Anatomy Of A Garage Door Frame

The parts of an exterior door.

Anatomy of a garage door frame.

Counterbalances door s weight so that it can be lifted easily. Door glass is inserted into the door to add character to a door panel as well as provide extra natural light. However behind the jamb and inside the wall the structural hidden part of the door frame is an important part of the door anatomy. Door glass is usually made from individual pieces of clear beveled and or textured glass.

Introduction energy efficient technologies. A common place for wood rot to be found is on the lower part of a garage door trim jamb this repair seems intimidating but it is actually a very easy repair. Anatomy of a garage door illustration by jason lee. It supports the jamb as well as the part of the building that s over the door.

Keeps the garage door balanced and stable as it opens and closes. Traditionally this cap molding was solid but since a solid molding this large is hard to come by we substituted 2 1 4 in. An optional glass panel that rests above the door frame. Model 305i in insulated steel with composite overlay trim.

A solid steel handle of a tool that helps carry over the torsion springs lifting force to the cable drums and lifting cables. Wood steel fibreglass or vinyl. The final step for both the door and the window trim is building and installing the head casing assembly. A sectional door the most common variety rolls up and down on steel tracks.

We tend to take our garage doors for granted. Supports the top section of a garage door. Anatomy of an exterior door. Introduction thermal perfomance.

Door glass inserts what we know best. Decorative door glass comes in many different. Carriage house door co. It s made up of three parts.

Now we re getting into an uncharted area of garage door anatomy. Anatomy of a tilt garage door. The frame sometimes called a jamb is made up of three separate pieces and surrounds the door creating a frame in which the door can sit. The two vertical frames are called side jambs and the horizontal frame is referred to as the head jamb.

The chain of your garage door opener is what does most of the lifting. The fillet a 1x6 and the cap molding. 19 september 2016 a modern garage door is a complex piece of machinery that is called upon to work perfectly day after day year after year. Frames are made up of composite material solid wood or veneered wood.

Most people know about the drive unit and garage door opener remote.