Door Fundamentals For Access Control Guide
Doors vary greatly in how difficult and costly it is to add electronic access control. Bad assumptions about them can cost thousands.
Often the door is inadequately or inaccurately described resulting in avoidable specification mistakes. In this note, we examine how to properly identify a type of opening using industry terms:
- Leafs
- Mullions
- Frames
- Lites and Transoms
- Door Swing
And we examine common door types often used in access control:
- Steel, Wood, and Glass Doors
- Automatic Sliding Doors
- Rollup Overhead Doors
- Reading Door/Hardware Schedules
Common Door Components
While door sizes, shapes, and appearance may vary, commercial door openings typically contain the same features, elements, and pieces.
Basic door anatomy looks like this:
Below sections clarify individual elements called out above.
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*** ******** ** "******" ******* ******** used *** *** '*******':
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**** ** * ****** **** ** standard ***** ******* ******** *** *** way **** *** ********** ** **** mounting ************:
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*** ****, *** ******* ******* *** ****** ******* ************ ***** ** **-***** **** ** the *********.
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‘*****’ *** ‘********’ ***** ** *** pieces ** ***** ****** ** ******** to *** **** **** ******. ** is * ****** ******* ** **** a ****-****** ***** ********* ********* ** entry ****. ***** ******** *** ********* to **** *** ** *** ******* they *** ******* ****** ******* ******** like **** **** ** *** ******** options ** ***** **** ********.
****'* ** *******:
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*** ********* * **** ****** *** greatly ****** **** ******** *********. ***** are **** ***** **** * **** can *****, *** ******* *** ** properly ******** ** ** ******** **** designing ****** ******* ******* *** ******** door ********.
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* ***-***** *********** ** ********* ****** the ****** *** ************ ****** ** implementing ** ****** ******* ******, ********** in *** *** ****** ******* ****** impacts *** ********* ** *** ****.
Steel *****
** *** ********** ************* ******, '******-**** steel *****' *** '***** ******' *** a ******** *******. **** ****** ********** doors **** **** **** ********; *** products *** ********* *********** ** ** - ** ***** ***** ******** *** then ***, ******, *** ****** **** assemblies. ‘****** ****’ ********* * ***** shell **** * ***** *********** ** polystyrene ********* ****.
***** ***** ******* * **** ***** medium ** **** * ******* ** security ******** ****. *******, **** **** the ********* ******* *** ********* ** different ***** ** ******** *** ****** the **** *** ****** ** * structurally ************ *******. *** *******, **** sure **** ******** *** ******* **** 'thru-bolts' *** *** **** ******* *******.
***** * ***** **** ****** *** mounting ******* ***********, **** *** ****** in ******* *********** ** ********** ******* and ****** ******* *******. ** *** intent ** ** ******* ** ** open **** * **** ****, **** sure **** ** ******** ********** ****** (ie - ************ **** ******) ******** this ******.
Wood *****
'**** ******', ** '***** **** ****' doors *** **** **** ******, ********** in ************* *** ********* *********. *** term ** ****-***********; ******* ** * hollow-core ***** ****, *** ******** ** wood ** **** ****** ** **** in *** *****. ***** ***** ** doors *** ***** ******** ********* ** steel ******.
******* ******** ******** **** ******** ** wood ***** *** ********* ** ***********. Not **** *** ***** ******** ********** sensitive ** ****** **** **** ******* and **** *****-**** *** *** ****** door ****** **** '****' ********* ** environmental ********* **** **** *** ********. Because ** ****, ******* **** ****** be ***** ** ***** ******** ** that ** **** ****** ******** *******, i.e. - * **** *************** **** is ********.
Glass *****
***** *****, ********* ******** ** *********** by ******** ***** ‘*********’, *** **** common ** *************** *********** ******** **** storefronts ** **** ******* **** ******** structures. ***** ***** ** ***** ******* present ******** *********** ** ******** *************, and *** ** *** **** *****, or *********, ******* ***** ***** **** must ** ***** ** ****** *** constraints ** ******** *** *********** ** hardware ** **** **********.
***** ***** ** ***** *** ********** costly ** ****** ** *** ***** if ********** **********. ***** *****, *** glass **** ** *** ****** ************* to *********** *** ***** **** ******** and ******. ****** **** *** ***** and ****** ** ***** ***** ** understood **** ****** **** ******** **** working **** ****. ******** ***** *** ****** ******* *********** **** ** **** ***** ********* combo.
*************** ***** *** **** ******** **** in ***** ***** ****** **** *******. A ******* ** ******* ******* *** this: ***** ***** *** **** ******* counts *** ******* *** **** ********** to ******** **** *************** *****, *** it ** ********* ** '****' *** strike ** **** * *** **** is ************* ********.
Automatic ******* *****
******* **** ** ********** ******* ******** for **** ****** ********** *** ******* doors, ***** ** ******** ***** **** leaves ********* ****** **** ***** **** in ** ***. ** **** *******, these ***** ** ***** *** ********, maintained, *** ********* ** ********* ******* like******* *********** **** ********* ******* ********* *** them, *** *********** **** **** ****** often ******** * ***** ****** **** those *********.
******* ** *** ********** ** *********** these *****, ******** ****** **** ***** time ** ****** ********** ****** **** also ***** ** ******** ** ****** door ********** **************.
Overhead/Rollup *****
*******, *********** ******** ***** *** ******** connected ** ********** ****** *** ******* or ******* **** ************. ** **** cases, *** **** ******** **** ****** into * **** * ******** ** the ****** ** *** ******** ****.
******* *** ****** ** *** **** is *** * ******** ****, *** arrangement ** ******** ********** (**: **** position ********) ******* *********** ******** ********* like ***** ********. *** *** ****** types *** ********* ********* ** *****, and **** *** ************ **** ***** to ******, ***** ***** ********* ***** may ******* ***** *********** ****** ** ensure ***** *** ******** ****** ******* actions *** *********.
Reading ****/******** *********
*** ******** ****** ** ********** ****, frame, *** **** ******* *** **** via ********* **** *** **** ** drawing ****. *******, ** * **** complete ** '***%' *** ** **********, a ***** ******* * ***** ** door ******* *** ********* ***** ** included.
*** '********' ** ********* * ***********-***** breakdown ** *** **** *******, ********** components ** ******* *** ****** ***** in * *** ** **********. ** example ********* ** *** **** ******** looks **** ****:
**** **** ********* ****** ******* ******* like '******** ***', ***** ********* ******** lock *******, *** ** ********* ****** into * ****. ************ ** ******* using * ****'* **** ******** ** the **** ******, *** ***** *** require *****-******** ******** **** ****** *** pages.
*** ****** ******** **** ***** ***** shows *** *** ****** *********** **** is ***** ** * ********* *****, often **** **** ************* ********* ********* views ** *** ****** ***** ** the ********:
*** ************* *** ******* *** ******** and ************ (**** ***********), *** *** only ****** ** *** ***** **** is ******** ** *** ***-******* ******** spreadsheet, ** *********** ******* **** ** a ****** *****.
* ************* ****** ** ** ****** control ****, *** *****, *********.
** ****** ***** **** ******* ********, if *** ********* ********, *** ** costly. ** * ******* *******, *'** run **** ******** *********** ***** * sales ****** ****** **** ***, ** even ** ****** ** ************ ** a ****. *******, ****** *** ******** can ** **** ***, * **** the *********** ** ****** ** *** flag **. ** *** *************, ********** on *****, *** *********. *** ** takes ** *** ********** **** ** put *** ************ **** *** ***. Change ****** *** *****, *** **** you **** ** ***** ** *** first *****, ********'* **** **** *****.
* ************* ****** ** ** ****** control ****, *** *****, *********....