Doors & Windows Terms

1a

top rail

1b

intermediate rail

1c

lock rail

1d

bottom rail

2

panels

3

mullion

4a

lock stile

4b

hinge stile

5

sweep

6

casing (moulding or trim)

7

jamb

8

stop

9

threshold (saddle)

10

hinges

1

rails

2

stiles

3

muntins (grilles)

4

panes

5

sash locks

6

jambs

7

flange

8

sill

9

casing (moulding or trim)

The interior for doors (which is shipped loose) is installed after the _______ is completed

sheetrock

To begin with, we need to seal the opening where we’re going to install our door and so we use _______ to do that

seal tap

What size nail are used to secure the jamb with a pneumatic nailer?

2 and ½ inch

If a pneumatic nailer is not available, you can use _____ casing nails to secure the jamb once the door is in the hole.

16d galvanized

What is used to make sure the jamb is plumb and level?

6 foot level

Name two things we can use to center the jamb into the openings

1) Wood shingles

2) Wood shims made out of a 2×4

What tool is used to cut the shims?

a handsaw

Before installing the door, the first thing we to make sure we do is we ant to check the _______. Then check the _______ to make sure that it’s ______. Then check the sides of the _______ to make sure that they’re ________. And double check the _______ and the ______ of the opening to make sure that our door jamb will fit.

opening, floor, level, jamb, plumb, height, width

What reason(s) do we put caulking at the bottom of the door?

To set the door in

Once the door is secure in the opening, name the six locations where you would put the shims.

a) top hinge

b) middle hinge

c) bottom hinge

d) top strike side

e) bottom strike side

f) where the door strike will be

Based on local building codes, many windows have to use ______ glass in order to be fire egress safe.

tempered

What is used to till the cracks or gaps around the frame on the exterior side of the window?

minimal expanding foam

What is a cost-effective alternative to seal over the flange of the window when it is installed?

ZIP system tape

If I wanted to install a window that was a double 2-0, 4-0 window, what would be the actual width?

48 inches

If I wanted to install a window that was a double 2-0, 4-0 window, what would be the actual height?

96 inches

What is the purpose of flashing the window?

seal the envelope of the house

What is probably the most common window you will see?

vinyl clad window

All windows manufactured have to be ______ windows, for energy savings.

low-e

What size and type of nails are used to nail the window flange to the window frame?

inch and a half long roofing nails

Where would you put the shims to make sure you have the quarter inch gap?

along the seal