DOORS
LASCANO
MARIÑO
TYPES OF DOORS
BASED ON MATERIAL
• It is popularly known as the
mainstay for the manufacture of
doors. Its main advantage has
been local availability of material
and the ease with which it can be
made by the local carpenters.
Although they can be used for all
locations in the house, they are
best placed for exterior locations.
TIMBER AND WOOD DOORS
• Doors can be made out of glass
for specific locations. Normally
such doors are provided on the
backside of the house as it
provides unobstructed view of
the backyard or garden.
• Front doors made of glass are
equally beautiful, but care
should be taken to ensure both
privacy and durability. Cut
glass panels set into wooden
frames are a frequent and
beautiful option for front doors.
Such doors are costly and
require good maintenance.
GLASS DOORS
• The use of PVC for the manufacture
of doors has become very popular
and a large variety of the same are
available in the market in different
colours and designs.
• The advantages of using PVC doors
are that they are termite proof,
durable, anti corrosive, light weight,
moisture resistant etc. They are also
easy to fabricate and install.
• However they are not suited for
entry doors as they are very light in
weight, not weather proof. They
cannot resist the harsh
environmental conditions.
PVC DOORS
• Fiberglass is said to be one of
the most hardened materials
with relatively low maintenance
costs as compared with wood
and steel.
• Fiberglass doors are expected to
be stable as they do not warp,
bow or twist. They are foam
filled and offer good insulation
properties.
FIBERGLASS DOORS
• Aluminum frames for doors have the distinct advantage
of resisting difficult environmental conditions. Being
light in weight they transfer less loads to the foundations.
• Aluminum frames are not affected by termites and as
such they are longer lasting.
ALUMINUM DOORS
• The louvers permit natural
ventilation when the door is
closed and also provide
privacy in the room.
• These are generally used for
toilets of residential and
public buildings.
• The door may be fully
louvered are partly louvered.
• Louvers are made up of
timber or glass or plywood
and these may be either fixed
or movable.
LOUVERED DOORS
• Wire gauged doors permits
natural ventilation and restrict the
entry of flies, mosquitoes, insects
etc.. These doors are commonly
used in hotels, restaurants and for
cup boards containing eatables.
WIRE GAUGED DOORS
• These doors can either be solid or
hollow.
• It has been found to be a good
substitute for wood and is being
used extensively for making
frames.
• Steel frames are quite popular
and are being used extensively
for houses and other locations as
they are economical than the
conventional wooden frames.
They are long lasting requiring
minimum maintenance.
• These can invariably be used
STEEL DOOR
where security is of a greater
concern.
• The door frame is made up
of angle or T-sections.
• Shutter is made up of frame
of angle of iron, having 2
verticals at least 3
horizontal.
• Mild steel plates are welded
to the shutter frame.
MILD SHEET STEEL DOORS
• These are same as mild
steel sheet doors, but in
place of mild steel sheet
corrugated steel sheet is
welded.
CORRUGATED SHEET STEEL DOORS
• Hollow steel sections are
used to make these doors.
The rails and stiles etc.,
are strengthened by
welding small T or I
sections inside.
HOLLOW METAL DOORS
TYPES OF DOORS
BASED ON WORKING
OPERATIONS
• In this type, with the help of runners and guide rails the
door slides to the sides. The door may have one or more
sliding shutter depending upon the opening available.
SLIDING DOORS
• In this case, the shutter is
attached to frame by
double action spring
which helps the shutter
to move inwards as well
as outwards.
SWING DOORS
• Collapsible steel doors are generally used for workshops,
sheds, warehouses etc.. It acts like a steel curtain which
will be opened or closed by horizontal pull or push.
COLLAPSIBLE STEEL DOORS
• Hinged tilt doors are
commonly used for
garages and sheds, and
offer a simple and cost-
effective way to create
a large, accessible
opening.
TILT DOORS
• Rolling steel shutter doors are commonly used for warehouses,
garages, shops etc.. These are very strong and offer proper safety
to the property. The door is consists of frame, drum and a shutter
of thin steel plate inter locked together. A horizontal shaft is
provided in the drum which helps to open or close the shutter.
These are often automated.
ROLLING STEEL SHUTTER DOORS
• Revolving doors are only
provided in public
buildings like museums,
banks, libraries etc.,
because of constant
visitors. It consists mullion
at its centre to which four
radiating shutters are
attached.
REVOLVING DOORS
• Instead of hinges, it is
supported on a bearing some
distance away from the edge,
so that there is more or less
of a gap on the pivot side as
well as the opening side. In
some cases the pivot is
central, creating two equal
openings.
PIVOT DOOR
• Automatically opening doors are powered open and
closed either by electricity, spring, or both. There are
several methods by which an automatically opening door
is activated: Sensor or Switch
AUTOMATICALLY OPENING DOOR
DOORS – DESIGNS & STYLES
• It is a classic style. It usually has
three or four horizontal rails and three
vertical stiles. The spaces between
them are filled with thinner panels.
Decorative molding (or some
representation of it) called "sticking"
surrounds each panel. The result is a
richly textured look that is at home in
both traditional and modern settings.
PANEL DOOR
• A simple flat slab. It is
usually the least expensive
choice. If the surface is
a hardwood veneer (usually
birch or oak), a flush door
can be stained, but other
materials usually look best
painted.
• Flush doors blend well with
contemporary settings, but
may look out of place in a
traditional home. Interior
flush doors are often hollow
core, while exterior flush
FLUSH DOORS doors have a solid core.
• A pair of French doors adds
a charming touch as well as
an extra-wide doorway
opening. These doors are
almost always traditional in
design. Often they have glass
panels.
• They are most commonly
used as exterior patio doors,
but interior French doors can
make a stunning passageway
between rooms.
FRENCH DOORS
• It slides into the wall when
fully opened. They allow
you to completely open the
doorway without taking up
any floor space. A pocket
door requires wall space
that cannot have electrical
or plumbing lines running
through it.
POCKET DOOR
• It has several sections, folding in
pairs. Wood is the most common
material, and doors may also be
metal or glass. Bifolds are most
commonly made for closets, but
may also be used as units
between rooms.
• Bi-fold doors are essentially
now doors that let the outside in.
They open in concert; where the
panels fold up against one
another and are pushed together
when opened.
BIFOLD DOOR
• A door unit that has two or
more sections. The doors can
slide in either direction along
one axis on parallel overhead
tracks, sliding past each
other.
• They are most commonly
used in closets, in order to
access one side of the closet
at a time. The doors in a
bypass unit will overlap
slightly when viewed from
the front, in order not to have
a visible gap between them.
BYPASS DOOR
• It is divided in half horizontally.
Traditionally the top half can be
opened to allow a horse or other
animal to be fed, while the
bottom half remains closed to
keep the animal inside. This
style of door has been adapted
for homes.
DUTCH DOOR/STABLE DOOR
• Saloon doors, also known
as cafe doors, often use
bidirectional hinges that
close the door regardless of
which direction it is opened
by incorporating springs.
Saloon doors that only
extend from knee-level to
chest-level are known
as batwing doors.
SALOON DOOR
• It is designed to blend with
the adjacent wall in all
finishes, and visually to be
a part of the wall, a
disguised door.
BLIND DOOR
• A pedestrian door built into
a much larger door allowing
access without requiring the
opening of the larger door.
Examples might be found
on the ceremonial door of a
cathedral or in a large
vehicle door in a garage or
hangar.
WICKET DOOR
• These are usually made of metal or vinyl, but wood
models are also available. A security storm door can be
locked to keep out intruders and may be heavier than a
standard door. Self-storing storm doors have a window
and screen. Inexpensive storm doors are often plain in
design and can detract from the appearance of an entry
door.
STORM DOOR
• Typically made of large
panes of glass encased
in wood, vinyl, or
metal frames. They are
the ideal choice when
you want to maximize
your view of the yard.
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