UNIT 3 - DOORS Notes

A. Doors in timber frames

Measuring List:
Door frame
Anchors
Primer and paint
Quadrant beads, if any
Dowels and mortices, if necessary
Door
Paint to door
Glass, if any
Ironmongery

…........x….........mm Wrot sapele

…................................................ frame Timber: Meranti, Pine, Iroko, Imbuia,
Sapele, Teak, Mahogany

"Ceramic" door anchor fixed to 'Ceramic' = tradename

….......................... and other end

0-1: 2 anchors
1-2: 3 anchors
2-3: 4 anchors

Prime backs of timber frames

….......................... varnish to timber
frames

…........mm Wrot sapele quadrant

beads planted on

10mm Diameter mild steel

dowel …..............mm long in and
including mortice in

Note: Not required for frames with

a threshold

Threshold = umqobo = drumpel

….....mm Thick flush panel hollow- Door sizes:
core door size ….........x…..........mm 762x1982, 813x2032
high with hardwood edge strips all 40mm Thick
round and sapele veneer both Internal door types:
sides Hollow core
Solid core (Solcor)
Semi-solid core
veneer = ngathi = nerfhout
edge strip = isiphelo = randstrook

…........................... varnish to timber

flush doors

Unless otherwise stated, or

described, ironmongery is fixed to
timber

….......x….......mm Brass hinges Hollow- and semi-solid core: 2 hinges

Solid-core and FLBB door: 3 hinges

lockset = tshixa = slotstel

Mortice lockset: Cylinder lockset:

…................................ two-lever
mortice lockset
Adjustments for openings

Note: See "Windows" opening

adjustments - no cills, but
include the following at the
floor:

Ddt
….... x ......mm Wrot meranti skirting

and

Ddt
…........................... varnish to timber
skirtings

…... x …..mm Wrot meranti skirting

and

….......................... varnish to timber

skirtings

Unreinforced concrete …................

…................................................... in

….....mm Cement screed to

and

Vinyl floor tiles to floors in

openings to screed
Ddt
230mm Brick wall

Ddt
…........mu DPC …...............................

Ddt
…........mu DPC …...............................

…........mu DPC …...............................

B. Doors in steel frames

Measuring list:
Steel frame
Paint to frame
Door
Fanlight
Paint to door
Paint to fanlight
Glass
Ironmongery
Opening adjustments

….........mm …........................ pressed door frame =

steel door frame in ….........mm isakheloucango =

wall, for door size ...... x ….....mm deurkosyn

high and fanlight ….... x …......mm

high
One coat …........................... primer,
one coat universal undercoat Girth = 170+thickness of wall

and two coats ….................... paint

to

…........mm Thick wrot meranti

framed, ledged, braced and
battened door size …..... x ….....mm
high, fixed to

44mm Wrot meranti framed fanlight = fankukhanya = bo-lig

fanlight size…...... x ….......... mm

high formed of ….... x ….....mm
framing, …................. for glass,
including …...... X …....... mm
glazing beads all round, fixed
to

…............................ varnish to

Ditto, to …..............................................
…...mm …................... glass in timber
frames fixed with timber glazing
beads (e/m) in panes

"Solid" No 23-22-12 CP three-

lever lockset (striking plate to
steel door frame elsewhere)

300mm Brass single bar

casement stay and peg fixed
to steel door frame

…...........mm diameter rubber door

stop plugged to …..............................

Note:
No hinges to be measured for
steel frames, see Model Pre-
ambles (included with frame)
Adjustment for openings

As for windows, but no finishes in

reveals and no turning piece
- use door size for openings

Assumption:
Vinyl tiles one side and vinyl strip
flooring other side, vinyl skirting

Ddt
…...........mm Vinyl skirting to walls

Ddt
….........mm Brick wall in ….................
bond in class ….............. Mortar

Ddt
…..............mu DPC …...........................

Ddt
…..............mu DPC …...........................

Mass concrete ….................................

stone in

…......mu Gunplus DPC .......................

….....mm Cement screed on

and

Vinyl floor tiles to floors in

openings to screed

…....x…......mm Brass dividing strip brass = ixina = geelkoper

embedded in screed between

different floor finishes

DOUBLE DOORS

44mm Solid-core flush double

door size …...x .…..mm high with
sapele edge strips and veneer both
sides, with rebated meeting stiles

Ditto, but with flush meeting stiles

Ditto, but with rounded meeting stiles

GLAZED DOORS

40mm Thick flush panel hollow-

core door size 813 x 2032 mm high
with sapele edge strips all round and
sapele veneer both sides, with 400 x
400mm high opening for glass and
10x10 mm glazing beads all round on
both sides

44mm Wrot meranti framed glazed

door formed of 44x144mm top and
middle rails and stiles and 44x169mm
bottom rail, open rebated for glass
including 10x10mm glazing beads all
round bottom ledge and brass
screwed to

44mm Wrought meranti framed, FLBB

ledged braced and batten door size

813 x 2032mm high formed of 44 x
108mm top rail and stiles, 22 x
222mm middle ledge, 22 x 108mm
braces and 44 x 290mm bottom
ledge, filled in with 22mm tongued
and grooved V-jointed one side
vertical boarding with tongued and
grooved joints to top rail, stiles and
braces including profiled
weatherboard to bottom edge of
bottom ledge