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DOORS AND WINDOWS

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2.14 DOORS AND ACCESSORIES
2.14.1 DOOR OPERATION

Swinging Doors - For exterior and interior use. Normally turns on

hinges about a side jamb when pushed or pulled, but may also be
pivoted from head jamb and threshold

Bypass Sliding Doors - For exterior and interior use. Slides on

overhead track and long guides or a track on the floor.

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Surface Sliding Doors - For exterior and interior use.
Surface-hung on an exposed overhead track that provides
access through full width of doorway

Pocket Sliding Doors - For interior use only. Slides on an

overhead track into and out of a recess within the width of a wall

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Folding Doors - For
interior use only. Hinged
door panels fold flat against
one another when opened,
used to subdivide interior
spaces

2.14.2 WOOD FLUSH DOORS

1. Wood Flush Door Designs – Wood Flush Doors are

doors with no visible seams on both faces. The available
designs are:

• Flush door
• Flush door with glass inserts
• Flush door with louvered inserts

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TYPES OF DOORS

Exterior and interior use

SWING

Exterior and interior use

BYPASS SLIDING

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TYPES OF DOORS

SURFACE SLIDING Exterior and interior use

POCKET SLIDING Exterior and interior use

SIDE-HINGED Exterior and

Exterior andinterior
interioruse
use
FOLDING
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2. Wood Flush Door Construction

• Hollow Core Flush Doors – have

a framework of stiles and rails
encasing an expanded honeycomb
core of corrugated fiberboard or a
grid of interlocking horizontal and
vertical wood strips. They are
lightweight, intended generally for
interiors, and have little inherent
thermal or acoustic insulation value.

• Solid Core Flush Doors – have a

core of bonded lumber blocks,
particleboard, or a mineral
composition. The bonded lumber
core is the most economical and
widely used. The mineral
composition core is lightest but has
low-screw-holding strength and
cutouts are difficult. Solid core doors
are used primarily as exterior doors,
but they may also be used wherever
increased fire resistance, sound
insulation, or dimensional stability is
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Wood Panel Door Construction

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2. Steel Door Finishes

• Primed or galvanized for painting

• Baked enamel paint
• Vinyl clad
• Stainless steel or aluminum skinned are available in
polished or textured finish

3. Steel Door Construction – Hollow metal doors have

face sheets of 16 to 22 gauge steel bonded to a steel
channel frame and reinforced with channels, a kraft
honeycomb structure, or a rigid plastic-foam core.

4. Steel Fire Doors – Fire door assemblies, consisting of a

fire-resistant door, doorframe, and hardware, re required
to protect openings in fire-rated walls.

• Maximum door size – 4’ x 10’ (1220 mm x 3050 mm)

• Door frame and hardware must have a fire-resistance
rating similar to that of the door.
• Door must be self-latching and be equipped with closers.
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Door Hand Conventions – are used in specifying door hardware
such as locksets and closers. The terms right and left assume a
view from the exterior of the building or room to which the
doorway leads.

Left hand (LH) – Door

opens inwards to the left;
hinges on left.

Right hand (RH) – Door

opens inwards to the right;
hinges on right.

Left hand reverse (LHR) –

Door opens outward to the
left; hinges on left.

Right hand reverse (RHR)

– Door opens outward to
the right; hinges on right.

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 PARTS OF DOOR

Joint between Casing trim seals

door frame and space between
finished opening door frame and
must be sealed rough opening.

SWINGING

The rough or
finish opening
required for a
door depends on
the door type,
how it is framed,
and the

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TYPES OF DOORS

Flush Panel French Glass Sash Louver Louver Screen Dutch

DOOR TYPES BY DESIGN

• Opening should be less than 40% of door area

and no closer than 5” to any edge.

• Height of opening in hollow core doors should

be less than half the door height.

Flush With glass inserts With louvered insert

Panel Panel Panel With sash Louvered French With

WOOD RAIL AND STILE DOORS (casement) divided
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 Rail
Stile
Hollow core types:
• Mesh grid
• Ladder strips
6’-0, 6’-6”, 6’-8”, 6’-10”, 7’-0
• Honeycomb or
spiral blanks
Lock rail
Lock block
Banding
Crossbanding
Face panel
1 3/8” , 1 3/4”
HOLLOW CORE DOORS
Nominal in 2”
increments
1 3/8” , 1 3/4”

GRADES AND FINISHES___

Rail
Stile • Hardwood veneer grades
Solid core types: • Plastic
• Continuous block • Hardboard
• Stile and rail
6’ – 0”, 6’ – 6”, 6’ – 8”, 7’ - 0

• Mineral composition
• Particle board SPECIAL DOORS

• Fire-rated doors:
Crossbanding
• Acoustic (sound insulating) doors
Face panel • Lead-lined and copper shielded doors

Nominal in 2” increments

1 3/8” , 1 3/4” (2 ¼” for

sound insulating doors) SOLID CORE DOORS 13
 Diagonal bracing
Ledger
GRADES AND FINISHES Sheathing

• Premium (select) grade: for natural clear or

stained finishes
for paint finishes only
• Standard grade:
Batten doors
Joints are doweled dovetailed
with mortises and tenons
Top rail
Stile

Bar
Muntin
Panel options
• Flat plywood or raised wood panel
• Glass lights
6’ – 8”, 7’ – 0, 8’ - 0

• Louvers or jalousie
Cross rail

Bottom rail

1’ – 0, 1’ – 4”, 1’ – 6”, 2’ – 0, 2’ – 4”,

2’ – 6”, 2’ – 8”, 3’ - 0
1 3/8”. 1 3/4”

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 Flush Glass Vision Narrow light Louvered Louvered
DOOR TYPES
DOOR FINISHES
Paint Polished
Painted
ready or
textured
1/8”

Primed Baked Vinyl clad Stainless steel

and/or
6’ – 8”, 7’ – 0, 7’ -2”, 7’ – 10”, 8’-0

enamel (applied) Or aluminum

galvanized
Nominal height”
Frame opening
Net height
3/4”t

Rail and stile Rail panel Flush

Nominal width increase in

2” increments

1 3/8” , 1 ¾” Nominal width increase in

DOOR FINISHES
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HOLLOW METAL INSTALLATIONS
4 3/4” 5 3/4” 6 3/4” 8 3/4”

FRAME SIZES
Nominal 4”
masonry wall Wall Nominal 8”
thickness masonry wall
Sealant may vary

Wrap-around Butt condition for

condition new or existing Wrap-around
Butt condition
openings condition
(frame flush
with or set back
MASONRY WALL OPENINGS from wall)

Edge bead for Wall finish

wall finish continues into Frames may be
required throat opening grouted full with
Sealant
mortar or plaster as
Flush Wrap-around used in wall for a
Condition at
condition condition
brick veneer
more secure and fire-
wall resistant installation
WOOD STUD WALL OPENINGS
Edge bead

Flush or butt Wrap-around

condition condition

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 STEEL STUD WALL OPENING

Adjustable ceiling frame

Transom panel

4”
Finish ceiling

Side jamb
7’-0 door height Door

HEADLESS DOOR FRAME

Rabetted

Bullnose

A 4” head frame is available which can help the door Astragal

frame height fit modular masonry openings.
DOOR MEETING STILES

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HOLLOW METAL FRAMES : TRANSOM PANELS AND STICK COMPONENTS
Transom bar Header astragal

Headless frame

4’ max.
Transom panel
may be fixed or
removable, and
may be:

12’-0 max.
-solid, similar to

8’-0 max.
door construction
-glass
-louvers

Astragal
With header and With header; no Without header;
transom bar transom bar with astragal Transom bar is
similar in size
and profile to
TRANSOM PANEL CONDITIONS standard
frame.

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HOLLOW METAL FRAMES FOR WINDOW WALLS

4 3/4”
1
HEAD
(Jamb is 5 3/4”
2 or 3
similar) 6 3/4”
8 3/4”
1 2.3 or 5 2.3 or 5 1
Applied
2 or 3 stops for
glass or
insulated
sandwich

4”
4 or 6 panels

The framing members are similar in size, Alternate

mullion post
profile, and finish to standard hollow metal door
frames. They may be used to frame sidelights,
borrowed lights, and transoms. MULLION
(Header bar)

Alternate sill

2”, 4”, 8 5/8”

SILL

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GLASS ENTRANCE DOORS
2 5/8” standard pivot 2’-6”, 3’-0, 3’-6”

7’-0 standard
9’-0 max

9’-0 max
Continuous Continuous Bottom lock Narrow stile Medium Wide stile
top and bottom stile
bottom
FRAMELESS DOORS FRAMED DOORS

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GLASS ENTRANCE SECTIONS
Transom bar or head jamb

Consult manufacturer for Doorstop with

reinforcement required in transom weather
bar and door frame stripping

1/2” or 3/4” tempered Door may be

glass in clear, gray, or offset to open
bronze tints one way or be
center-hung for
double acting
operation

3/16” clearance

Threshold threshold

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 STOREFRONT ENTRANCES
7 Aluminum, stainless steel, or bronze
Size and spacing of
8 1 mullions are related to the
glass thickness and the
wind load on the wall plane.

10 5 7
11 2-4-6

9 3

Door may be single or double acting, and be

arrange in various ways.

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DOOR DETAILS
Verify glass
thickness with code
Transom bar Fasten @ 18” o.c. sealant requirements

3/8” typ.
Doorstop with Silicone
weatherstripping sealant

DOOR HEAD DOOR JAMB @ WALL HEAD OR JAMB BUTT GLAZING

Thermal break 3/4” min. Grind and polish

for thermal edges
glazing systems

Stiffeners may Neoprene Structural silicone

be required glazing strip sealant

Varies with glass

HORIZONTAL BAR width and height

MEETING STILES MULLION similar GLASS MULLION

DOOR JAMB

Sloping face Neoprene

available setting block

Weep holes
threshold

DOOR SILL DOOR JAMB @ SILL CORNER BAR

side light
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 REVOLVING DOORS
Revolving doors provide a continuous weather
seal, eliminate drafts, and hold heating and 2” to 4”
Deck includes provision for ceiling
cooling losses to a minimum while lights; may be glazed with
accommodating a moderate flow of traffic. tempered glass

Doors of tempered glass with

aluminum, stainless steel, or

6’-10” and 7’-0

bronze frames

Enclosure may be metal or

glass (tempered, wire, or
laminated)
Enclosure flanked by Side lights centered on
hinged doors enclosure Top and bottom pivot

Door diameter + 3 3/4”

Line of soffit may be <45deg

curved or straight

Bank of enclosures with Enclosure projecting Weatherseal is provided

side lights between from side lights by rubber and felt tip
sweep at door stiles, and
at top and bottom rails

Door diameter

6’-6”………. 4’-5” opening

6’-8”………. 4’-6”
Enclosure set within 2 6’10”………. 4’-8”
Enclosure set
wall plane 7’-0………… 4’-9”
back within a wall 7’-2”……….. 4’-11”
recess 7’-4”……….. 5’-0
REVOLVING DOOR LAYOUTS

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SLIDING GLASS DOORS

6’-8”, 8’-0, 10’-0

9’-5”, 12’-5”, 15’-5” 12’-2”, 6’-2”, 20’-2”

6’-2”, 8’-2”, 10’-2” WOOD
WOOD
12’-0, 16’-0, 20’-0
6’-0”, 8’-0”, 10’-0” ALUMINUM 9’-0, 12’-0, 15’-0, 18’-0

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 1/2” +/-

1/2” +/-
FLASHING

SCREEN
DOOR
HEAD HEAD

(Add 1” unit height for masonry opening)

MEETING MEETING
STILES STILES

Rough opening
Rough opening

Unit Height
FLASHING

Unit Height
NARROW
NONBEARING
MULLION ALSO
AVAILABLE
SUPPORT MULLION
Fin. Flr.

Top of slab
SILL
SILL
WOOD SLIDING DOOR METAL SLIDING
In wood frame DOOR in brick
(Hatched sections are normally veneer wall
supplied
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FOLDING AND POCKET SLIDING DOORS

Opening = door
6’-8”, 7’-6”, 8’-0

height – 1/4”
Concealed
door stop

1’-6” 2-panel units 3’-0, 4’-0, 5’-0, 6’-0 4-panel units

2’-0
2’-6” 7’-6” 6-panel units Door opening Equal to door width
3’-0 8-panel units
8’-0, 10’-0, 12’-0

POCKET SLIDING DOOR

FOLDING DOORS

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 FOLDING DOORS POCKET SLIDING DOOR
Varies with
Finish wall Header
type of trim
Casing trim may vary Overheader support
track concealed by
Fascia to conceal
casing trim
overhead track
Depth of hardware

HEAD
Pocket door:
Bi-fold doors: • 1 3/8”, 1 3/4”
• 1 1/8”, 1 3/8”, 1 3/4”
HEAD • may be any typical
thick of wood, metal, or interior door type
polystryrene
• with louvers, or flush or
raised panels
3/16” clearance
Retractable door pull
Rough Opening

Rough opening
in door edge
Door height

Top and bottom pivot; JAMB

No jamb hardware
Cased opening
JAMB
Allow 1/2” w/o bottom pivot

1” with bottom pivot

Bi-fold doors may

require a bottom pivot
Floor guides
Finish floor
Allow 3/4” for
Subfloor finish flooring

FLOOR FLOOR

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DOOR HINGES
Butt hinges are normally used with For doors up to 2 1/4” thick : 5/16”
(over 2 1/4” thick : 7/16”)
wood and hollow metal doors and
frames. They are mortised into the
door edge and jamb so that only the
knuckle is visible when the door is For doors up to 2 1/4” : 1/4”
closed. (over 2 1/4” : 3/8”)

Template The pin in the knuckle may be

removable (loose) or fixed (non-
rising). Self-locking pins which
cannot be removed when the door Check clearance required for
is closed are also available for surrounding trim
security.

Non-template (for
wood doors)

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 SPECIAL PURPOSE HINGES

Surface hinges Invisible hinge Floor hinge Gravity type pivot Pivot hinge
• used where • hinge is completely • used with mortise • used with double – • used primarily with
mortising of door concealed when door is pivot at door head acting swing doors cabinet doors
or jamb is not closed for double-acting (e.g. café door)
possible door; may be
provided with a
closer mechanism

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DOOR HINGES
3/8” clearance for 3” minimum stile for lever handles
hinges 4” minimum stile for knobs

No bevel required for 1 3/8” doors Min. backset:

Bevel 7/64” for 1 3/4” doors For 3” stiles : 1 1/2”
9/64” for 2 1/4” doors 4” stiles : 2 3/8” (2” max. knob)
4 1/4” stiles : 2 3/4” (2 1/2” max. knob)

1/2” stop

DOOR BEVEL DOOR STILE REQUIREMENTS FOR

REQUIREMENTS HARDWARE

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DOOR LOCKSETS
CONCEALED LOCK TYPES

Mortise Lock Integral Lock Cylinder Lock

Backset : 2 1/2” for 1 3/8” doors Backset : 2 3/4” for unit lock Backset : 2 3/8” (standard)
2 3/4” for 1 3/4” doors 2 1/4” for integral lock 2 3/4” (heavy duty)

Knob diameter: Projection:

2” to 2 1/4” 1 3/4” to 2 1/2”

Projection; Length:
OPERATING TRIM

2 1/4” to 2 1/2” 3 1/2” to 4 1/2”

10”-12”-14”-16”
Rose: Rose:
2 3/8” to 3/4” 1 1/2 to 3”
Round or square
Escutcheon may be
substituted for rose

Door Knobs Lever Handles Pull handles

Push Plates

3”

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DOOR THRESHOLDS AND
WEATHERSTRIPPING
Thresholds conceal the joints
between flooring materials at Wood: Hardwood grade
doorways and serve as a varies For maximum wear
weather barrier at exterior sills. 3/16” – 1/4” – 1/2”
Plain: Brass
• thresholds have recessed 2 1/4” tp 6” Bronze
Aluminum
undersides to fit snugly against 3/8” – 1/2” – 5/8”
the flooring or sill. Fluted: Steel
• when installed at exterior sills, 3” to 7” Aluminum
Bronze
joint sealant is used for a tight
seal.
• metal thresholds may be cast
or covered with abrasive
material to provide a non-slip
surface.

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DOOR WEATHERSTRIPPING
Lock side
Weather stripping of exterior Lock or
hinge side only
Lock or
hinge side
Lock or
hinge side
doors reduces air infiltration and
the resulting heating and cooling
loss. It can also prevent dust and Metal spring Interlocking Sponge rubber Applied vinyl
wind-blown rain from penetrating strip metal strip or plastic gasket

a building’s interior. WEATHERSTRIPPING DOOR JAMBS

(door heads similar)

Metal spring Neoprene in Neoprene applied

strip door edge to both doors

WEATHERSTRIPPING MEETING STILES

Vinyl gasket Neoprene gasket Applied sweep

1/2” max. for handicapped access

Bumper strip Interlocking Vinyl insert

J-hook

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WINDOW TYPES BY OPERATION
Ventilation

FIXED 0%

CASEMENT 100 %

AWNING

HOPPER 100 %

SLIDING 50-66 %
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WINDOW TYPES BY OPERATION

DOUBLE HUNG 50 %

JALOUSIE 100 %

PIVOTING 100 %

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WINDOW ELEMENTS
WINDOW FRAMES

Head casing

Side casing

Casing Trim
head

Top rail
Stool

jamb Apron

Screen Unit
muntin
May be on interior or
Drip cap or
bar exterior, depending
head casing
window operation
stile
Side casing
Wall Opening
Consult manufacturer for required
Exterior casing masonry of framed rough opening.
(not always Bottom Space is required at top, bottom, and
used) Sill
rail sides to allow for leveling of window
unit.

SASH AND GLAZING CODE REQUIREMENTS

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 WOOD WINDOWS
mullion
transom

Reinforcement
Single unit required when 4
windows meet
at a common
corner

Side by side
Circular or
trapezoidal

Flanking a fixed unit

Structural Special shapes

mullions would
reduce span of
header
Banked 30, 45, or 60 deg.

Bay windows

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GLAZING Limit deflection to 1/175 of span

2 neoprene or silicone setting blocks per

panel; should be as wide as glass thickness

SYSTEMS Glass and 0.1” per S.F. of glass area in length (4”
min.); locate at quarter points.

1/8” clearance

Edge blocks to limit lateral movement of

glass; 4” long minimum

Weep holes in glazing pocket

Weep holes Heel bead (air seal)

Face clearance
Dry Glazing Wet Glazing Wet/Dry Glazing
Bite or edge cover

Edge clearance

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GLASS CLEARANCES
Sheet Glass

Plate Glass

Insulating
Glass

Lockstrip Gaskets

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2.15 WINDOWS AND ACCESSORIES
2.15.1 WINDOW ELEMENTS

Window Frame

• Window Frame – the fixed, non-operable border of a

window designed to receive and hold the sash or casement
and all necessary hardware.

• Head – the uppermost horizontal member of a window

frame.

• Jamb – is either of the two side members of a window

frame.

• Sill – is the horizontal member beneath a door or

window opening, having an upper surface sloped to
shed rainwater.

• Sub sill – is an additional sill fitted to a window frame to

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 HEAD AND JAMB CASING

WINDOWSILL
Casing Trim – refers to the
finishing trim work around a
window opening, consisting of
head and jamb casings, window
APRON
sills and aprons.

Head and Jamb Casing – conceals and finishes the joint

or gap between door and window frames and the
surrounding wall surface.

Windowsill – refers to the horizontal ledge formed by the

stool at the base of the window opening. The sill may be
cut to fit between the jambs of a window or door opening or
extend beyond the jamb casings.

Apron – is a flat piece of trim immediately beneath the

stool of a window sill.

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Architrave – refers to the casing that surrounds a window or
doorway, especially when it is continuous with the same profile.

Plinth Block – is used to terminate a jamb casing above the

floor.

PLINTH BLOCK

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2. Sash and Glazing
Sash – refers to the fixed or
movable framework of a
window in which panes of
glass are set.
Pane – is one of the
divisions of a window,
consisting of a single
unit of glass set in a
frame.
Glazing – refers to the
panes or sheets of TOP RAILS

glass set in the sashes MUNTINS

of a window.
Rails – are the horizontal STILES

members framing a BOTTOM RAIL

window sash. MULLIONS
Muntins – are the vertical
members holding the
edges of windowpanes
within a sash.
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DOOR HARDWARE

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DOOR HARDWARE
Finish Door Hardware – include the following items:

• Locksets incorporating locks, latches, and bolts, a cylinder and

stop works, and operating trim
• Hinges
• Closers
• Panic hardware
• Push and pull bars, and plates
• Kick plates
• Door stops, holders and bumpers
• Thresholds
• Weather stripping
• Door tracks and guides

Hardware is selected according to the following factors:

• Function and ease of operation

• Recessed or surface-mounted installation
• Material, finish, texture and color
• Durability in terms of anticipated frequency of use and possible
exposure to weather or corrosive conditions.

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Hardware Finishes
BHMA Code US No. Finish
600 USP Steel primed for painting
603 US2G Zinc plated steel
605 US3 Bright brass, steel coated
606 US4 Satin brass, clear coated
611 US9 Bright bronze, clear coated
612 US10 Satin bronze, clear coated
613 US10B Oxidized satin bronze, oil rubbed
618 US14 Bright nickel plated, clear coated brass
619 US15 Satin nickel plated, clear coated brass
622 US19 Flat black coated brass or bronze
623 US20 Light oxidized bright bronze
624 US20A Dark oxidized statuary bronze
625 US26 Bright chromium plated brass or bronze
626 US26D Satin chromium plated brass or bronze
628 US28 Satin aluminum, clear anodized
629 US32 Bright stainless steel
630 US32D Satin stainless steel
684 --- Black chrome, bright brass or bronze
685 --- Black chrome, satin brass or bronze

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 OVERHEAD CONCEALED
CLOSER – a door closer
DOOR CLOSER (DOOR concealed in the head of a

DOOR CHECK) – a hydraulic or doorframe.

pneumatic device for BACKCHECK – a device in a
controlling the closing of hydraulic door closer for

HARDWARE
a door. slowing the speed with which
a door opens.

KNOCKER – a hinged ring

bar, or knob on a door for use
DOOR HARDWARE – the finished in knocking.
hardware required for operating a
door. DOORPLATE – a small
identifying plate on the
outside door of a house or
room.
PUSH PLATE – a JUDAS (JUDAS HOLE) – a
protective plate mounted peephole as in an entrance door or
vertically on the lock stile the door of a prison cell.
of a door.
DOOR PULL – handle for DOOR CHAIN – a short chain with
opening a door. a movable slide fitting that prevents
a door from being opened more
PULL BAR – a bar fitted than a few inches.
across a glazed door,
used for opening or
closing the door and
protecting the glass.
MAIL SLOT (LETTER SLOT) – a
small opening in an exterior door or
KICK PLATE – a protective wall with which mail is delivered.
metal plate fastened to the
bottom of a door to resist blows
and scratches.
FOOT CLOSER – a door DOORSTEP – a device for holding
closer installed in a recess 48small
a door open, as a wedge, or
in the floor. weight.
DOOR HARDWARE
AUTOMATIC DOOR
BOTTOM – horizontal
bar at the bottom of a
door that drops
automatically when the
door is closed.
LEFT-HAND – having
the hinges on the left
HAND – the position of of an inward opening
door when seen from
the hinges of a door, in
the exterior of the
terms of right and left,
building or room.
when seen from the
exterior of the building
or room.
LEFT-HAND REVERSE –
having the hinges on the left
of an outward opening door
when seen from the exterior
of the building.
BUMPER – a projecting
rim, guard, pad or disk for
absorbing shock or
preventing damage from
bumping.
RIGHT-HAND – having
the hinges on the right of
an inward opening door
RIGHT-HAND REVERSE
– having the hinges on the
right of an outward
opening door when seen
from the exterior of the
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building or room.
MORTISE HINGE – a
butt hinge mortised into the
abutting surfaces of a door
DOOR HARDWARE
and doorjamb.
HALF-MORTISE HINGE
– a hinge having one leaf
mortised into the edge of
the door and the other
surface mounted on the
doorframe.
HALF-SURFACE HINGE
– a hinge with one leaf
mortised into the doorframe
and the other surface
mounted on the face of the
door.
FLAP HINGE
(BACKFLAP HINGE) – a
hinge having two leaves
surface mounted to the
adjacent faces
TEMPLATE HINGE – a
mortised hinge
manufactured to match the
arrangement of holes of
doors and frames.
BALL-BEARING HINGE
– a hinged equipped with
ball bearings to reduce
friction and ensure ease of
operation.
FAST-PIN HINGE – a
hinge having a non
removable pin.
LEAF – a hinged, sliding,
or otherwise movable part
of a door, hinge, or
GAIN (SKINKING) –
tabletop.
a notch cut into a surface to
receive a leaf of a hinge.
KNUCKLE – the
cylindrical, projecting joint
of a hinge through which
the pin passes.
BUTT HINGE (BUTT) –a
hinge composed of two plates
secured to the door and
doorjamb.
STRAP HINGE – a hinge
having two long leaves for
securing to the faces of a door
and doorjamb.
CROSS-GARNET (T-
HINGE) – a T-shaped strap
hinge with the crosspiece as the
stationary member and the long
stem being the movable leaf.
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LOOSE-PIN HINGE –
a hinge having removable
pin so that a door can be
unhung by separating the
two leaves.
LOOSE-JOINT
HINGE (LIFT-OFF
HINGE) – a hinge with
a knuckle formed from
half of each leaf, with the
upper half removable
from the pin.
PINTLE – a pin or bolt
on which something
turns.
GUDGEON – a socket
for the pintle of a hinge.
SPRING HINGE – a
hinge containing a coil
spring for closing a door
automatically.
DOUBLE-ACTING
HINGE – a hinge
permitting a door to
swing in either direction.
PIAN HINGE
(CONTINUOUS
HINGE) – a hinge that
runs the full length of the
two surfaces of its leaves.
DOVETAIL HINGE – a
strap hinge having leaves
which are narrower at their
junction.
PARLIAMENT HINGE
– an H-shaped hinge
having a protruding
knuckle.
PAUMELLE – a hinge
having a single, pivoting
joint.
OLIVE KNUCKLE
HINGE (OLIVE
HINGE) – a paumelle
having an oval-shaped
knuckle.
GRAVITY HINGE – a
INVISIBLE HINGE hinge that closes
(CONCEALED automatically by gravity.
HINGE) – a hinge RISING HINGE – a
which is concealed gravity hinge causing a
when the door is door to rise slightly when
closed. closed.
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 CYLINDER – a device for
retaining the bolt until the

DOOR HARDWARE LOCK – a device

for securing a door,
tumblers have been pushed
out of its way.

drawer, or lid in TUMBLER – a part in a

position when closed. lock that prevents a bolt from
being withdrawn until it is
RIM LOCK – a KEY – a small
moved by a key.
lock fastened to the
face of a door.
metal instrument LEVER TUMBLER –a
cut to fit into a flat metal tumbler with a
lock. pivoting motion actuated by
CYLINDER LOCK a key.
– a lock housed within BIT – one of the CAM – an irregularly
two holes bored at right projecting blades cut
formed disk that rotates or
angles to each other. to engage the bolt
slides to move to a roller
and tumblers.
against its edge.

KEYWAY – a slot
DOORKNOB in a lock for receiving
– a knob-shaped and guiding a key.
handle by which
a door is opened WARD – a projecting
or closed. metal in a lock that
KEYHOLE – prevents the insertion of
a hole in a lock any key that doesn’t match
UNIT LOCK – a lock case for inserting with the notch,
housed within a notch a key. LOCKSET – an
cut into a door edge. assembly of parts
making up a complete
locking system.

UNIT LOCK – a
FACEPLATE (SELVAGE) LATCH –a
– the edge plate or surface device for holding
lock housed within a
through which the bolt of a lock a door closed.
notch cut into the door
passes.
edge.
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MORTISE LOCK – a lock ESCUTCHEON
in a mortise in a door edge to
cover the lock mechanism.
SPINDLE –
the shaft that
carries the
knobs and
actuates the
latch or bolt.
PANIC BAR (PANIC BOLT,
PANIC HARDWARE) – a
horizontal bar that spans the
interior of an emergency exit
door that opens the latch when
pressure is applied.
DOOR HARDWARE
BACKSET – the
(SCUTCHEON) – horizontal distance
a protective or from a lock through
ornamental plate, which the bolt passes
in a doorknob, to the knob, keyhole or DEADBOLT REVERISBLE LOCK – a
keyhole, etc. cylinder. (DEADLOCK) – a lock bolt lock having a latch bolt that
having a square head that is can be reversed for
moved into position by a installation.
knob or key.
BOLT – a bar
BEVEL– in of
face thea lock
lock
BEVEL – the oblique end of mechanism thatsame
facing in the is propelled
a latch bolt that hits a strike asdirection
by a knobasorthe
key.
bevel.
plate.
REGULAR BEVEL –
the bevel of a bolt or lock
into a building or room to
which doorway leads.
REVERSE BEVEL – the
bevel of a bolt on a door
opening outward from a
LATCHBOLT– a lock building or room to which
bolt having a beveled the doorway leads.
LEVER HANDLE – a head that is moved into
horizontal handle for position by a spring.
operating the bolt of a
lock.
STRIKE (STRIKE PLATE) – EXTENSION BOLT –
a metal plate or a doorjamb for a flush bolt fitted into a
receiving the end of a lock. mortise in a door,
sliding into a socket.
LIP – the projecting edge or
rim of a strike. COORDINATOR – a
BOX STRIKE – a metal box device for ensuring that
into a doorjamb to receive the the inactive leaf of a door
end of a lock bolt when door is
closed.
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