DEAS 1065 -2:2021 
ICS 91.060.50  
 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Wooden flush door shutters  of solid core type  — Specification — Part 2: 
Particleboards and hardwood face panels   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  1 
4.1 Type and designation ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
4.2 Sizes ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  2 
4.3 Material  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  4 
4.3.1  Timber  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  4 
4.3.2  Particleboards  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  4 
4.3.3  Hardboard face panel  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  4 
4.3.4  Adhesive  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  4 
4.4 Construction  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
4.5 Fitting of locks  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 5 
4.6 Workmanship and finish  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  5 
5 Tests  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  5 
6 Sampling and criteria for conformity  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 5 
7 Marking  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  5 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  6 
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 Foreword  
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 Wooden flush door shutters  of solid core type  — Specification — Part 2: 
Particleboards and hardwood face panels   
1 Scope   
This Draft East Africa  Standard specifies  requirements  and sampling methods  of wooden flush door shutters 
of solid core type with particleboard face panels , for both veneered and unveneered , and hard -board face 
panels . 
2 Normative references   
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some o r all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 16893 , Wood -based panels — Particleboard  
DEAS 1065 -1, Wooden flush door shutters of solid core type — Specification — Part 1: Plywood face panels  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions  in DEAS 1065 -1 apply.  
ISO and IEC maintai n terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
4 Requirements   
4.1 Type and designation  
Solid core wooden flush do or shutters with particleboard face panels shall be of decorative type or non -
decorative (paintable) type. The designation of various types of wooden flush door shutters shall be based on 
the core and the type of face panel as given in Table 1.   
Table 1 — Nature of solid core wooden flush door shutters with particleboard face panels   
Core  Type  Abbreviations  
Blockboards  Decorative with skins of decorative veneered 
particleboards  BDPV  
Non-decorative (paintable) with skins of particleboards 
unveneered  BNP 
Non-decorative (paintable) with skins of particleboards 
veneered with commercial veneers  BNPV   
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 Particleboard with or 
without blockboard  Decorative with skins of decorative veneered 
particleboards  PDPV*  
Non-decorative with skins of particleboards unvenee red PNP*  
Non-decorative with skins of particleboards veneered with 
commercial veneers  PNPV*  
* Where particleboard beaded core is used, the designations will be PE D PV, PE N P and PE N PV respectively.  
 
4.2 Sizes  
4.2.1  Sizes of the wooden flush door sh utters shall generally conform to the modular sizes specified in 
Table 2 (see Figure 1). Sizes other than modular sizes, as agreed to between the manufacturer and the 
purchaser, may also be permitted; however, the thickness of shutters in such cases shall not be less than that 
specified against the nearest higher modular size given in 4.2.3.  
Table 2 — Dimensions of wooden flush door shutters  
Designation of doors  Width  
mm Height  
mm 
min. max.  
8 DS 20  710 1 945  1 945  
8 DS 21  760 1 980  2 045  
9 DS 20  810 2 005  2 030  
9 DS21  860 2 005  2 030  
10 DS 20  900 2 005  2 100  
10 DS 21  915 2 005  2 100  
12 DT 20  1 100  1 905  2 100  
12 DT 21  1 500  2 005  2 100  
NOTE 1  Door, S =Single shutter, and T = Double leaf shutter.  
NOTE 2  The designation indicates the size of door  opening, the first number referring to width in modules of 100 mm and 
the last number the height in modules of 100 mm.  
NOTE 3  In arriving at the standard widths and heights for wooden flush door shutters, an allowance of 60 mm has been 
made for door frame s, 40 mm for floor finish and 5 mm for clearance all round (see Figure 1) between the door opening 
and door frame and 15 mm for rebate all round for the wooden flush door shutter into the frame. Furthermore, a gap of 5 
mm has been provided between the bott om of the wooden flush door shutter and the finished floor level.  
 
4.2.2  In case the modular height is taken from the finished floor level, the height of the wooden flush door 
shutters shall be the one given in column 3 of Table 2 for maximum height. In t he case of double leaved 
shutters, the rebate and clearance between the shutters shall be as given in DEAS 1065 -1.  
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Figure 1 — Sketch illustrating dimensions of wooden flush door shutters  
NOTE  It is recommended that, as far as possible, the thickness adop ted for wooden flush door shutters should be as 
given 4.2.3.  
4.2.3  Nominal thickness of wooden flush door shutters shall be 25 mm, 30 mm, 35 mm, 40 mm , 45 mm  and 
50 mm . 
Table 3 — Thickness of wooden flush door shutters  
Wooden flush door 
designation  Thickne ss 
mm 
8 DS 20 and 8 DS 21  25 
9 DS 20 and 9 DS 21  30 or 35  
10 DS 20 and 10 DS 21  40 
12 DT 20 and 12 DT 21  45 or 50  
4.2.4  Tolerances shall:   
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 a. on nominal width and height be + 3mm - 0 mm; and  
b. on nominal thickness be ± 1.2 mm.  
The thickness of the wooden fl ush door shutters shall be uniform throughout with a permissible variation of not 
more than 0.8 mm when measured at any two points.  
4.3 Material  
4.3.1  Timber  
Species of timber, moisture content and permissible defects therein and preservative treatment req uired for 
use in the core and lipping shall conform to the relevant requirements specified in DEAS 1065 -1. 
4.3.2  Particleboards  
4.3.2.1  Particleboards used for core as well as face panels of wooden flush door shutters shall be made 
with phenol formaldehyde  adhesive or any other suitable adhesives and the swelling in thickness and length 
when tested, shall not exceed 5 %.  
4.3.2.2  Unveneered particleboard used for face panel of wooden flush door shutters of BNP and PNP 
types shall conform to Types FPSI or FPT H of ISO 16893 , and shall be manufactured using Type BWR (Boil 
Weather Resistant) synthetic resin adhesives and out of naturally durable timbers.  
4.3.2.3  For BDPV and PDPV types of flush door shutters, face panel of only veneered particleboard of 
Type ESD shall be used.  
4.3.2.4  For wooden flush door shutters of BNPV and PNPV (veneered), the particleboard with 
commercial veneers conforming to type ESC shall be used.  
4.3.3  Hardboard face panel  
For wooden flush door shutters with fibre hardboard face, only tem pered hardboard shall be used.  
4.3.4  Adhesive  
Adhesive used for bonding particleboard or hardboard face panels to the core shall be phenol formaldehyde 
synthetic resin or any other suitable adhesives conforming to Boil Weather Proof (BWP) type.  
4.4 Constru ction  
4.4.1  The construction of wooden flush doors shall be in accordance with the relevant requirements 
specified in DEAS 1065 -1 with modification as given in 4.4.1 and 4.4.2.  
4.4.2  The face panel shall be formed by gluing, by the hot press process on bot h faces of the core of 
particleboards or veneered particleboards or hardboard. The thickness of each of the face panels of 
particleboard shall be not less than 4 mm and of hardboard not less than 3 mm.  
4.4.3  Wooden flush door shutters with particleboard be aded type core shall be manufactured with core of 
particleboards of types FPSI or FPTH conforming to ISO 16893  or veneered particleboard of types EXSOD or 
EXSOGP. The beading shall be of solid timber of any species. The beading shall be to the full thickne ss of the 
door. The depth of beading all round shall not be less than 25 mm excluding the tongue for the joint. The 
beading shall be provided all round and shall be fixed by tongue and groove joint using BWP type adhesives 
and the beading shall be further secured by additional screws of adequate length. The tongue shall not be 
less than 12 mm deep, and its width shall not be less than one third of the finished thickness of the wooden 
flush door shutters. The timber used for beading for wooden flush doors wi th decorative face shall preferably  
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 be of the same species as the face veneers unless otherwise agreed to between the purchaser and the 
supplier as specified in DEAS 1065 -1. 
4.5 Fitting of locks  
4.5.1  Wooden flush door shutters shall be shop -prepared for t aking mortice locks or latches as may be 
ordered. In case of wooden flush doors with particleboard core, suitable blocks of wood of size 150 mm × 50 
mm shall be provided in the thickness of the core at a height of about 1 mm above the bottom edge. For othe r 
hardware, suitable blocks of wood may be provided where the purchaser so desires.  
4.5.2  Where special blocks are provided for fixing hardware, these portions shall be so marked in indelible 
ink. 
4.6 Workmanship and finish  
4.6.1  All the four edges of the wooden flush door shutter shall be square. The shutter shall be free from 
twist or warp in its plane.  
4.6.2 Both faces of the wooden flush door shutters shall be sanded to a smooth even texture. If required by 
the purchaser, all surfaces of wooden flush do or shutters which are required to be painted ultimately shall be 
covered evenly by painting with suitable priming coat as may be ordered by the purchaser.  
4.6.3  Workmanship and finish of face panels shall conform to the requirements specified for the respe ctive 
grades and types of particleboards specified in ISO 16893 . 
5 Tests  
The various tests for wooden flush door shutt ers shall be as laid down in DEAS 1065 -1. 
6 Sampling and criteria for conformity  
Sampling and criteria for conformity for wooden flush doo r shut ters shall be as laid down in DEAS 1065 -1. 
7 Marking  
Each wooden flush door shutter shall be legibly and indelibly marked on any of its edges with the following 
information:  
a) name of the manufacturer and trade -mark, if any;  
b) abbreviation indicating the  nature of construction of the wooden flush door shutter;  
c) whether the size of the wooden flush door shutter is ‘modular’ or ‘non -modular’;  
d) designation for modular sizes; or the actual size (width and height) for non -modular sizes along with 
appropriate sym bols for wooden flush door shutters;  
e) thickness of wooden flush door shutters ; and  
f) Products  complying with requirements of this standard shall be marked with a number for this 
standard .  
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 Bibliography  
[1] US 1652 -2:2017,  Wooden flush door shutters — Specifica tion for solid core type — Part 2: 
Particleboards and hardwood face panels  
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