WOOD DOORS & IRON DOORS TERMS

In Aphabetical Order | About Doors and Gates
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Molding
Lengths of wood that are shaped in section so that the shape runs along the length. Moldings are used both functionally and decoratively. For example, a molding might be used to hold a panel in its frame, to throw off water, or as a decorative light catching feature. Moldings can be made with wooden molding planes, metal combination planes, a router, or a combination of sawing and carving techniques. Most of the traditional wooden moldings used on doors take their names from classical Greek and Roman originals, which were forms found in stone. Small moldings are best mitered at the angles and planted on the frame. Larger moldings over 1 inch wide need to be mitered, tongued, and screwed at the angles. Bolection moldings are secured either by running nails through the molding into the frame or by driving screws through the panel and then the molding. The molding needs to be fixed to either the frame or the panel-never to both. The moldings that make the cornice are generally secured by being tongued and grooved. Architrave The molding that runs around the door frame on the inside of exterior door frames and on both sides of interior frames-and bridges the joint between the doorjamb lining and the plaster. As well as being decorative, it protects the edge of the plaster and conceals any movement of the jamb lining.

Mortise Lock
Although the mortise lock serves the same purpose as the rim lock it carries both a latch to hold the door closed and a lock to make the door secure the main design difference is that the works are hidden in a mortise within the thickness of the door. Most modern panel doors are fitted with mortise locks. The main advantage of a mortise lock is that the face of the door is unencumbered; however, the fact that the lock is hidden away has
resulted in the manufacture of poor quality products that barely function. Whereas older mortise locks required that a square side mortise be cut into the side of the stile-not an easy task many modern locks have cylindrical bodies or barrels that can he fitted by boring a hole

Mail Slots and Other Things
Some doors need a mail slut, and others need a number and a knocker. There is a tradition of trying to make the front door grand and special. Some people go in for lots of brass, others like carved nameplates, others like lots of color, and so on. The wonderful thing is that just about anything goes. If You have a fancy for carved trim, lots of brass, and gold line work, that's fine.