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| jamb | the frame work around the door. The door is connected to the jamb with hinges. Other parts of the jamb of a door are the door stop and threshold. |
| threshold | the device that fills in the gap between the bottom of the door and the finish floor. Some thresholds are adjustable to allow you to create a better seal at the bottom. |
| panel door | unlike flush doors, this has a raised or flat panel. A door can have any number of panels. |
| pop in grill | used with a glass door. In a 15 lite French door a pop grill can be popped in and used to create the 15 lite panel look. |
| dead bolt | an extra lock that is installed above the normal door knob. When you buy a door, you can have the door pre-bored for the dead bolt. The dead bolt can be keyed on both sides or just one. |
| split jamb | is sometimes used in interior door units. The jamb is split and grooved so it fits and interlocks with the other side. |
| brick mould | is standard type of exterior moulding that is used on exterior doors. The moulding is thick enough to hide the 1 inch air space normally left behind brick. |
| drip cap | is a piece of flashing usually made out of metal and attached above a door or window. This will allow water to drip from the drip cap and not run down the window or door. |
| insulated door | is a door which has some form of insulating material in the core of the door. This insulation helps prevent the transfer of heat and cold through the door. |
| bored | is the process of drilling a specific sized hole for a door knob or deadbolt. |
| thickness | the door thickness refers to the actual thickness of the door. Interior doors are normally 1 3/8 inches thick. |
| masonite | a common type of interior door. The door is made up of masonite panels that are glued on each side of a wood frame. the door core can be either hollow or solid. |
| raised panel | refers to a particular type of door. The panels can be made as a part of the door such as in a wood door or molded into the door panel such as masonite door. |
| door swing | refers to which way the opens. This is normally stated as a left hand or a right hand. If you are standing outside a room and looking in and the door swings into the room and the hinges are on the left, the door is a left hand door. |
| door stop | a device that is used to stop the movement of a door in order to prevent damage to something else such as the sheetrock wall. |
| interior door jamb | the actual framework that the hinges are attached to and the door is hung. The thickness of the door jamb is an important factor when ordering doors. |
