Door Installation Checklist

Types of Doors:

• Framed: A door with a wooden frame to give it support and strength for the whole facility.


• Battened: Made of vertical wooden planks (battens) because they need to be strong.


• Ledged: Vertical board is installed through horizontal ledges that hold them for stability.


• Braced: They have been reinforced with other braces for additional support.


• Railed: Horizontal rails are incorporated to increase stiffness.


• Panelled: Comprises panels which can be of wood to enhance its look and as an insulator.


• Glazed: Windows or breakaway doors where the door and adjacent walls are of a glass finish.


• Louvred: They include the doors with the proper set of holes to ensure that the room receives air circulation.


• Flushed: It has a plain, level-like no panels or feature, outlook on its exterior surface.


• Sliding: Doors that open from side to side on tracks for stacking.


• Steel (collapsible): Some apartment types are fitted with a foldable security steel door.


• Rolling: Vaned or shuttered doors which are usually observed in garages.


• Swing: This type is opened on hinges and can either be opened inwards, or outwards.


• Sheet: It is designed to be formed in a single piece using any material such as plywood.


• Metal: Made of a metallic construction for better strength and protection from theft.


• Glass: It is mainly formed by glass, and it can be used mainly for decoration.


• Wooden: Made of wooden material providing natural elegance and sustainability.


• Pocket: It kind of glides into a wall cavity to occupy less space.