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Plan and vertical section of panelled door

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A panelled door shutter 1.0x2.1m with 40mm thickness has frame 100x75mm, styles/rails 100x40mm (lock rail 150x40, bottom rail 200x40), panels 15-20mm thick in 12mm grooves. Mortise and tenon joints glued and wedged. Three 100mm butt hinges placed 150mm from top, bottom, and centre; bottom clearance 10-12mm.

Draw plan and vertical section of a panelled door shutter.

A panelled door shutter 1.0 m x 2.1 m is shown below, with a frame of 100 x 75 mm and a shutter 40 mm thick.

 PLAN (at jamb)                   VERTICAL SECTION
  wall                               head
  |  +-----frame 100x75-----+        |  top rail 100x40
  |  |  +------------------+|        |
  |  |  | style 100x40     ||        |  frieze rail
  |  |  |  panel 15-20     ||        |  panel 15
  |  |  +------------------+|        |  lock rail 150x40
  |  +----------------------+        |  panel 15
                                     |  bottom rail 200x40
                                     |  threshold

Details

  • Styles and rails: 100 x 40 mm (lock rail 150 x 40, bottom rail 200 x 40).
  • Panels: 15-20 mm thick, held in 12 mm deep grooves in the styles and rails, free to expand.
  • Mortise and tenon joints, glued and wedged.
  • Three hinges (100 mm butt hinges): one about 150 mm from the top, one about 150 mm from the bottom and one at the centre; bottom clearance 10-12 mm.

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