Sealing / weather proofing "engineered timber" core. Woody ~ not boaty.

[choppy]

Forgive the digression from nautical but reckoned some good ideas would be available here - I have a new front door quite a thick veneer over a engineered timber core (solid bits of wood not chipboard goo - upper mid range but not solid oak) The ends & sides (sorry chippies) are solid but have had remove 250 Mml from bottom (long story- but that's where I am) & this exposes the core. Planning to fit a solid oak weatherboard to the bottom of the door to deflect any rain & seal the bottom of door. Before this is attached any good ideas on how best to seal the exposed edge. Rest of frame & door is varnished & was thinking of varnishing the exposed (1st coat thinned to penetrate) core maybe an epoxy (or even sikaflex) as well.

Thanks as ever.

 

[PetiteFleur]

For good job that will last you should add a solid lip to prevent water ingress to the core. Accurately glued with a waterproof glue - polyurethane? The weather board added and then varnished. Use brass screws to secure the weatherboard to the door to prevent staining from steel screws.

 

[alahol2]

I personally would use several coats of epoxy. If the engineered wood core has any voids visible fill with thickened epoxy.

 

[choppy]

thanks for that I think the weatherboard as I described it is meant to be the bottom of the door(lip) as well it sits in a rebate & covers the depth - may be getting there Thanks again