Exterior Door Frame Components

The builder s choice wood pocket door frame is the builder s choice wood pocket door frame is constructed from solid hemlock and is conveniently pre assembled for easy installation.

Exterior door frame components.

The attaching mechanism is usually a pin looks like a long bolt without the thread. The other to the door frame. One leaf attaches to the door. The door hinge is two components leafs attached together in a way so that it can swivel.

Frame the door frame is the outer structure that holds the door panels and is the part that attaches to the wall. With its proven record of quality durability and performance you can be confident in your decision to partner with endura and invest in the best. It is part of the frame and the door rests on it when closed. Foam filled compression weatherstripping ensures a tight seal double primed for added protection.

Frames are made up of composite material solid wood or veneered wood. The jamb technically consists of the two upright planks of wood on either side of the opening and the horizontal one along the top. Stiles and rails these are the continuous vertical and horizontal supports respectively that serve as the skeleton. If you take down the door and stand in the opening the components of the frame you see above you below you and on either side are as follows.

The visible part of the door frame. Rot proof exterior door components. Wood rot is a naturally occurring fungus which grows in moist conditions and feeds on wood fibers. They are connected via a pin.

The two vertical frames are called side jambs and the horizontal frame is referred to as the head jamb. While many think of moisture damage and rot as issues which develop over time door frame rot can begin as soon as 3 months after installation. You may also hear them described as the hinge jamb for the side with door hinges and the strike jamb the side that contains the strike plate and works with the locking mechanism. The unfinished natural wood frame can be installed to either side of the door opening.

Exterior door units also include casing brick molding astragal and weather strips and is pre hung. The plain jamb legs mean it can be adapted to left hand or right hand open exterior doors. Sill this is the bottom part of the door frame where the. The pvc bottom is factory joined to a primed wood frame that can be drilled sanded and finished just like wood.

Exterior door frames frame components. Door unit a door with a jamb hinges and is bored for door hardware. Jamb margins the door jambs are the vertical components of the door frame on either side of the door. Jamb components the frame sometimes called a jamb is made up of three separate pieces and surrounds the door creating a frame in which the door can sit.

A hinge has two leafs.