Hollow Core Doors

[ohbugger]

Has anyone ever used Hollow Core Doors / Slab Doors as a building material?

I built a headboard out of door slabs due to the light weight and nice finish. I just looked up the R-value which is 2.
They are really light weight, perfectly square, pretty strong, and dirt cheap. You have to use them pretty much as-is since they are hollow and once you start cutting into them or changing the shape they lose strength.

They are all 80" long, and come in widths from 18"-36"

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-100086651/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

[Blotto Bros]

I thought about using them as fold up bed slabs in my cargo trailer conversion...cheap flat and EXACTLY the right size.

[ohbugger]

Great idea!

[bdosborn]

Roly used one:

Roly Clicky

Bruce

[Blotto Bros]

That GREAT! I was sort of scared to pull the trigger on buying two of them..just wasn't sure they would support my weight. After seeing that I am sure they will work now.

[CarlLaFong]

I've cut into some hollow core doors and found cardboard, zig zagging across the inside rather than the egg crate material seen in the cut away. I guess there's no way to know what you're getting unless you open it up

[RandomAbstract]

Has anyone ever used Hollow Core Doors / Slab Doors as a building material?

I built a headboard out of door slabs due to the light weight and nice finish. I just looked up the R-value which is 2.
They are really light weight, perfectly square, pretty strong, and dirt cheap. You have to use them pretty much as-is since they are hollow and once you start cutting into them or changing the shape they lose strength.

They are all 80" long, and come in widths from 18"-36"

I used a 24" wide one to build a cot for my minivan. Put legs on each corner with a support halfway down its length. Added a thermarest sleeping pad. Slid my ice chest and storage boxes underneath it. Worked great. Weighed almost nothing.

[EffieRover]

I replaced the bunk in my Shasta with three 15" panels from folding doors. I found they were a little saggy with an adult weight on them, so I drilled a couple small holes and filled them with expanding foam. They don't move a bit now. Hope that helps.