TIMBER DOORS 

Ledged , Braced and 
Ledged Braced and
Batten Door
 TIMBER DOORS 
Ledged Braced and Batten Door
Ledged , Braced and Batten Door
 TIMBER DOORS 
Ledged , Braced and Batten Door
Ledged Braced and Batten Door
The Figure shows the construction of a ledge and
brace door, which is also sometimes known as a
Cottage door. This type of door is ideal for workshop
doors, shed doors, barn doors or for other types of
buildings The diagram below is what you will see
buildings.
from the inside of the building. From the outside all
you will see is the clean lines of the Oak or Pine
Boards running vertically.
If the door is to be fitted to a Framed Wooded
buildingg yyou will need to make pprovision to allow p
part
of the frame to be used as door
However if the door is to be inserted into a hole in a
brick wall then you will need to construct a frame to
fit the door. In both cases construction of the actual
doors are the same. In figure 1. Letter A & B are the
vertical parts of the door frame. These are attached
to C & D which are the door sills. If for example the
door width is 2′3″ and you will be using 3 vertical
boards (K, L & M) These Boards will extend from top
to bottom and should be at least 6′6″ (Standard Door
h i ht in
height i the
th UK).
UK) Nowadays
N d th
these b d are usually
boards ll
Tongue and Grooved together to provide a long
lasting wood match between the boards. Push all the
vertical boards together so that there is only a small
gap between them (this is for the wood to move later
on). Now attach the two braces. The Two Ledges (N
& O) should be attached using screws (so the wood
can move). Older designs traditionally used Clasp
Nails to hold it all together.
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Door
With a frame, Lites
.
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DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPONENTS
Panel doors
Panel doors, also called stile and rail
doors are built with frame and
doors,
panel construction:
Stiles ‐ Vertical boards that run the
full height of a door and compose
g and left edges.
its right g The hinges
g
are mounted to the fixed side
(known as the "hanging stile"), and
the handle, lock, bolt, and/or latch
are mounted on the swinging side
(known as the "latch
latch stile
stile")).
Rails ‐ Horizontal boards at the top,
bottom, and optionally in the
middle of a door that join the two
stiles and split
p the door into two or
more rows of panels. The "top rail"
and "bottom rail" are named for
their positions. The bottom rail is
also known as "kick rail". A middle
rail at the height of the bolt is
known as the "lock rail", other
middle rails are commonly known as
"cross rails".
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Panel doors

Mullions ‐ Smaller optional vertical

boards that run between two rails,
and split the door into two or more
columns of panels, the term is used
sometimes for verticals in doors,
but more often (UK and Australia) it
refers to verticals in windows.
Muntin ‐ Optional vertical members
that divide the door into smaller
panels.
panels
Panels ‐ Large, wider boards used to
fill the space between the stiles,
rails, and mullions. The panels
typically fit into grooves in the other
pieces, and help to keep the door
rigid. Panels may be flat, or in raised
panel designs.
Light or Lite ‐ a piece of glass used in
place
l off a panel,l essentially
ti ll giving
i i
the door a window
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Panel doors
 TIMBER DOORS 
DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPONENTS
Panel doors
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DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPONENTS
Flush Doors 
Most Popular type for indoor use.
A) Laminated flush door‐ consists 
of CORE of thin strips glued 
together under pressure and 
Faced on each side with a a
sheet of THIN veneers called 
PLYWOOD(3 ply, 5 ply),also 
glued under pressure to the 
core.
B) Sheets of ply are availabe upto 
2,5m (width) so a flush door has 
the appearance of a single 
panel.A HARDWOOD edging is 
p g g
fixed to cover the core and 
edgeds of the ply panel. 
Laminated doors are heavy so 
an alternate –Framed Flush 
Door is also used.
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DOOR CONSTRUCTION AND
COMPONENTS
Flush Doors 
Most Popular type for indoor use.
A) Framed Flush Door consists of
a frame, styles, top and bottom
rails, and thin intermediate rails.
This frame is covered on both
sides with sheets of plywood.
Top and bottom rails are
tennoned into the stiles, and
intermediate rails are stub
tennoned. Lock Blocks are
provided to fix hardware. The
finished thickness is about
45mm.
B) REMEMBER TO LOOK AT THE
DETAIL OF FLUSH DOOR FROM
WB McKay Volume 1.
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Ledged , Braced and Batten 
Ledged Braced and Batten
Door
With a frame, Lites
.