Shaker doors with solid core and methods for making thereof

A method for making a shaker door, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a rectangular frame;
• b) attaching a first door facing to one side of the rectangular frame, wherein the first door facing comprises a raised peripheral region, a transition surrounded by and immediately adjacent to and contiguous with the raised peripheral region, and a rectangular recessed panel terminating at opposite sides and opposite ends thereof at a continuous planar outer perimeter that is surrounded by, immediately adjacent to and contiguous with the transition, an entirety of the recessed panel within the continuous planar outer perimeter being planar and recessed from the raised peripheral region, the first door facing and the rectangular frame defining a cavity therebetween;
• c) laying at least a first core member and a second core member on to an inner side of the first door facing, wherein the first and second core members fill the cavity and only the first core member being in contact with the recessed panel of the first door facing;
• and
• d) attaching a second door facing to a second side of the rectangular frame and on top of the core, wherein the second door facing is identical to the first door facing and only the first core member being in contact with a recessed panel of the second door facing.