Types Of Door Flashcards
Battened and ledged doors
Battens=vertical bonds+ grooves++horizontal support =ledges
For narrow opening
Battened ledged and braced doors
Battened + ledged+ diagonal braces=more rigid
Wider opning
Wire gauged doors
Natural ventilation and restrictions of entry of mosquitoes insects and flies
Used in homes and hotels, restaurants cupboard =eatables
Revoluving door
Public building
Mullion at its centre to which 4 radiating shutters are attached
Sliding door
Door slides to side with help of guide rails and runners
More sliding shutters depending on opening availability
Swing door
Shutter is ar attached to frame by double action, spring, which helps the shutter to move in words, as well as outward
It can open from both side
 collapsible steel door
Are generally used for workshops, sheds, warehouses, et cetera
 it acts as a sticky curtain which can open a closed by horizontal push and pull
Rolling steel shutter doors
Commonly used in warehouses, garages and shops
They are very strong and Offer a proper safety to the property
Consist of frame drum and a shutter of thin steel plate interlock together
Horizontal shaft is provided in the help in opening and closing
Framed and panelled door
 very strong
Good appearance, compared to battened door
Widely used in all buildings
Louvered doors
Louvers permit natural ventilation when the door is closed and provides privacy to the room
Flush doors
Simple doors of play wood that have facing both sides
Pivot
Large doors that rotates vertically with alllinged hinges fixated at top and bottom
Bifold doors
2 or more pahaley that folds together to open up
French doors
Large glass panals
Dutch doors
Doors that have 2 panels that are divided horizontally gives 2 level of opning
