Did you miss Gary Striegler’s live installation clinic on plumb perfect interior doors at Kuiken Brothers’ LIVE Product Expo 2024? If so, here is a recap to help you take your interior doors to another level.

Interior doors can be tricky, but with these time saving techniques and tips, you’ll be able to find joy, and make money hanging them in the future. Tips on measuring, storing, ensuring you have a plumb, level and square opening, or how to adjust for it, and shimming! Don’t ever forget the shimming.

Now that you have some of these interior door installation tips & techniques under your belt, it’s time to learn a little more about some primed stile & rail units that are readily accessible to you, and will turn your head once you learn about the pricing on these units, especially knowing that you will be working with a far superior product than a hollow core/ molded door unit.

New Cost Competitive Primed Stile & Rail Door Options Available at Kuiken Brothers

Kuiken Brothers’ millwork partner, REEB Millwork offers an extensive selection of stile & rail as well as primed stile & rail units at their distribution facility in Bethlehem, PA. What is even more impressive is their inventory levels of each of the series of doors shown in the two catalogs below. Please take a moment to review these catalogs. We’re certain that referencing these in-stock options with your clients and team meetings with your architect partners will save a significant amount of times and last minute questions and finger pointing wondering when your door order will be showing up.

Click download the most current catalog featuring readily available doors from REEB Millwork

Interior Primed Stile & Rail Doors

For customers seeking an elegant look, primed stile and rail doors are an ideal choice for homeowners seeking to add a clean look to their Modern, Traditional or Craftsman style homes. They feature architecturally correct layouts, crisp shadow lines and highly defined panels providing a superior level of detail.

Here’s a quick review of what we are looking at above that makes up the quality construction of a Stile & Rail Door from REEB, Kuiken Brothers millwork partner of choice:

1. Stile: The stiles have a solid engineered core for added strength and stability
2. Rail: The rails are also made of solid engineered core
3. Panel/Glass: Panels can be wood to create a solid door, or replaced with glass to create a French door
4. Dowel Pins: Dowel pins are used to join the stiles and rails together
5. Veneer: A veneer is added over the core to create a smooth staining or painting surface

Stiles Rails & Veneer

The stiles and rails have a solid wood engineered core for added strength, stability, and reduced sound transmission. An MDF veneer is permanently bonded to the core resisting dents, dings, and gouges. The veneer when compared to other imitation products makes for a superior and smooth painting surface.

Dowels Pins & Panels

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

Sharp Details & Architecturally Correct

Primed stile and rail doors join components together to create sharp shadow lines with a 90 degree Shaker sticking. Each door is made with perfectly proportioned stiles, rails and panels that are created individually to ensure that every door is architecturally correct.

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 and greater life expectancy at a similar price point to their molded door counterparts.

The options can be a little overwhelming at times, and that is why the Millwork experts at Kuiken Brothers are here to help. Our team is extremely knowledgeable in understanding the application and providing the appropriate solution to meet your needs, whether it be budget, a specific look, or simply a deadline requirement.

Ready to get started? Well then hop on over to our Contact Us page and complete the on-line form. Tell us a little bit about your project in the Comments/ Questions field and we will have a Kuiken Brothers representative follow up with you right away. We look forward to working with you on your next project!