1) A door is a panel that covers an opening and provides warmth, security, privacy, elegance, and protection from weather for a building. 2) When choosing doors, home owners should consider the room, material strength for security, style, functionality, sound insulation, and durability. 3) Common door types include wooden, glass, steel, PVC, fiberglass, and aluminum doors, categorized based on material, door component construction, and working function like swinging, sliding, or revolving doors.

1. Building Doors & it's type
by builtify

2. What is Door?
• A door is a panel that covers an opening in a building.

3. Why doors are important?
• provide warmth to the room
• provide security to house
• Provide privacy
• provide elegance to the house.
• protect from harsh whethers.
• Protect our house from insects and small
animals.

4. How to choose doors for your home?
• Choosing doors can be confusing for home owners who don't have any
idea about doors.
• First keep in mind which room's door you want . If it is main or front
door of the house then you have to choose a stronger material , for
ensuring security of your house.
• If it is other doors of room then the home owner can go for any door
according to it's requirement.

5. • Door styles- Whether you want doors for the main doors of the house,then it should
be stylished or should be pleasing to eye along with strength to provide security. If
you have more budget then you can go for more stylish doors for other rooms.
• Door swing- If the door needs to be frequent closing and opening then functionality
of door should be given priority.
• Door framing- If you want wooden door or door that must be strong enough then the
frame must be settled during construction of building.
• Door sound ratings- If you have old people or childrens in your home you definitely
need sound proof doors. Also if your home is situated in noisy area or along road side
then this is a must requirement.
Home owner's requirement:-

6. Types of Doors
Different type of doors are available in market . So we can categorize
them.
 Type of doors based on material
 Types of doors based on placing of components
 Types of doors based on working functional

8. Wooden door
• Wooden doors are classic choice for many Indians.
• This door material does not go out of fashion even if by passing long
generations.
• They are like first preference of home owners without any hesitation.
• There are certain reasons due to which wooden doors are quite
famous.

10. GLASS DOORS:-
• Glass doors makes an excellent choice for business houses as well as
home owners.
• For the doors open towards outwards will provide great natural view .
• Glass doors provide great aesthetic look to business houses , hospitals.
• Easy to clean with liquid detergent available in market.
• Glass doors are not damaged by any insects , termites , or rain or sun.

12. STEEL DOORS:-
• Steel doors are mostly preferred outside or main doors of the house. They
are not preferred for interior door of the house.
• Even though steel doors are used for institutional purposes ,but it can be
used for residential purposes.
• Steel doors are mainly used for garages, Storage rooms and for
commercial and institutional buildings.
• But still many home owners use it for residential homes.

14. PVC DOORS:-
• PVC doors are appreciated for their benefits as an affordable and durable
material.
• Vinyl doors have superior durability and not damaged by termites.
• They are self extinguishing making the house fire resistant.
• They are very good insulators.

16. Fiber glass doors:-
• Wooden doors require a lot of maintenance.
• If not maintained properly they can wrap,rot or corroded.
• But there are other materials available which door is more better. Fiber
glass doors is one of them.
• They have a very good range of designs .
• Fiber glass doors are fairly modern providing great benefits.
• Fiber glass doors are very durable as they are moisture resistant,
whether resistant.
• They provide good security as they are heavy in nature.

18. Aluminium doors:-
• Aluminum doors are widely used in commercial building.
• But now people are also using it in residential buildings for modernizing
purpose.
• They are very durable and have high strength .
• Aluminum resist rust , therefore they are good for coastal areas.
• They are having high cost.

20. Types of Doors based on Placing of Components:

21. Battened and Ledged Doors:
• These doors are wooden or timber doors
in which battens are vertical wood slabs
joined together horizontally with the
help of wooden ledges.

22. Battened, Ledged and Braced Doors:
• To make more durable doors wooden strips
are joined diagonally which are called braces.

23. Battened, Ledged and Framed Doors:
• For simple battened and ledged doors framework is
provided through 2 vertical slabs.

24. Framed and Panelled Doors:
• These doors look very elegant and are most preferred Indian
doors. They are widely used.
• In this doors frame is prepared in which the timbers are grooved
along with inner edges of frame and the jointed together.

26. Glazed doors:-
• Glazed doors are generally transparent.
• They are mostly preferred in Institutional
buildings.

27. Flushed doors:
• Flushed doors have two parts.
• Inner part is made with either hard strips of timber or hollow
cardboard materials.
• Then outer side is glued with plywood sheet or veneer finish under
high pressure.

28. Cross section view of flush door

29. Louvered doors:-
• Louvered doors provide natural ventilation.
• In louvered doors there is slit , so it allows for air to come in and out.
• They are either fully louvered or partially louvered.
• They are made up of timber or plywood or wood.

31. Types of doors based on working functions:-

32. Revolving Doors:
• Revolving doors are one of the fascinating
doors.
• They are mainly used in institutional buildings
like hospitals, hotels,museums, offices.
• Revolving doors revolves in 360 degree angle.
• Only limited people can enter at a single time.

33. Sliding door:
• Sliding door is one of the most essential
requirement of modern buildings now a
days.
• Due to lack of space and easy functionality
they are most preferred.
• Also for natural view glass sliding doors are
mostly preferred.

34. Swing doors:
• Swing doors swings in 180 degree angle.
• Swing door is the style which is mostly used in
Indian homes.
• They are the oldest form of doors.
• Due to it’s look,strength and security purpose
it is used mostly.

35. Collapsible steel door:
• They are mainly used for outside door of home
. Then can collapse horizontally saving space.
• They are very strong.
• Very long lasting.

36. Shutter doors:
• These doors are mainly used for garage purposes. But many people are
using for security purpose on front doors.

37. To know more about doors go through https://blog.builtify.in/2019/07/how-
to-choose-doors-for-your-home-builtify.html