Insights & Buying Guides

A membrane door is an HDF moulded door skin over a solid flush core, wrapped in PVC foil by vacuum pressing, and it typically costs ₹90-200 per sq ft in India. Designs range from 2D panels to 3D moulded patterns for bedrooms, bathrooms and pooja rooms.

Popular laminate door designs in India are wood grain, solid colour, textured and 3D finishes, chosen room by room for main, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and pooja doors. A finished laminate door costs about ₹2,500 to ₹18,000 depending on core, laminate and design.

Ply doors cost about ₹68-250 per sq ft in India, depending on grade, finish and core. They are built by fixing plywood sheets to a solid or hollow timber frame, which makes them lighter, more stable and cheaper than solid wood doors.

An ACP (Aluminium Composite Panel) sheet is a rigid flat panel made by bonding two thin aluminium sheets to a non-aluminium core under heat and pressure. It is light, weather-resistant and easy to shape, which is why it is common on Indian facades, shopfronts and signage.

WPC board is a wood plastic composite made by extruding 40-70% wood flour with thermoplastics such as PVC or polyethylene, giving a dense board that resists water and termites. That makes it a common choice for bathroom cabinets and other wet areas.

OSB, or oriented strand board, is an engineered panel of resin-bonded wood strands pressed in three layers, with the outer strands running lengthwise and the core crosswise. Plywood uses thin veneers instead, and the two differ in moisture behaviour and availability in India.

HDF board is high density fiberboard: wood fibers, often eucalyptus or poplar, mixed with resin and wax, then pressed at over 200°C and up to 10 MPa into a uniform panel harder than MDF. It suits laminate flooring and heavy-duty uses, with moisture-resistant variants for Indian homes.

In Indian dealer talk, plyboard almost always means blockboard: a core of wooden baton strips between veneers, made for long shelves and doors that must not sag. The term has no ISI definition, and the board has clear limits in high-moisture zones.

Prelam plywood is plywood with a decorative laminate, usually 0.6mm to 1.2mm thick, hot-pressed onto one or both faces at the factory, so it needs no separate laminating or veneering. That saves finishing time on furniture and fixtures; compare types, pros, cons and buying checks.