Anatomy Of An Exterior Door Frame
Grilles can be located between panes of insulating glass commonly called grilles-between-the-glass or on the outside of the glass.
Anatomy of an exterior door frame. Paul Ciccone introduces us to the basic anatomy of an exterior door unit. Anatomy of an Exterior Door. It gives a border for the door.
If you have a left-hand door your handle knob or lever will be on the right side of the door panel. In steel and fibreglass the actual stiles covered by the outer skin. It locks with the frame to prevent someone from opening from the outside.
CAPE CULTURE DOOR FRAMES Made for 44mm thick doors with or without sills. Chudley Author of Construction Technology Volume-1 a door frame is attached to the opening in which a door is to be fixed. Threshold A threshold is the protective cap that covers the sill.
Door width and door height measurements of the width and height inside of the frame less the clearance 15. If youre reaching out to open the door with your left hand you would reach across your body to the right side of the door to pull the door open. Stiles are the continuous vertical supports in the exterior door.
These include front doors garage doors patio doors. Keyway the slot in. They help to add design interest and customize the look of your front door.
Heres some door terminology. Frame is the outer structure in which the exterior door system is supported. The visible part of a door frame consists of the side jambs the head jamb the threshold or sill the door stops and the casing.