Presentation on door

1. PRESENTATION ON DOOR

2. DOORS
INTRODUCTION
A door may be defined as an openable barrier
secured in a wall opening. A door is provided
to give an excess to the inside of the building.
It serves as a connecting link between the
various internal portions of a building.

3. COMPONENTS OF A DOOR
a) DOOR FRAME b)DOOR SHUTTER

4. TECHNICAL TERMS IN DOOR

5. TECHNICAL TERMS OF DOOR
FRAME :
IT IS AN ASSEMBLY OF HORIOZONTAL AND VERTICAL MEMBERS FORMING AN ENCLOSER TO
WHICH THE SHUTTERS ARE FIXED.
SHUTTERS:
THESE ARE THE OPENABLE PARTS OF THE DOORS AND WINDOWS. It is an assembly of styles
,panels and rails.
Head:
This is the top or uppermost horizontal part of a frame.
Sill:
This is the lower most or bottom horizontal part of a window frame, sills are normally not
provided in door frames.

6. Horn:
These are the horizontal projections of the head. the length of horns is kept around 10-15cm.
Style:
It is the vertical outside member of the shutter of the door or window.
Top rail:
This is the top most horizontal member of the shutter.
lock rail:
This is the middle horizontal member of a door’s shutter to which locking arrangement is fixed.
Bottom rail:
This is the lowermost horizontal member of the shutter.

7. Bottom rail:
This is the lowermost horizontal member of the shutter.
Mullions:
This is the vertical member of the frame which is employed to subdivide a window vertically.
Transom:
This is the horizontal member of the frame which is employed to subdivide a window opening horizontally.
Hinges:
ADJUSTABLE INSERED BARREL HINGES WITH REAR SECURITY. THE HINGE IS SECURED IN THE FRAME WITH A
FITTING PLATE.

8. LOCATION OF DOORS
• THE DESIGNER OR THE PLANNER SHOULD OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES WHILE
DECIDING THE LOCATION OF DOOR.
• THE NUMBER OF DOORS SHOULD BE MINIMUM FOR A ROOM FOR BETTER
MOVEMENT AND FOR NO OBSTRUCTION IN THE ROOM.
• FROM VIEW POINT OF UTILITY OF THE ACCOMODATION AND PRIVACY OF THE
OCCUPANTS , DOORS , SHOULD PREFERABLY BE LOCATED NEAR THE CORNER OF A
ROOM.
• THE LOCATION , NUMBER AND SIZE OF THE WINDOWS ARE DECIDED CONSIDERING
VARIOUS FACTORS.
• IF THERE ARE TWO DOORS IN A ROOM THE DOORS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE LOCATED
IN OPPOSITE WALLS FACING EACH OTHER SO AS TO PROVIDE GOOD VENTILATION
AND FULL AIR CIRCULATION IN THE ROOM.

9. TYPES OF DOORS
BATTENED AND LEDGED DOOR
FRAMED AND PANELLED DOOR
GLAZED OR SASH DOORS
FLUSH DOORS
LOUVERED / VENETION DOOR
WIREGAZE DOORS

10. Battened and ledged door
THIS IS THE SIMPLEST FORM OF DOOR
COMMONLY USED FOR OPENINGS. THE
DOOR CONSIST OF A SERIES OF VERTICAL
BATTENS USUALLY TONGUED AND
GROOVED AND FIXED TOGETHER WITH
HORIZONTAL BETTENS KNOWN AS
LEDGES .
THERE ARE THREE LEDGES ONE EACH IS
FIXED NEAR THE TOP AND BOTTOM AND
THE THIRD ONE IS LEDGE. THE DOOR IS
HUNG ON THE FRAME BY IRON HINGES.

11. BATTENS : 100-150MM WIDE
&20-30MM
LEDGES: 100-200MM WIDE &25-
30MM THIICK
BRACES: 100-150 MM WIDE &
25-30MM

12. FRAMED AND PANELLED DOOR
 THESE TYPES OF DOORS ARE WIDELY USED
IN ALL TYPES OF BUILIDINGS SINCE THEY
STRONG AND GIVE BETTER APPERANCE
THAN BATTENED DOORS.
 PANEL DOORS CONSIST OF VERTICAL
MEMBERS CALLED STILES AND HORIZONTAL
MEMBERS CALLED RAILS.
 STILES AND RAILS FROM THE FRAMEWORK
INTO WHICH PANELS ARE INSERTED.
 PANELS MAY BE SOLID WOOD , PLYWOOD ,
PARTICLEBOARD OR LOUVERED OR HAVE
GLASS INSERTS.
 ADDITIONAL VERTICAL MEMBERS CALLED
MULLIONS ARE USED TO DIVIDE THE DOOR
INTO ANY OF PANELS.

14. GLAZED OR SASH DOOR
 GLAZED OR SASH DOOR ARE PROVIDED
WHERE THE VISIBILITY OF THE INTERIOR OF
THE ROOM IS REQUIRED.
 THIS TYPE IS USED IN RESIDENTIAL AND
PUBLIC BUILIDINGS.
 THEY SUPPLEMENTS THE NATURAL LIGHTING
PROVIDED BY WINDOWS OR TO MAKE THE
INTERIOR OF THE ROOM VISIBLE FROM
ADJOINING ROOMS.
 THEY CAN BE MADE FULLY GLAZED OR PARTLY
GLAZED.
 INCASE OF PARTLY GLAZED , THE BOTTOM
1/3RD PART IS USUALLY PANELLED AND UPPER
2/3RD PART IS GLAZED.

16. FLUSH DOOR
FLUSH DOORS ARE BECOMING
INCREASINGLY POPULAR THESE DAYS
BECAUSE OF THEIR APPERANCE ,
SIMPLICITY OF CONSTRUCTION , BETTER
STRENGTH AND BETTER DURABLE .
FLUSH DOORS ARE SIMPLY DOORS WITH A
COMPLETELY FLAT SURFACE ON BOTH
SIDES.
SOLID FLUSH DOORS ARE USUALLY USED
AS FIRE – CHECK DOORS.
THE FLUSH DOOR SHUTTERS ARE
MANUFACTURED IN STANDARD
THICKNESS OF 25MM , 30MM, 35MM ,
AND 40MM.

17. a) Solid Core b) Cellular Core c) Hollow Core

18. Louvered Door
THESE PERMIT FREE VENTILATION
THROUGH THEM AND AT THE SAME
TIME MAINTAIN THE PRIVACY OF
THE ROOM.A LOUVERED DOOR HAS
FIXED OR MOVEBLE WOODEN FINS
(OFTEN CALLED SLATS OR LOUVERS )
WHICH PERMIT OPEN VENTILATION
WHILE PRESERVING PRIVACY AND
PREVENTING THE PASSAGE OF LIGHT
TO THE INTERIOR.
THEY ARE MOST COMMONLY USED
FOR TOILETS AND BATH IN
RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC
BUILIDINGS , WHERE GOOD
VENTILATION IS DESIRED .

19. WIRE GAUGED DOOR
WIRE GAUGE OR FLY PROOF DOOR SHUTTERS ARE FIXED TO
PROVIDE FREE AIR CIRCULATION AND PREVENT MOSQUITOES ,
FLIES , INSECTS , ETC. FROM ENTERING INTO THE BUILIDING.
SUCH DOORS ARE PROVIDED WITH A WIRE GAZE THEREFORE
THESE TYPES OF DOORS ARE KNOWN AS WIRE GAUZED
DOORS.
THE DOORS IS FORMED OF A WOODEN FRAME WORK
CONSISTING OF VERTICLE STYLES & HORIZONTAL RAILS. THE
WIRE MESH IS FIXED BY MEANS OF NAILS & TIMBER BIDDING.

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