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Aluminium Doors and Windows Guide

Aluminum doors and windows can be made from various materials like wood, metal, glass, and plastics. Doors have components like frames, panels, and hinges. Different types of doors include swinging, sliding, and folding doors. Weather stripping is used to prevent air leaks. Common door locks include key-in-knob, mortise locks, and deadbolts. Windows also have various components and can be fixed, single-hung, sliding, casement or pivoted. They are made from materials like aluminum, steel, wood or composites. Basic window locks include friction, pin, wedge and stop types.

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Aluminium Doors and Windows Guide

Aluminum doors and windows can be made from various materials like wood, metal, glass, and plastics. Doors have components like frames, panels, and hinges. Different types of doors include swinging, sliding, and folding doors. Weather stripping is used to prevent air leaks. Common door locks include key-in-knob, mortise locks, and deadbolts. Windows also have various components and can be fixed, single-hung, sliding, casement or pivoted. They are made from materials like aluminum, steel, wood or composites. Basic window locks include friction, pin, wedge and stop types.

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Aluminium Doors& Windows

Doors

Broad classification as exterior or interior


Wood, metal, plastic, glass, or a combination of
these materials are used to manufacture doors
Considerations for selection of door include:
Fire resistance
Cost
Protection/Privacy
Esthetics/Architectural Style

Terms Associated with Doors

Door Frames:

Panel Doors:

Jamb sides pieces


Head overhead piece
Sill on exterior doors (covered by threshold)
Door Stop- strip against which door closes
Stiles vertical members
Rails horizontal members
Muntins may be vertical or horizontal; divide door
into panels

Right-Hand or Left-Hand used to describe swinging


doors- depends on which side is hinged

Metal Doors

Most hollow core metal doors are made of


carbon steel
Most are filled with standard fireproof, rot
proof, and sound-deadening material
Insulated doors are filled with glass fiber or
plastic foam insulation [R-values range from
8-15]
Grades range from 1: standard; 2: heavy duty;
3: extra heavy duty [grades used depends on
type of building and locations in building]

Door Operation

Swinging hinged on one side or may have


pivot hardware to allow for swinging in both
directions
Sliding overhead tracks with rollers (Pocket
doors - slide into wall cavity)
Folding hung on overhead tracks with rollers;
may be bi- or multi- fold in nature

Weather Stripping

Applied to door frames to prevent


air leakage
Common types include:
Foam rubber
Felt
Rolled vinyl
Spring metal (V-strip)
Interlocking metal

Door Hardware -- Locks

May be either standard, handicapped access,


automatic, or security type.
Lock types:
Key-in-knob
Key-in-lever
Mortise
Interconnected
Auxiliary (dead bolts)
Security (electromagnetic)
Padlock

Door Hardware --Hinges

There are many types of hinges available but common


ones include: butt, piano (invisible), offset, spring, pivot,
and decorative.
Materials from which hinges are made include: coated
steel, polished plated steel, chromium-plated metals,
brass, bronze, and aluminum.
Placement and number required varies according to
door material and size:

All door >7 in height should be hung with at least 3


hinges.
doors < 7 in height need only 2 hinges

SPECIAL DOORS

Revolving prevent passage of


cold and warm air and noise while
always being open/closed
Typical materials include stainless
steel, aluminum, and copper alloys.
Most doors are 6 - 8 feet in
diameter, but may be larger for
special
applications
(Nursing
homes)

Windows

Related terms include: rail, stile, sill, sash,


panes or lights (glass), muntin (divides the
lights), mullion
Common materials include: aluminum, steel
(including stainless), wood, or clad materials
[Styrofoam core with wood cladding]
Wide range of sizes from 2 to 10 not
including custom orders

Window Types

Fixed
Single or Double Hung
Sliding
Casement
Pivoted

Window Hardware - Locks

Some basic types of locking devices for windows


include:
Friction type includes a pin which screws into a
receptacle
Pin type a keyed device; bolt slips into a hole
drilled into the upper frame
Wedge type spreads upper and lower sash apart
Stop type uses a knob or other protrusion to
prevent window from opening very far
Key operated cam latch may be a fire hazard;
works similar to a pin type

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