schilderdeur

English translation: plain unpainted door

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Flemish term or phrase:schilderdeur
English translation:plain unpainted door
Entered by: Michael Beijer

19:05 Jul 11, 2011
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
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Flemish term or phrase: schilderdeur
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"
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:07
plain unpainted door
Explanation:
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'.
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Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:07
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Summary of answers provided
5flush door
Suzi Griffiths
3plain unpainted door
Kirsten Bodart


  

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plain unpainted door


Explanation:
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'.


    Reference: http://www.leefgelukkig.be/deuren-en-ramen/schilderdeuren/
Kirsten Bodart
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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Thanks Kirsten!
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flush door


Explanation:
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!


    https://www.diy.com/departments/doors-windows/internal-doors/flush-doors/DIY570031.cat
Suzi Griffiths
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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