You can physically use an interior door knob on an exterior door, but an interior door know isn't designed to hold up in weather conditions and won't last as long. Most interior door knobs don't have as good of a lock as the exterior ones either.
An exterior door is a door that opens to the outside of the structure.
It depends considerably on 1) what you are building and 2) where you live. In many countries pine is normally used for the construction of the frame of a house. Wood such as cedar is used for a lot of exterior applications such as window and door trimming and exterior cladding (including front doors). Pine is not used for exterior applications because it rots quickly whereas wood such as cedar (and redwood) is fairly weather resistant. I don't know if this helps, but I hope so.
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Yes, you can use acrylic paint on wooden doors. If there is any peeling paint on the door, you can remove it with sandpaper or a scraper. Also be sure to use exterior acrylic paint if you are painting an exterior door.
depends on what type of door interior or exterior? Interior door for the slab go from $20 to $100 and an exterior door go from $80 and up.
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Home depot has a video on www.youtube.com on installing an exterior door. You can also find more information on AsktheBuilder.com with Tim Carter putting an exterior door up and it has a youtube video as well.
Use either treated pine, redwood, or exterior plywood primed and painted.
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Costs vary by geographic location.
An exterior door is usually a keyed doorknob or keyed lever. It may consist of single or multiple bolts to lock the door.