Interior Door - Practice

Question 1

How are moulded door stops joined where the head and side jambs meet?

Answer 1

coped

Question 2

How do you adjust the height of a bifold door?

Answer 2

adjust the bottom pivot pin

Question 3

How is a swinging, sliding, or folding door classified?

Answer 3

by the way it operates

Question 4

How is wind in a door detected?

Answer 4

by sighting both jambs together

Question 5

How many lights of glass do French doors contain?

Answer 5

1 to 15

Question 6

How must the door pulls for a bypass door be installed?

Answer 6

flush

Question 7

If a 6 foot (1800 mm) level is not available, what else may be used to plumb side jambs?

Answer 7

a shorter level and a long straightedge

Question 8

If rabbeted jambs are used, what is the length of the head jamb?

Answer 8

the width of the door plus 3/16 inch (4 mm)

Question 9

If square edge lumber is being used, what is the total head jamb length?

Answer 9

the width of the door plus 11/16 inch (17 mm)

Question 10

To find the door jamb width, what should be measured?

Answer 10

total wall thickness

Question 11

To level the head jamb, where should shims be placed?

Answer 11

between the side jamb and the subfloor

Question 12

Using 3/4 inch (19 mm) finished floor thickness, a standard height door and typical clearances, what would the rough opening height be?

Answer 12

6’-101/2” (2096 mm)

Question 13

What are birch, gum, oak, and mahogany examples of?

Answer 13

face veneers

Question 14

What are the pieces of side jambs extending above the head jamb called?

Answer 14

horns

Question 15

What does back bevelling the jamb help with?

Answer 15

installation of the door casing

Question 16

What does the term “ladder core” describe?

Answer 16

how the inside of a door is constructed

Question 17

What is a door that is purchased in its frame called?

Answer 17

prehung door

Question 18

What is one disadvantage to a bypass door?

Answer 18

access to the complete opening width is not possible

Question 19

What is planing the edges of the jamb at a slight bevel called?

Answer 19

back bevelling

Question 20

What is the bifold door hardware that rests on the floor called?

Answer 20

bottom pivot sockets

Question 21

What is the core of the most commonly used residential interior door?

Answer 21

hollow

Question 22

What is the dado depth in a side jamb in order to receive a plain head jamb?

Answer 22

1/4 inch (6 mm)

Question 23

What is the exterior surface of a flush-style door known as?

Answer 23

core

Question 24

What is the most common interior door height?

Answer 24

6’-8” (2032 mm)

Question 25

What is the most commonly used type of door?

Answer 25

swinging door

Question 26

What is the name of a type of plywood used extensively for flush doors?

Answer 26

lauan

Question 27

What is the narrow strip of wood called that is fastened at the bottom of the jamb to keep the side jambs parallel?

Answer 27

spreader

Question 28

What is the term for swing doors that swing in one direction?

Answer 28

single-acting doors

Question 29

What is the thickness of most residential interior doors?

Answer 29

1 3/8 inches (35 mm)

Question 30

What is the typical allowance between the top of the finished floor and the bottom of a door?

Answer 30

1/2"(12 mm)

Question 31

What is the typical clearance allowed between the top of a door and the head jamb?

Answer 31

3/32" (2 mm)

Question 32

What must be inserted before bifold door track is fastened into place?

Answer 32

pivot sockets

Question 33

What rough opening width does an 914 mm wide prehung door with a jamb thickness of 19 mm require?

Answer 33

976 mm

Question 34

What should be done with the sharp, exposed corners of the jamb?

Answer 34

they should be eased

Question 35

When are solid core doors required?

Answer 35

as a main entrance door

Question 36

When closed, by how much should bypass doors overlap each other?

Answer 36

1 inch (25 mm)

Question 37

When estimating labour for door installation, which door would require the most person hours to install?

Answer 37

pocket door

Question 38

When the head jamb is level, where should the side jambs be relative to the finish floor?

Answer 38

snug against it

Question 39

Which door slides into the wall-frame cavity?

Answer 39

pocket door

Question 40

Which of the following is a short door that swings in both directions?

Answer 40

café door

Question 41

Which of the following is an interior door with a smooth surface?

Answer 41

flush

Question 42

Which type of door is most often used for closets?

Answer 42

bifold door

Question 43

Which type of door obstructs vision but permits air flow?

Answer 43

louvred door

Question 44

Which type of door requires the installation of floor guides?

Answer 44

bypass

Question 45

Which type of door skin is usually painted?

Answer 45

tempered hardboard

Question 46

Which type of door swings in two directions?

Answer 46

double-acting doors

Question 47

Which type of lockset is used on a bathroom or bedroom door?

Answer 47

privacy lockset

Question 48

Which type of lockset is used when there is no need to be able to lock a door?

Answer 48

passage lockset

Question 49

Which type of prehung door is installed in two stages?

Answer 49

split jamb

Question 50

Why are split jamb, prehung doors often used?

Answer 50

they adjust to different thicknesses of walls