Doors And Windows Flashcards
Door consist of vertical members called stiles and horizontal members called rails.
Panel door
What are the three types of doors?
Panel
Flush
Specialty doors
What forms the framework into which panels are inserted?
Stiles and rails
Panels may be…
Solid wood, plywood, partial board, louvers, or glass inserts.
Used to divide the door into any number of panels.
Mullions
Horizontal members to support main frame
Rails
Stud like vertical members that form the main frame work.
Stiles
Has flat surfaces on both sides and consists of a wood frame with thin sheets of materials(plywood veneer, plastic laminates, hardboard, or metal)
Flush door
What are the two type of flush doors?
Solid core
Hollow core
Door with a solid particleboard or wood block core.
Solid core
Door with a lightweight core made of various materials then covered with layers of veneers. Use as interior doors. Less expensive to produce.
Hollow core
What are specialty doors?
Sliding doors
Folding doors
Double doors
Made up of two side jambs, a head sill, and stop molding upon which door closes against.
Interior door jamb.
Made up of two side jambs, a head jamb, a sill, and a stop.
Exterior door jamb.
Doors may be …. in the shop and installed separately or pre- manufactured doors(pre-hung), ready for installation, may be purchased.
Fabricated
Described by the direction in which a door is to swing and from which side it is hinged. The “hand” is determined from the outside of the door/point of entry.
Hand of door
Hinges on the right, swings away from you.
Right hand door.
Hinges on left, swings away from you.
Left hand
Hinges on right, swings towards you
Right hand reverse
Hinges on left, swings towards you.
Left hand reverse.
Prepare the rough opening to receive the jamb by lining the jamb with a….
Strip of 15lb felt 10” to 12” in width.
Set assembled frame into the …. And use wedges and shims to level the sill.
Opening.
Once sill is level, place wedges at the bottom between the side jamb and trimmer studs on each side and drive a… casing nail.
16d
Set assembled frame into rough opening ensuring….
The head jamb is level.
Place wedges between jamb and … at the top on one side and drive two 18d finish nails.
Trimmer
Hinges
Allow door to swing