Glossary entry

Flemish term or phrase:

schilderdeur

English translation:

plain unpainted door

Added to glossary by Michael Beijer
Jul 11, 2011 19:05
12 yrs ago
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Flemish term

schilderdeur

Flemish to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
What do the Belgians mean by, "schilderdeur"?
Do they simply mean "unpainted door"? Or, "door that requires painting"?
"primed door" perhaps?

"Om plaats te winnen, heeft
men deze inbouwkast van
schuifdeuren voorzien. Deze
Masonite® deuren worden
schilderklaar geleverd en zijn hier
grindgrijs (Kiezelgrau) geschilderd.
Deze schilderdeuren zijn gemaakt
van Masonite®platen met een
inwendige honinggraatstructuur.
Model “Palacio” bij Hoebeek"

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plain unpainted door

So, after having looked on the internet for all kinds of possibilities: plain, unadorned, unpainted, undecorated, etc. I have looked on Homebase, B&Q and Wickes and found no real door that is the equivalent of a 'schilderdeur'. This kind of door is a standard, single panel door, undpainted and without mouldings or notable hardware. The buyer still has to sand and paint it.

The English being incredibly traditional, shops just mainly sell panelled doors, though there are rare unmoulded doors, but they are just labelled 'door' and then what they are painted or veneered in, which is not really what you want.

So, the above is my proposal. They'll certainly know what the client means, seeing that. If it is painted standard grey, for example, then put 'grey' in place of 'unpainted'.
Note from asker:
This sounds like a good solution.
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flush door

I was just researching the same term in a translation from Flemish and found that plain unpanelled doors are called "flush doors" in UK English. I found a few instances of the term on various websites including good old B&Q!
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