DK CHING (DOOR)

Door

A hinged, sliding, or folding barrier of wood, metal, or glass for opening and closing an entrance to a building, room, or cabinet.

Swinging door

A door that turns on hinges or pivots about a vertical edges when pushed or pulled.

Pivoted door

A door carried on and swinging about on a center or offset pivot, as distinguished from one hung on hinges.

Folding door

A door with hinged sections that can be folded flat against one another when opened.

Sliding door

A door that operates or moves by sliding on a track usually parallel to a wall.

Rolling door

A large door consisting of horizontal interlocking metal slats guided by a track on either side, opening by colling about an overhead drum at the head of the door opening

Balanced door

A pivoted door that is partially counterbalanced for easier opening and closing.

Automatic door

A door that opens automatically at the approach of a person or automobile

Door opener

A mechanism that automatically opens a door when actuated by a radio transmitter electric eyes, or other device.

Bifold door

A folding door that divides into two parts, the inner leaf of each part being hung from an overhead track and the outer leaf pivoted at the jamb.

Accordion door

A multileafted door that is hung from an overhead track and opens by folding back in the manner of an accordion.

Pocket door

A door that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.

Overhead door

A large door constructed of one or several leaves. Opening by swinging or rolling up to a horizontal position above the door opening.

Single acting door

A door hung on hinges that permit it to swing in one direction only.

Double acting door

A door hung on hinges that permit it to swing in either direction from a closed position.

Double doors

A pair of doors hung in the same doorframe

Leaf

A hinged or sliding section of a door or shutter.

Active leaf

The leaf of a pair of double doors to which the latching or locking mechanism is attached. Also called opening leaf.

Inactive leaf

The leaf of a pair of double doors to which the strike plate is fastened to receive the latch or bolt of the active leaf. Usually fixed in a closed position by bolts at the top and bottom of the door. Also called standing leaf.

Astragal

A molding attached to one or both meeting stiles of a pair of double doors to prevent draft or the passage of light, noise or smoke.

Mullion

A slender vertical member dividing the opening for a pair of double doors. Sometimes removable to permit the passage of large objects.

Revolving door

An entrance door for excluding drafts from the interior of a building, consisting of hour leaves set in the form of a cross and rotating about a central, vertical pivot within a cylindrically shaped vestibule.

Wing

One of the leaves of a double or revolving door.

Sweep

The flexible weatherstripping along the edges of a revolving door.

Air curtain

A stream of composed air directed downward across a doorway so as to form a shield to exclude drafts.

Rough opening

An opening in a wall into which a doorframe or window frame is fitted

Cased opening

A doorless opening finished with trimwork

Jamb

Either of the vertical sides of an archway, doorway, or window opening

Doorframe

The frame of a doorway, consisting of two jambs and a head or lintel

Head

The uppermost member of a doorframe or window frame

Doorjamb

Either of the two sidepieces of a doorframe

Stop

The projecting part of a doorframe against which a door closes.

Planted stop

A stop formed by attaching a molding to a doorframe or window frame

Rabbeted stop

A stop formed integrally by a rabbet in a doorframe or window frame

Blank jamb

A doorjamb having no stops, nor prepared to receive hardware

Sill

The horizontal member beneath a door or window opening

Threshold

The sill of a doorway, covering the joint between two flooring materials or providing weather protection at an exterior door.

Saddle

A raised piece of flooring between the jambs of a doorway, to which a door fits closely so as to prevent its binding when opened

Casing

The finished, often decorative framework around a door or window opening, esp. the portion parallel to the surrounding surface and at right angles to the jambs

Subcasing

A rough casing for a doorway or window opening

Buck

A subframe of wood or metal set in a partition to support the finish frame of a door or window

Door clearance

The clearance required to prevent binding between a door and its doorframe or the finished floor

Door bevel

The angle of the lock edge in relation to the face of the lock stile, usually an inclination of 1/8 in. for each 2 in. of door thickness, allowing the door to swing free of the door frame

Overdoor

An ornamental painting, carving, or section, of woodwork directly above a doorway

Transom

A crosspiece separating a doorway from a window or fanlight above it

Transom window

A window above the transom of a doorway

Reveal

The part of a jamb of a window or door opening that is visible between the outer wall surface and the window or doorframe

Sconcheon

The reveal of a window or door opening from the frame to the inner face of the wall

Fanlight

A semicircular or semielliptical window over a doorway or another window

Sidelight

A window at the side of a door or another window

Splay

A surface that makes an oblique angle with another, as where a window or door opening widens from the frame toward the face of the wall

Venetian door

A doorway having a form similar to that of a Palladian window

Paneled door

A door having a framework of stiles, rails, and sometimes muntins, filled with panels of a thinner material

Panel

A distinctive section or division of a wall, ceiling, or door, recessed below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame

Stile

Any of various upright members framing panels, as in a system of paneling, a paneled door, window sash, or a chest of drawers

Rail

Any of various horizontal members framing panels, as in a system of paneling, a paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers

Top rail

The uppermost rail connecting the stiles of a paneled door or window sash

Lock rail

The rail of a door that meets the shutting stile at the level of the lockset

Bottom rail

The lowest rail connecting the stiles of a paneled door or window sash

Hinge stile

The stile of a door by which it is hung

Lock stile

The stile of a door that closes against the frame of the opening

Muntin

A stile within the frame of a door

Meeting stile

One of the abutting stiles in a pair of double doors

Storm door

An outer or supplementary door, usually glazed, for protecting an entrance door from drafts, driving rain, or severe weather

Screen door

An exterior door having wood or aluminum stiles and rails that hold a wire or plastic mesh to admit air but exclude insects

Combination door

An exterior door having a frame into which different types of panel can be inserted, such as a screen for summer or storm sash for winter

French door

A door having rectangular glass panes extending throughout its length, and often hung in pairs

Louvered door

A door having a louvered opening for the passage or circulation of air

Glass door

A door of heat-strengthened or tempered glass, with or without rails or stiles, used primarily as an entrance door

Dutch door

A door divided horizontally so that the upper or lower part can be opened or closed separate

Batten door

A door constructed of vertical boards held together by horizontal battens and diagonal bracing

Jib door

A door hinged to be flush with the wall on either side and treated so as to be indiscernible when closed

Vision light

A small light in the upper portion of a door glazed with clear glass for viewing

Louver

An opening fitted with slanting, fixed or movable slats to admit air but exclude rain and snow or to provide privacy

Flush door

A door having smooth-surfaced faces

Solid-core door

A wood flush door having a solid core of staved lumber, particleboard, or a mineral composition

Hollow-core door

A wood flush door having a framework of stiles and rails encasing an expanded honeycomb core of corrugated fiberboard or a grid of interlocking horizontal and vertical wood strips

Core

A wooden construction, as in a door, forming a backing for face veneers

Crossbanding

The plywood or hardboard veneer immediately beneath the face veneers of a flush door

Doorskin

A surface veneer of plywood, hardboard, plastic laminate, or medium density overlay, bonded to the crossbanding or core of a flush door

Adjustable doorframe

A doorframe having a split head and jambs for installation in various wall thicknesses

Prehung door

A door hung in a doorframe before installation in a wall, sometimes prefinished and prefitted with all necessary hardware and casing trim

Acoustical door

A door having a sound-deadening core, gasketed stops along the top and sides, and an automatic drop seal along the bottom

Kalamein door

A door having a structural wood core clad with galvanized sheet metal

Hollow metal door

A door having face sheets of light-gauge steel bonded to a steel channel frame, reinforced with channels, a kraft honeycomb structure, or a rigid plastic-foam core

Throat

The opening between the backbends of a metal doorframe

Backbend

The face at the outer edge of a metal doorframe that returns to the wall surface

Hollow metal frame

A doorframe having a head and jambs formed from a single piece of metal

Knockdown frame

A metal doorframe composed of three or more parts for assembly in the field

Welded frame

A metal doorframe that is completely set up and welded at the factory

Jamb anchor

Any various metal devices for securing the jamb of a doorframe to a masonry, steel stud, or wood stud wall

Anchor

Any of various metal devices for binding one part of a structure to another

Base anchor

A metal clip or device for securing the base of a doorframe to the floor

Cutoff stop

A stop having a closed end that terminates above the floor line at 45° or 90° angle

Spat

A protective lining, usually of stainless steel, at the base of a doorframe

Flush frame

A metal doorframe designed to be installed during construction of a masonry or stud wall

Drywall frame

A knockdown frame having a double-return backbend for installation after a drywall partition is finished

Grouted frame

A metal doorframe completely filled with plaster or mortar for structural rigidity and increased fire resistance

Double egress frame

A metal doorframe prepared to receive a pair of single-acting doors that swing in opposite directions