Encyclopedia Dubuque
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JELD-WEN
JELD-WEN. Dubuque door manufacturer. In 1978, Jeld-Wen purchased the door manufacturing operation from [CARADCO]]. During its first year of operation, Jeld-Wen produced 350,000 doors. In 1983 plans were announced to produce exterior as well as interior colonial-styled models. On a daily average, the company was then producing 2,200 wood fiber doors. The company sold these to middlemen who resold them to wholesalers. The hollow doors were made of pine and fir scraps ground under steam and pressure, mixed with resin, and pressed into a variety of door panels. The panels were fastened together with wood strips and glued. Before shipment, the assembled doors were spray-painted with primer.