Hollow-core interior door
Cardboard-honeycomb-core door with veneer skin. The default tract-construction interior door — light, cheap, but sounds and feels flimsy.
Cost tier
BUDGET
Cost / sqft
$4–$15
Install
DIY
Durability
low
Maintenance
low
Moisture
fair
Cost notes
$50-120 typical. Common in starter homes. Bedrooms + bathrooms benefit noticeably from upgrading to solid-core.
Aesthetic
- Finish: paint-grade primed, wood-veneer
- Color range: white painted, stained wood-veneer
- Visual weight: light
Climate suitability
✓ Hot-humid
✓ Hot-dry
✓ Mixed-humid
✓ Mixed-dry
✓ Cold
✓ Arctic
Source
Architectural Graphic Standards — Architectural Graphic Standards (Ramsey/Sleeper) — Materials chapter
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