Door Types

Standard Students will prepare residential floor plans

Think Outside the Box What room has no floor, no windows, no doors and no wall? Internet chat room or a mushroom Why is it important to think outside the box?

The result of learning to think beyond the conventional viewpoint results in truly inventive solutions to all types of problems

Types of Doors Standard Hinged: Bi-fold By-pass Double Swing H.C. S.C. Bi-fold By-pass Double Swing Cased Opening Pocket

H.C. (Hollow Core) Doors Made with interwoven corrugated hollow cells that support the outer face of the door Lightweight and ideal for low-traffic areas Where would these doors be found in a house?

S.C. (Solid Core) Doors Constructed from particleboard or fiber core materials The solid weight helps reduce noise Where would these doors be found in a house?

How would you differentiate between S. C. and H. C How would you differentiate between S.C. and H.C. doors on a floor plan?? Or between the same type of door but different sizes of doors?

Bi-fold Doors Two doors connected with hinges Fold together Attached to a track and hanger fastened to the header

By-pass Doors Hang on rollers and slide on a track Doors slide past each other within the door frame Creates more space

Double Swing Doors Uses half as much space for a doorway Opens in both directions On smooth invisible track with concealed inset hinges

Cased Opening Doors A three sided frame without hinge preparations

Pocket Door Interior door that opens by gliding along a track into a recess in the wall

Floor Plan with Doors

Floor Plan with Doors

Window Types

Why do we have windows? Light Ventilation Decoration Energy (heat and cold, in and out) View

Parts of a window 1. Frame: Forms a precise opening in which a window sash fits 2. Glass: A framed sheet of glass within a window frame 3. Grilles (aka: window pane, muntin): Any bar that divides window glass into smaller panes 4. Head: The horizontal part forming the top of the frame

Parts of a window 5. Jamb: The vertical parts forming the sides of the frame 6. Sash: An assembly of stiles and rails made into a frame for holding glass (the moving section of the window) 7. Sill: The horizontal part forming the bottom of the frame

Types of Windows Single Hung Double Hung Casement Awning Jalousie Sliding Palladian Picture Clerestory Elliptical/Arched

Single Hung Consists of one sash that move up and down Only the bottom sash can open

Double Hung Consists of two sashes that move up and down Only half of the window can be open at one time

Casement Hinged vertically and swing in and out Operate with a crank

Awning Similar to casement windows Hinged horizontally and swing in and out

Jalousie Horizontally placed narrow strips of glass or wood Lowered by a crank or rod Most popular in the mid-century

Sliding Inexpensive price makes them common Move on top and bottom tracks and slide past each other

Palladian Consists of a group of three windows with an arch over the center Become popular over the last century

Picture Large fixed windows bordered by 2 casement/double-hung windows

Clerestory Windows on a wall in between two roof lines

Elliptical or Arched Often placed above double hung or fixed windows in modern homes

Bay Window Window projecting from the wall to form an alcove of a room; usually created with 3 windows

Floor Plan Symbols

Floor Plan Symbols for Windows

Bay Window Construction