Door Parts Explained

Stiles rails and panels.

Door parts explained. Backset the measurement from the bore hole to the edge of the door. The keying mechanism into which the key inserts from the. The door sill is the very bottom part of the door frame that rests on the floor. Depending on the door lock type it could be a plate of various sizes to which the deadbolt.

Legs jambs these are the terms commonly used to refer to the vertical components that form the sides of the door frame. The horizontal elements are called rails. Only the door no jamb hinges threshold or door hardware. The handles are either non locking or locking features with the locking knob on the interior handle and a key slot on the outer part of the door.

On a wood exterior door they are part of the construction. The lock engages a bolt inside the door. It is part of the frame and the door rests on it when closed. The cylinder or lock body is the part of the door lock where you insert the key.

The stile with the hinges is called the hinge stile while the stile with the doorknob is called the lock stile. The two door jambs are the sides of the door frame that. There can be one or more in an exterior door and they replace panels from a design perspective. The left and right vertical elements are called stiles.

Stops the stops are what the door rests. The small handle that is turned to activate the deadbolt inner and outer panels. Box strike plate. Visible parts of a door lock deadbolt knob.

Door unit a door with a jamb hinges and is bored for door hardware. A door is constructed of three basic pieces. On steel fibreglass vinyl exterior doors they are embossed on the surface of the skin. Exterior door units also include casing brick molding astragal and weather strips and is pre hung.

Now let s look at the parts of a door. L imits the door s opening swing. This piece of metal extends from the door into the frame and. The non locking interior and exterior handles are smooth and don t contain a locking mechanism.

If your doors are different than this please contact us for help. Also sometimes called a door casing or simply frame it is used for both hanging the door and also for dressing the door opening to hide the stud wall and plasterboard that can look a little unsightly. Some door hardware comes with an adjustable backset some you have to specify what you need. Parts of a door knob handles.

Glass inset is a glazed unit installed in the structure of the exterior door itself. Foam core is an insulating agent injected into the core of steel and fibreglass exterior doors. The door frame is the entire framework supporting the door including the sill jamb and head. Parts of a traditional lock cylinder lock body.

A door knob has two handles on each side of the door. A door lining or a door lining set is the name given to the constituent parts of the door frame and includes the head the jambs and the sill.