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Daun Pintu
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Definition
Door leaf or door panel — the moving element that swings or slides to open and close a doorway, hung from a kusen frame using engsel (hinges). Daun pintu is made from solid timber, plywood, hardboard, or hollow-core composite, with interior doors using simple construction and exterior doors requiring weather-sealed, solid construction.
Example
An Indonesian house interior uses painted hollow-core daun pintu for bedrooms and bathrooms — cheap, light, and easy to install and paint, but exterior daun pintu for the front entrance uses solid timber or a weather-sealed composite with sealant around the frame.