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Types of double doors

Unit 307: Carry out second fixing double doors and mouldings



Types of double doorsTypes of double doors

• Garage.

• Rebated.

• French.

• Sliding.

Suitable locations and intended uses

• Choice of door and frame type often depends upon intended use and design.

• Door must be able to deal with all the rigors of use and maintain its strength.



• Traditionally made using framed, ledged and braced construction.

• Filled with bead and butt or tongue and groove matchboarding.

• Ideal where strength is of greater importance than appearance.

• Typically used for smaller garages.

• Tend to be part glazed in domestic situations, allowing more light in.

Garage matchboarded doors



Framed, ledged, braced, matchboarded half glazed double doorsInside view



Sliding industrial type matchboarded doors



Gothic design (typically found at the entrance to a church)



Meeting stiles for tongue and grooved matchboarded doors

• The meeting stiles should be rebated to the centre for flush closure

• A smaller rebate on each side will give a feel of symmetry and balance to each stile



Meeting stile for bead and butt boarding

• More decorative feature door using a bead and butt profile to the boarding

• The same profile should be used at the meeting stiles



French doors • Can be made up from most standard single doors though each individual door is usually narrower in width than a standard door.

• Benefits: – Let larger amounts of light through– Accommodate access for large

number of people– Reduce bottle necks.

• Hanging principles are the same as a standard door but extra care is needed at the fixing stage for the frame and door to prevent twisting and poor closure at the meeting stiles.Eight-paned glazed doors



• Sliding doors are often used where there is restricted room for the doors to open fully or where the gap would make the door width overly wide.

Sliding door sets



• Typically used as moveable partitions for dividing rooms

• Fixed using a combination of hinges and sliding track

• Can be hung from both ends or from just one end

Sliding and folding doors



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