DOORS AND

WINDOWS

SUBMITYTED BY -Satish kumar verma

B.ARCH -2 year
ROLL NO-21
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TOPIC
Introduction of doors
Types of doors
Introduction of windows
Types of windows
 Broad classification as exterior or interior
 Wood, metal, plastic, glass, or a combination of these
materials are used to manufacturedoors

 Considerations for selection of doorinclude:

 Fire resistance

 Cost

 Protection/Privacy

 Esthetics/Architectural Style
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Ledged Door
Types ofdoors
Ledged and Braced Door
Ledged , Braced and framed Door
Panelled Door
Glazed Door
Flush door
Revolving Door
Sliding ShutterDoor
Collapsible Steel Door
Rolling Steel shutter Door
•A ledge door is formed of vertical boards, knows
as bottoms , which are secured by horizontal
supports , known asledge.

•Battens are 10 cmto 15 cm wide and 20 mmto 30

mmthick.

•Ledge are 10 cm to 20 cm wide and 30 mm

thick.

• Three ledge are employed-top , middle and

bottom.
 These are similar to ledged doors except that
diagonal members , known as braces are
provided.

 The braces are generally 10 cm to 15 cm wide

and 30 mm thick.
 The braces give rigidly to the door and hence ,
door of this type are useful for wide opening.
 In this type of doors, a framework for
shutters is provided to make the doors
stronger and better in appearance.

 It can be used for external use.

 The braces should inclined upwards from
the hanging side.
• These types of doors are widely used in
almost all types of buildings . They are
strong and give better appearance than
battened doors.

• The panels are made from timber, plywood,

block board or glass . The thickness of
panel is about 20 mm.

• The number of panels varies from 1 to 6.

•Glazed doors are provided where additional light is
required to be admitted to the room through the door or
where the visibility of the interior of the room is require
from the adjacentroom.

•Such doors are commonly used for hospitals, offices

,libraries ,show rooms, shopping units, etc.
• Flush doors are becoming popular these days
because of their pleasing appearance,
simplicity of construction, less cost, better
strength and greater durability.
• They are used for residential as well as public and
commercial buildings.
• These doors consists of solid or hollow core
covered on both sides with plywood etc.
 A revolving door consists of a central support of a central
support to which four radiating shutters are attached .
 Revolving doors keep the opening automatically closed when
it is not in use.

 These door are provided where there is a constant foot

traffic.
 These doors are provided at the entrance of public building
like, banks, hotels, offices, hospitals, theatres etc. These
doors are also suitable for the entrance of air-conditioned
buildings.
8.Sliding ShutterDoor
 In this type of doors , the shutter slides on
thesides with thehelp of runners.
 The shutter of this type of door consists of
one or more panels which can slide either
ononeside or boththesides.
 They are commonly used for the
entrances of go downs , sheds, shops,
showrooms, garages etc.
 9.Collapsible SteelDoor
 A collapsible door consists of a mild steel frame.
 Two vertical pieces of a mild steel channels, about 15 mm to
20 mm wide are
joined together with the hollow portion of the channels inside.
 A vertical gap of about 12 mm to 15 mm is thus created. Such
pieces are spaced at about 12 cm Centre to Centre and are
joined together by cross iron pieces.

 The cross iron pieces are 10 mm to 15 mm wide and 15 mm

thick.
 These doors are used for main entrance of residential buildings,
shops, garages, public building, sheds, go downs etc.
 There are commonly used for shops , go downs , stores
etc.
 The door shutter act like a curtain and thus provide
protection and
safety against fire and thefts.
 The shutter moves in two vertical guide channels
installed at their ends.
 The channel is made up of steel sheets and deep
enough to accommodate the shutter and to keep
it in position.
  Many types of windows areavailable.

 Most types have unique proportions.

 Windows are made from wood, metal, orplastic.

 Construction differs by manufacturer.

 It is important to obtain window specifications from the

manufacturer.

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1. Casement windows
2. Steel windows
3. Bay windows
4. Clear story windows
5. Corner windows
6. Dormer windows
7. Sky light
8.Sliding windows
9 .Glazed windows
10. Pivoted windows
 These are the windows, the shutters of which open
like doors.
 The construction of casement window is just
smaller to door construction.

 A casement window consists of a frame, horizontal

rails and panels or glass panes.
 Steel window can be fixed direct in
the masonry opening in the wall or
it may be fitted in a wooden frame
fixed in the window opening in the
wall.
 These windows project outside the external
walls of a room.

 They may be square, splayed, circular or

polygonal in shape.

 These windows admit more light, increase

opening area and improve the appearance
of the building.
 These windows are provided near the top of the main
roof as shown infigure.

 These windows are provided in a room which has

greater ceiling height than the surrounding
rooms.

 Clear story windows provide ventilation to the

inside of the room and improve the appearance of
building
 These are the windows provided at the
corner of a room.

 By use of this window it is possible to ensure

light and ventilation from two direction at the
right angles.

 It also improves the elevation of the building.

 It is a vertical window provided in the
sloping roof.
 The main purpose of providing dormer
window is to admit light and the air in the
building.

 It also serves as an architectural

feature to the building.

 It is a vertical window.
 These are the windows, provided on the
slopping surface of a pitched roof.

 The opening for the sky light is made by cutting

the common raftersuitably.

 The sky light is provided with a view to permit

the natural light in the room belowit.
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 In this type of windows , the shutter slides on the sides

with the help of runners.
 The shutter of this type of windows consists of one or more
panels which can slide either on one side or both thesides.

 They are commonly used for the residential building

,hospital , etc.
• A Glazed windows is a types of casement
windows , in

which the panels are fully glazed.

• The framework of each shutter consists of
two vertical styles, top rail and a bottom rail.
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 In this types of windows , the shutters are

swing round
 pivoted , which are fixed to the windows
frame.
 The shutter can swing or rotate either
horizontally or vertically.
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