Saturday, October 10, 2009

Which way is up for a door?


When you are looking at a door there are styles, rails and panels that make up a door. The rail and style of a door consists of one of more panels surrounded by two vertical boards (styles) on each side, and horizontal boards (rails) top and bottom. There is sometime a center rail this is usually called a lock rail, as this is where your hardware for locking will be drilled and installed.

When you are looking at a door 99% of the time the bottom rail will be the largest rail out of the two.

In this picture with the Craftsman door ($499.99 door only) it is easy to tell which way is up, the windows are a clear giveaway. But what if there isn't a clear distinction? You can use the bottom rail knowledge!

Knowing what a style and rail will help you identify which way is up!



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