Doors Con Tech

Front 1

What does ironmongery entail?

Back 1

Handles, hinges, locks ,door stops, Door closers, push plates, kick plates door signage and any metal components of a door

Front 2

What are common door frame materials?

Back 2

Steel/galvanized steel or Timber are most common

Front 3

What is the process steel or galvanised steel goes through before being used?

Back 3

The steel or galvanized steel is a pressed( the metal was pressed into a specific profile )

Front 4

What are the two different thicknesses of steel doors frames comprised of?

Back 4

1.2 mm thick and 1.6 mm thick(can be double rebated)

Front 5

Timber door frames come in various sizes depending on manufacturer, door frames are divided into 2 different sections , interior and exterior, what are these sections known as profiles, what are these profiles called?

Back 5

MS(exterior) (44x105)& DWGS(interior)(48x80)

Front 6

What is the standard door size?

Back 6

width x height (813x2032) is the standard door size)

Front 7

Timber Door frames can either come with or without a door sill explain how the difference come about.

Back 7

The door with a sill is used exteriorly for when you have a door that goes from the building to the outside. however internal buildings doors frames do not have a sill.

Front 8

The vertical part of a door and top of door

Back 8

Jamb

Head (wider)

Front 9

Name two other materials used for door frames

Back 9

UPvc frames and precast concrete are also used as door frame materials

Front 10

What does a door hand refer too?

Back 10

The door hand refers to sides on which the hinges appear, if it appears on the left it’s a left hand door and likewise for a right hand door

Hint 10

You must open the door towards yourself

Front 11

What is the standard size for a MS exterior(44x105) door frame?

Back 11

877x2090 MS EXTERNAL DOOR SIZE

Hint 11

44x105 will cover brick work

Front 12

What is the standard size of a DWGS INTERIOR DOOR FRAME?

Back 12

855x2090

Hint 12

48x80 will not cover brick work

Front 13

What do you call the fixture or frame that is ontop of the door and is used to get light into a room?

Back 13

Fanlights

Front 14

How do steel door frames avoid dents?

Back 14

They are filled with mortar

Front 15

Sizes of openings

Back 15

On the pressed steel door frame the rebates is against the brickwork but for your timber door frame the rebate is some distance from the brickwork there’s a concrete lintel that goes over the opening. The size of the opening for the brickwork if you have a pressed steel door frame is actually smaller than the opening you would have a timber door frame

Front 16

What is the common size for a door frame for ?

Back 16

873x2370

Front 17

What is the most common standard size for a door ?

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813x2032

Front 18

How is the vertical jamb connected to a head in a timber door frame?

Back 18

They are connected by a pinned mortice and tenon joint

Hint 18

For your head there are openings in the timber and your door jamb has an extension that fits into the head of the door to fit properly

Front 19

How is the size of a door frame indicated?

Back 19

A size for a door frame is indicated by the size of a door on plan(813x2032)

Front 20

Standard double door sizes?

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1359;1511;1613x2032

Front 21

What is the purpose of fanlights ?

Back 21

This is when glazing gets installed for light , the fanlight is 305mm high

Front 22

What are common rebate widths for both single and double doors

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Single

868mm

762mm

813mm

Double

1350mm

1511mm

1613mm

Front 23

What component gets installed into the frame of a door when we install a fanlight?

Back 23

Transom

Front 24

What is something we need to understand in terms of sizes of openings?

Back 24

In the Pressed steel door frames the rebates sits against the brick work, in timber door frames the rebates is a distance from the brickwork. So the openings in steel door frames are smaller than timber door frames

Front 25

At what stage can the door frames be installed?

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The steel door frames are installed during the construction of brickwork whereas timber door frames are installed during construction of brickwork where there is a lug that is attached to the timber door frame and bent out/ built into brickwork OR you can build in a timber door frame AFTER construction of the brickwork

Front 26

What is the SOC for a door frame

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1) the door frame starts from the UFL

2) the door frame is put in position on-top of a line of DPC)

3)mark off brick courses by transferring course heights using a gauge rod to the door frame starting at the top

4) repeat on other side( you will see lugs on a pressed steel door frame)

5) It must be propped and plum(vertical and level

6) ensure top of door and windows are on same level

7)you would then install your centre to avoid the frame from bulging

8) lugs are ready to be build in, use a wire tie to secure your line to the door frame during door frame building

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Front 27

What are the 4 different door materials?

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•Solid timber.

•core timber

•door stile

•Steel/galvanised steel

Front 28

What is a door stile?

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It’s the vertical part of the door that sits against the jamb of the door frame

Front 29

What is the difference between a solid timber door and core timber door

Back 29

They are both from timber but the solid timber door mean that every part of the door is made from solid timber door, the core timber door is not solid.

Front 30

What are the most common Timber doors?

Back 30

Frame(literally), Brace (diagonals, prevent buckling and wobbaling) and ledge(horizontal middles) Batton door

OR

Frame, ledge and braced batton door with a flush back panel

Front 31

What is a stable door?

Back 31

It’s a door which has a top and bottom half, it can be opened separately from the bottom.

Front 32

What are the 3 types of Core timber doors called ?

Back 32

1) HOLLOW CORE FLUSH PANEL DOOR (small frame, inside filled with EGG GRID CARDBOARD CORE

2)SEMI-SOLID CORE FLUSH PANEL DOOR ( Filled with hardboard strips, much more solid than hollow core door)

3) SOLID CORE FLUSH PANEL DOOR( Filled with particle board or pine etc. much more solid than hollow core door flush door and semi-solid core flush door, it’s covered with hardboard and veneer

Hint 32

Not hint; These doors are not solid, has a frame but is hollow)

Front 33

What are pressed steel doors and door frame usually used for?

Back 33

These doors are usually used for storerooms and transformer room units

Front 34

What is a steel door and door frame combination known as?

Back 34

CHAWL doors, you buy this as a unit

Front 35

What is the purpose of a louvred panel

Back 35

It allows ventilation as transformer rooms generate heat and might cause fire

Front 36

What are the two different door frame and door finishes?

Back 36

Enamel paint for steel/galvanised steel doorframes and doors

Both Varnish or enamel paint for timber door frames and doors

Front 37

What does the term 3 lever and 4 lever lock refer to?

Back 37

It refers to the number of tumblers inside the lock that allow the lock to be locked and unlocked.

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