Doors

Subtitle
Performance Requirements

• 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
This type of door is usually
Stile 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 timber
solid brass butt hinges.
panels
Suitable timber could be Ash,
Oak, Mahogany or Redwood.

Bottom rail 220mm x 45mm

Internal door frame
(lining)
Head Door frames are squared by
measuring the diagonals from head
Brace to points A & B as shown by the red
line.
A & B are an equal distance from
Stile the head.

Housing thickness ½ Stile

the width of the stile
and a 1/3 the
thickness.
A B Head

Temporary distance piece

to keep stiles parallel
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.

• Plastic uPVC (unplasticized polyvinyl

chloride)

• Powder Coated Aluminium

• Steel (security and industrial doors)