I.S. 196-4:1982

FOREWORD
DECLARATION
1 SCOPE
2 DEFINITIONS
   2.1 Component
   2.2 Deviation
   2.3 Doorset
   2.4 External door
   2.5 Door leaf
   2.6 Panelled door
   2.7 Size
   2.8 Work size
3 DIMENSIONAL AND ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS
   3.1 Sizes
   3.2 Glazing openings
   3.3 Sizing and coding conventions
   3.4 Squareness
   3.5 Flatness
4 MOISTURE CONTENT
5 GENERAL FITNESS FOR USE
6 MATERIALS
   6.1 Infilling
   6.2 Timber
   6.3 Adhesive
   6.4 Knotting
   6.5 Priming paint
7 TREATMENT WITH PRESERVATIVE AND WATER REPELLANTS
   7.1 Doors to be treated
   7.2 Types
   7.3 Methods of treatment
   7.4 Water repellants
   7.5 Post-treatment precautions
8 COMPONENTS
   8.1 General
   8.2 Thickness
   8.3 Glazing openings and infill panels
   8.4 Sawn sizes
   8.5 Opaque panels
   8.6 Alternative panel materials
9 CONSTRUCTION
   9.1 Description
   9.2 Framing
   9.3 Panels
   9.4 Glazing openings
   9.5 Fabrication
10 SURFACE FINISHING REQUIREMENTS
   10.1 General
   10.2 Clear finishes
   10.3 Painted finishes
   10.4 Pre-finished doors
   10.5 Protection of finished doors
11 VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE
12 MARKING AND ORDERING
   12.1 Marking
   12.2 Ordering
Appendices
A HANDLING OF DOORS
B SOME SPECIES OF SOFTWOOD SUITABLE FOR USE IN PANELLED
  DOORS
C SOME SPECIES OF HARDWOOD SUITABLE FOR USE IN PANELLED
  DOORS
Tables
1 LIMITS OF KNOT SIZE
2 METHODS OF TREATMENT AND TYPE OF PRESERVATIVE
3 WIDTH OF FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS
Figures
1 TYPES OF KNOT AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
2 MEASUREMENT OF RATE OF GROWTH
3 ILLUSTRATION OF A TYPICAL PANELLED DOOR
Notes to Users

Specifies the design, dimensions, construction and treatment with preservative of internal and external panelled doors suitable for domestic use. Gives provisions covering the width of framing, the thickness of timber and plywood, jointing and gluing. Requirements are also given for priming, finishing, marking and protection of finished doors. Guidance is given on the handling of doors and the selection of suitable species of timber.