CONS - Door Flashcards
hinged, sliding, or folding barrier of wood, metal, or glass for opening and closing an entrance to a building, room, or cabinet
Door
the uppermost part of a door connecting the stiles of a paneled door
Top Rail
one of the abutting stiles in a pair of double doors; where the pair of double doors meet
Meeting Stile
the stile of a door that closes against the frame of the opening; aka “shutting stile”
Lock Stile
the rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lockset
Lock Rail
the lowest rail connecting the stiles of a paneled door or window sash
Bottom Rail
part of a door where hinges are installed; the stile by which it is hung; aka “hanging stile”
Hinge Stile
any various upright members framing panels in a system of the paneling in a paneled door, window sash, or a chest of drawers
Stile
a stile within the frame of a door
Muntin
a slender vertical member dividing the opening of a pair of double doors; can be removed to make way for large objects
Mullion
a type of door that is fabricated from Gauge 18 plain steel sheet; face sheets of 16 to 22-gauge steel bonded to a channel frame
Steel Door
a door that turns on hinges or pivots about a vertical edge when pushed or pulled
Swinging Door
a door carried on and swinging about on a center or offset pivot, as distinguished from hung-on hinges
Pivoted Door
a door with hinged sections that can be folded flat against one another when opened
Folding Door
a door that operates or moves by sliding on a track, usually parallel to a wall
Sliding Door