DoorandWindowFrames

Wearediscussingaboutframesofdoorsandwindows.Firstwewilldiscussaboutdoorframes.Adoor
isasolidbarrieri.e.fixedintheopeningofawall.Itcanbeopenedforaccesstoandfrombuildings
andbetweentheroomsorclosedforprivacy.Thedoorhastwoparts:onepartisframeandsecond
partisshutters.Theclassificationofdoorframesaccordingtomaterialis
1.Woodendoorframe
2.Aluminumdoorframe
3.Irondoorframe

Woodendoorframe
Woodisthemostpopularchoiceforconstructionofdoorandwindowframes.Woodenframesgive
architecturalbeautytothebuildingandareeasytomaintain.Therearemanytypesofwoodaccording
tothequality.Thetypeofwoodisusedaccordingtotherequirementofthebuildingandavailabilityof
budget.

SoftwareOpera
Company
Softwaresolutionswindows
&doorsIdeastocreate.

Timberissawninthedirectionofgrains.
Allmembersofframesareofsamespeciesoftimber
andbestraightwithoutanywarp.
Theframesaresmooth,wellplanedsurfacesexcept
thesurfacetouchingwalllintelsilletc.
Therebateisdonebeforemembersarejoinedinto
frame.
Thethicknessofrebateis15mmandthewidthis
equaltothethicknessofshutter.

Ifwiregauzeshutteristobefixed,twonumbersofrebateshouldbemade.
Adoorframeconsistingofthreewoodenmembersi.e.twouprightpostscalledjambposts,which
arejointedwithtoppiececalledcrosspieceorhead.
Nominalsizeofdoorframeforsingleshutteris75MMX100MMandfordoubleshutter75mmX
125mm.
ThedoorframeisjointedwithmortiseandTenonjointsasthisjointisthestrongestone.

Thelengthofjammedpost/verticalpostshouldhaveextralengthof40mmfromdooropeningfor
embeddingitintothefloor.
ThetopcorneroftheframesissecuredwithG.I.sheetandironscrews.
Thebackportionofdoorframewhichincontactwithwalls,lintelssilletc.ispaintedwithbitumenor
anyantitermitechemical.
Eachprepareddoorframeisfittedwithtemporarystretcheratbottomtokeeptheframeinposition.
Theframeisintruetorightangle.
Toprotectdoorframeduringconstructionprimingcoatisdonebeforefixing.

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Anicewoodendoorframe.

AluminumDoorFrames
Nowadaysaluminumdoorandwindowframesare
mostlyusedincommercialandofficescomplex,
highclassbuildingstogivearchitecturalviewto
enhancethebeautyandsmoothworking.These
framesgivebeautifullooks,requirenopaintingand
lessmaintenancecostandarefreefromtermite
attack,rustingproblemsetc.
Thedoorframesaremostlyinuseafter1990.
Theseshouldbemanufacturedfromreputed
manufacturer.
AluminumdoorwindowframesshouldbeaccordingtoIS:1948andIS:1949onmanufacturing.
Generallysizeofaluminumdoorframeavailableinthemarketisasgivenbelow.
TheSize=44.4X29MM.42.9X29MM

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AluminiumDoorFrameverysolid.

IronFrame
Ironframesindoorandwindowsareusedinlowcostbuildings.Theseframesaresafefromtermite
attack.Therearethreetypesofirondoorframes.
1.

Angleirondoorframe
Thesedoorframesaremadefromangleironofsize40mmX40mmX6mm.Ironhingesare
weldedwithframe.Thejointsshouldbeflushweldedandgroundsmoothwithgrinder.The
frameshouldbetruetorightangle.Primingcoatshouldbedonebeforefixingtheframe.

2.

T.Irondoorframe
TheseframesaremadefromT.Ironandallotherprocedureisthesameasforangleirondoor
fame.

3.

Pressedsteeldoorframes
Theseframesaremanufacturedfrommildsteelsheet1.25mmthickness.Ironhingesare
weldedwithframe.Thelengthofverticalpostshouldbe40mmextralongascomparedto
openingforembeddinginthefloor.Thejointsshouldbeflushweldedandgrindedsmoothwith
grinder.Thebacksideofframeisfilledwithcementconcrete1:3:6beforefixing.Primingcoatis
donebeforefixing.Thesizeofpressedsteeldoorframe=89X50MM,76X38MM,127X50
MM,114X50MMavailableinthemarke

WindowFrame
Inthissectionwewilldiscussaboutwindowframes.Windowisanopeningintothewallforproviding
daylight,ventilationandtoviewoutsidelook.Ithastwoparts:oneiswindowframeandtheotheris
shutters.Allotherspecificationsofwindowframearethesameasfordoorframesgivenabove.

FixingofDoorandWindowFrames
Framesarefixedinopeningabuttingmasonryorconcretewithironholdfast.
Holdfastsareembeddedincementconcreteblock1:3:6ratiosinthemasonrywalls.
Whilefixingframesitshouldbeinplumb,levelandinstraightline.

Doorandwindowframescanbefixedinmasonryeitheratthetimewhenworkisinprogressor
intheopeningleftinmasonryforfixingframes.
Verticalmembersofdoorframesareembeddedinthefloorforfullthicknessoffloorfinish.

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Smallsizewoodenwindowframe

Bedroomwithbigsizewoodenwindowforabiggerview...justamazing!

SpacingforFixingHoldFasts

Thespacingrecommendedforfixingholdfastsvaryfordifferenttypesofframes.
1.Forwoodenframe:Minimumthreeholdfastsarefixedoneachsideofdoorframesoneatthe
centerpointandtheothertwoat30cmfromthetopandthebottomoftheframe.
2.ForM.S.steelframe:Threelugs/holdfastsareprovidedoneachjambspacingnotmorethan
75cm.
3.Foraluminumdoorframe:Inaluminumdoorframes,theframeisfixedwithfournumbersof
lugs/holdfastasgivenbelow.

Firstnumberat45cmfromthebottom.
Thesecondnumberat109cmfromthebottom.
Thethirdat139cmfrombottom.
Andtheforthat189cmfromthebottom
Note:Ifthewidthofopeningismorethan80cm,twonumbersoflugsshouldbeprovidedon
thetopmemberoftheframe.

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ahouseorbuildingoneshouldhireanarchitectwhoknowshowthespacesisusedand
dividingthespacesmoreefficiently.Inthesmallspaceroomsandkitchen,architect
designthespaceandprovidecabinetsorcupboardtofacilitatethestorageofhouse
hold.

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TypesofRoofing
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shouldbeconstructedinawaythatassuresyougreatsafety.Herearegivendetails
aboutdifferenttypesofroofing.

DoorandWindowFrames
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Framesofdoorsandwindowsaremostimportantpartsofyourdoorsandwindows.
Theyareavailableindifferentsize,height,widthandshapes.Framesholdlocksand
hingesandsupportdoorandwindowstoshutandopeneasily.Hereiswhatyouneedto
knowaboutdifferentdoorsandwindowsframes.

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Differentsteelbarsarerecommendedfortheirrelativetensile
stresses.Steelbarsaremajorcomponentsofconstruction.Hereis
whatyouneedtoknowaboutsteelbars(Sariya).

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ofthehouse.

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Brickworkisanimportantpartofconstructionworkdonewiththehelpofbricksand
cementmortar.Itisdonewithdifferentqualityofbrickswithdifferentratiosofcement
mortaraccordingtotherequirement.

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LivingroomorDrawingroomshouldbelocatedineastornorthdirection.Theideallocation
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thebathroomshowerdoorthatwillexactlysuityourbathroom.

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lumpsinit.

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Acouplerconnectsthetwopipestoeachother.Ifthematerialandsizeofthepipearenotthesame,it
iscalleda'reducingcoupler'.

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Finesandshouldconsistofnaturalsandorcrushedstonesand.Itshouldbehard,durable,cleanand
befreefromorganicmatteretc.andshouldnotcontainanyappreciableamountofclayballsand
harmfulimpuritiessuchasalkalis,salts,coal,decayedvegetationetc.

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