Doors
Subtitle
Performance Requirements
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Weather Exclusion
Security
Fire Resistance
Thermal and Sound
Insulation
• Privacy
• Functional
• Durability
Definitions
• Frame
The surround of a door opening which also supports the door
and the surround to the door itself.
• Head
The horizontal member of the frame above the door.
• Jamb or stile
The vertical member of the door frame.
• Architrave
The trim around the joint between the
frame.
Solid Timber door
Glass
Top rail 120mm x 45mm
Muntins 120mm x 45mm
Middle rail
Stile
Solid timber
panels
This type of door is usually
fitted with glass panels held in
position by slips on the inside.
This door is usually hung
using one and a half pair of
solid brass butt hinges.
Suitable timber could be Ash,
Oak, Mahogany or Redwood.
Bottom rail 220mm x 45mm
Internal door frame
(lining)
Head
Brace
Stile
A
B
Door frames are squared by
measuring the diagonals from head
to points A & B as shown by the red
line.
A & B are an equal distance from
the head.
Housing thickness ½
the width of the stile
and a 1/3 the
thickness.
Head
Temporary distance piece
to keep stiles parallel
Stile
Position when Hanging
a door
Architrave
150mm
Hinges
250mm
Uniform margin of approximately 1mm round door
JAMB DETAIL
Ledged door
Basic types of door used mainly for external
use.
Timber should be treated with preservatives if
possible; otherwise the tongued and grooved
joints should be primed before assembly.
Ledge
Timber boards (usually
soft wood)
Ledged and braced door
Framed Ledged and
braced door
Brace
Frame
Timber French doors
Internal
Flush door
A domestic flush door
has a thin skin of
plywood or
hardboard on either
side.
The central core is
made from a
lattice/cellular core
(egg crate).
A decorative
veneering can be
applied to both sides.
Six panel solid timber door.
Materials from which external
doors can be made.
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Plastic uPVC (unplasticized polyvinyl
chloride)
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Powder Coated Aluminium
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Steel (security and industrial doors)