Carpentry & Building Construction

Chapter 21: Residential Doors

Chapter Objectives

1. Identify the various types of interior and exterior doors and door hardware.
2. Explain how to handle a door properly at a job site.
3. Identify the hand of any door.
4. List at least three aspects of exterior door construction and installation that improve energy efficiency.
5. Identify the correct clearances for installing exterior and interior doors.
6. Summarize how to install an interior pre-hung door.