Panel doors and related method

A door, comprising:

• a door panel having a periphery and opposite first and second panel surfaces, the door panel having a multi-ply construction comprising a medium density fiberboard ply and first and second solid wood plies on opposite sides of the medium density fiberboard ply;
• stiles and rails collectively surrounding the panel, the stiles having channeled stile surfaces extending across a thickness of the stiles and facing one another, the rails having channeled rail surfaces extending across a thickness of the rails and facing one another, the channeled stile surfaces and the channeled rail surfaces comprising
• channels with open ends that receive the periphery of the panel,
• first sealant-receiving grooves positioned at first interfaces of the first panel surface and first edges of the open ends of the channels, and
• second sealant-receiving grooves positioned at second interfaces of the second panel surface and second edges of the open ends of the channels;
• and
• sealant received in the first and second sealant-receiving grooves to establish water-proof seals at the first and second interfaces.

A method of making a door, comprising:

• providing a door panel having a periphery and opposite first and second panel surfaces;
• securing stiles and rails to the panels to collectively surrounding the panel, the stiles having channeled stile surfaces extending across a thickness of the stiles and facing one another, the rails having channeled rail surfaces extending across a thickness of the rails and facing one another, the channeled stile surfaces and the channeled rail surfaces comprising channels with open ends that receive the periphery of the panel, first sealant-receiving grooves positioned at first interfaces of the first panel surface and first edges of the open ends of the channels, and second sealant-receiving grooves positioned at second interfaces of the second panel surface and second edges of the open ends of the channels;
• and
• applying sealant in the first and second sealant-receiving grooves.