Use and Care Guide

PRODUCT GUIDE
Interior & Exterior Doors (JPG013)
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Active Slab

include locking hardware.
Astragal
The vertical trim attached to the inactive slab of a double door that
bridges the gap between the slabs when closed and provides weather
and overswing protection.
Boot-glaze


Door Sweep

panel, providing a barrier against the elements.
Frame


Handing
The operating direction of an entry door; refers to the way the entry

Hinge

Hinge Pin

allows them to pivot.
Jamb
The vertical frame members of a window or patio door assembly.
Kerf

Keyway
The slot in the lock where the key is inserted.
Lock Jamb


Passive Slab
The slab of a double door system that has the astragal mounted to it;
the active slab locks into the passive slab.
Pilot Hole

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Rail
The horizontal members of a door slab.
Reveal
The space between the slab and the frame.
Score
To inscribe a line with a sharp instrument.
Shoot Bolt

the end of an inactive slab and engages a strike plate in the head and
sill of the frame.
Slab

that is installed into a frame.
Stile
The vertical members of a door slab.
Strike Plate

systems.
Weatherstrip

the frame and is used to prevent rain, snow, and air from entering.