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General wooden door shutters — Specification   
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................  v 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  7 
4.1 Types  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  7 
4.2 Exposure class  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 8 
4.3 Materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  8 
4.3.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...................  8 
4.3.2  Timber  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  8 
4.3.3  Other materials  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 8 
4.4 Components  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  8 
4.4.1  Glued structural joints (joinery doors)  ................................ ................................ ................................  8 
4.4.2  Hinge blocks and lock blocks  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  8 
4.4.3  Stiles  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  9 
4.4.4  Door edges  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  9 
4.4.5  Coat rails and closing blocks  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  10 
4.5 Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  10 
4.5.1  Standard dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........................  10 
4.5.2  Squareness  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  10 
4.5.3  Warp  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  10 
4.6 Performance requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  10 
4.6.1  Performance class  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............................  10 
4.6.2  Performance  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  10 
4.7 Requirements for specific types of doors  ................................ ................................ ........................  12 
4.7.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  12 
4.7.2  Batten doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  12 
4.7.3  Casement doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 12 
4.7.4  Pre-hung doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 12 
4.7.5  Security -view  doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  12 
4.7.6  Louvre doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  12 
4.7.7  Patterned doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 12 
4.7.8  Screen doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........  12 
4.8 Special features  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 13 
4.8.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  13 
4.8.2  Cut-outs  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  13 
4.8.3  X-ray attenuation door  ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  13 
4.8.4  Ledges on stable doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  14 
4.8.5  Stiles on double -leaf doors  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  14 
4.9 Finish  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................  14 
4.9.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  14 
4.9.2  Clad ding  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  14 
4.9.3  Veneering  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  14 
4.9.4  Coating  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  14 
4.9.5  Sanding  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  14 
4.9.6  Special finish  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 14 
4.10  Direction of opening  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  15 
4.11  Air expansion  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 16 
5 Inspection and test methods  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  16 
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5.3 Moisture content of timber ,  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..............  16 
5.4 Squareness.  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  16 
6 Packing  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  16 
7 Marking  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  16 
Annex  A (Informative)  Notes to purchasers  ................................ ................................ ................................  18 
Annex  B (Informa tive)  Quality evaluation of doors  ................................ ................................ .....................  19 
Annex  C (Informative)  Handling, storage, installation and maintenance of doors  ................................ .. 20 
C.1 Handlin g ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  20 
C.2 Storage  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  20 
C.3 Installation  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........  20 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .....................  21 
 DEAS 1065 :2021 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
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 General wooden door shutters — Specification   
1 Scope   
This Draft East Africa  Standard specifies requirements , sampling and test methods  for wooden door shutters 
of three exposure classes and three performance classes.  
This specification does not cover the requirements for fire doors . 
2 Normative references   
The following referenced documents referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content 
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated 
references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 6445, Doors -- Behaviour between two different climates -- Test method  
ISO 7894, Partitions made of components -- Test for resistance to wind (static pressure and slamming doors  
ISO 8270, Door s ets — Soft heavy body impact test  
ISO 12777 -3, Methods of test for pallet joints -- Part 3: Determination of strength of pallet joints  
EAS 272, Timber — Determination of moisture content for physical and mechanical tests  
ISO 6443, Door leaves — Method f or measurement of height, width, thickness and Squareness  
ISO 8271, Door leaves — Determination of the resistance to hard body impact  
ISO 9380, Door sets — Repeated torsion test  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following t erms and definitions  apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp   
3.1 
acceptable  
meet s stakeholder expectations that are capable of being shown as reasonable or merited  
3.2 
balanced door  
door with the stile structure and face and back which are so designed that either edge of the door can be used 
as the hanging edge or the lock edge, and e ither end of the door can be used as the top or the bottom [see 
Figure 1(a)]   
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 3.3 
batten door  
door with the face which consists of strips of wood. Batten doors have the following constructional variations:  
3.3.1  
balanced  
door that has a core or frame, and m atching battens on both faces of the door [see Figure 1(b)]  
3.3.2  
flush back  
door that has a batten face and a flush back [see Figure 1(c)]  
3.3.3  
framed and ledged (f&l door)  
door that has face battens on or in a frame, with various patterns of ledges and rails on the back  
3.3.4  
framed, ledged and braced (fl&b door)  
door that has face battens in a frame, with various patterns of ledges, rails and braces on the back  
3.3.5  
ledged and braced (l&b door)  
door that has face battens joined by back ledges and a bra ce(s) [see Figure 1 (d)]  
NOTE  Face battens may be arranged vertically, horizontally, at angles, or in a herringbone or other pattern.  
3.4 
casement door  
door in which the area within the frame is glazed with one or more glass panels [see Figure 1(e)]  
3.5 
cladding  
outer flush surface of the front or back of a door, usually consisting of a board product, not necessarily 
veneered  
3.6 
closing block  
solid block, in the top part of a door core, into which closing mechanism screws may be fixed  
3.7 
combination door  
door that is a combination of door types, for example, a panel door with the top half glazed as in a casement 
door 
3.8 
core filler  
evenly distributed inner structure of a flush door that fills or partly fills the space between the core frame 
components and  that rigidly supports the door cladding in a true plane  
3.9 
cupboard door  
door of thickness in the range 20 mm - 40 mm, and that is designed to fit into a cupboard door frame  
3.10 
custom -made door  
door that is non -standard in size or design [see Figure 1( f)] 
NOT E Custom -made doors are not covered in detail by this specification.   
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door frame  
frame into which a door is fitted  
3.12 
double -leaf door/double door  
door that has two leaves (a left -hand one and a right -hand one) [see Figure 1(g)]  
3.13 
dwarf doo r 
door whose dimensions are smaller than the smallest standard dimensions given in Table 2  
3.14 
face 
surface of a door that is first seen by a person entering a building or room  
3.15 
flush door  
door whose two major surfaces are generally flushed, but that may have moulded surface features or glazed 
panels, and that consists of claddings bonded to stiles, rails and a core filler [see Figure 1(i)]  
3.16 
hinge block  
solid part in a door core into which the hinge screws may be fixed  
3.17 
lipping  
strip of paper o r veneer so fixed to the edge of a door that it completely conceals the framing  
3.18 
lock block  
solid part in a door core into which a lock may be fitted  
3.19 
louvre door  
door that has slats (usually running horizontally) so spaced as to afford ventilation  
3.20 
meeting stile  
stiles of a double door that meet when the door is closed  
3.21 
panel door  
door in which the area within the frame is panelled with one or more panels  
3.22 
pre-hung door  
door supplied in a frame and intended for installation without any trimming or carpentry  
3.23 
screen door  
door covered with wire mesh, gauze, expanded metal, or a combination of these  
NOTE  A screen door is intended for use together with an exterior door, and allows the passage of air into a building 
without letting in ins ects or blown debris.  
3.24 
security -view door  
medium or heavy duty performance class door that allows communication with a visitor while preventing entry   
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sliding door  
door that typically consists of one or more leaves which open and close by means of a horizontal sliding action  
3.26 
stable door  
door that consists of a top and a bottom leaf, where the top leaf can be opened independently of the bottom 
leaf 
3.27 
telegraphing  
appearance of outlines of the door components through the sheeting that forms th e face of the door  
3.28 
warp  
any departure from a true or plane surface of a door (in the form of a cup, bow, spring or twist, or any 
combination of these)  
3.29 
width of clear doorway opening  
width of the opening left in a doorway when the fitted door is f ully open  
3.30 
x-ray attenuating door  
door that has a lining of lead to block the passage of radiation generated by X -ray equipment  
  
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Figure 1 — Types of doors (typical)  
4 Requirements   
4.1 Types  
A door shall be of the type that is acceptable (s ee 3.1) and shall conform to the requirements give in 4.7 .   
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 4.2 Exposure class  
A door shall be of one of the exposure classes given in Table 1, as required. The exposure class of a door 
shall be the same as the exposure class of the adhesives used in the c onstruction of the door.  
Table 1 — Exposure class and conditions of exposure for wooden door shutters   
Exposure class (and application)  Conditions of exposure  
Class 1 (Exterior)   Constantly exposed to unprotected open -air conditions  
Class 2 (Semi -exterio r) At infrequent intervals exposed (partly or as a whole) to 
unprotected open -air conditions  
Class 4 (Dry interior)  Exposed to dry sheltered (indoor) conditions only  
4.3 Materials  
4.3.1  General  
Materials used in the construction of a wooden door shall co nform to the requirements given in 4.3.2 and 
4.3.3, as required.  
4.3.2  Timber  
Timber shall be of the required species and shall be free from decay and insect damage (other than that 
caused by Ambrosia) and the moisture content of the timber, when tested in  accordance with EAS 272, shall 
not exceed 12%. 
4.3.3  Other materials  
Any other materials used shall be such as to be acceptable (see 3.1).  
4.4 Components  
4.4.1  Glued structural joints (joinery doors)  
The joints of a door shall be of acceptable appearance,  and any bond lines or gaps in the joints shall not 
exceed 1 mm in width. Openings between members of a joint shall be acceptably filled with an acceptable 
filler. Bonded joints shall be fully and continuously bonded and shall show no delamination.  
4.4.2  Hinge blocks and lock blocks  
Balanced doors shall have hinge blocks and lock blocks of timber or other acceptable material (see Figure 2). 
The position of the lock block in an unbalanced door shall be indicated by markings or shall be as given in 
Figure 2.   
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Figure 2 — Door component arrangement  
NOTE  It is not advisable to put hinge blocks and lock blocks into doors of dimensions smaller than the standard 
dimensions given in Table 2.  
4.4.3  Stiles  
All stiles intended to be fitted with locks shall be of a widt h sufficient to accommodate the locks; lock recesses 
shall not weaken any joints.  
This requirement does not apply to dwarf doors.  
4.4.4  Door edges  
4.4.4.1  Trimming  
Provision shall be made for trimming at least 10 mm off each open -faced stile of a door and for trimming a 
maximum of 10 mm off each top and bottom rail. Timber edges shall be of sufficient thickness to allow for 
trimming off a maximum of 3 mm.  
4.4.4.2  Finish  
The edges of a door shall be as required but edges and lipping shall show no knot -holes,  loose knots or splits. 
All edges and lippings shall be bonded over the entire surface.   
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 4.4.5  Coat rails and closing blocks  
The size(s) and position(s) of coat rails and closing blocks in the door construction shall be as required and 
shall be such as to b e acceptable.  
NOTE  It is recommended that if door -closing mechanisms are to be fitted, heavy duty doors be used.  
4.5 Dimensions  
4.5.1  Standard dimensions  
The dimensions of wooden door shutters shall be as specified in Table 2.  
Table 2 — Standard door dimen sions and tolerances  
Dimension  Standard dimensions  
mm Tolerance  
Height  *457, 2 032  ± 2 
Width  +610, 762, 813, 868  ± 2 
Thickness  *28, *35, 40,  ± 1.5  
42  ± 1 
NOTE  It is preferable that doors of exposure class 1 be of 
thickness of at least 42 mm.  
* For cupboard doors  
+ For double -leaf doors  
4.5.2  Squareness  
The difference in length of diagonals, when tested in accordance with ISO 6443, shall not exceed 5 mm.  
4.5.3  Warp  
The deviation from absolute flatness at any point on a door, when measured sha ll not exceed 3 mm/m.  
4.6 Performance requirements  
4.6.1  Performance class  
A door shall be of one of the following performance classes, as required:  
a) Light Duty Door (LDD) ; a door that is usually intended for interior use;  
b) Medium Duty Door (MDD) ; a door w hose performance properties are between those of heavy duty 
and those of light duty doors; and  
c) Heavy Duty Door (HDD) ; a door that is intended for use in areas of frequent use and abuse.  
NOTE  Heavy duty doors are typically used as exterior doors in high -occupancy buildings such as schools, public 
buildings, hotels and hospitals.  
4.6.2  Performance   
A door shall comply with the applicable performance requirements given in Table 3 and their application given 
in Table 4.   
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 Table 3 — Performance requirements for d oors   
Property  Performance class requirement  Test method 
subsection  
HDD  MDD  LDD 
a) Stiffness*§ 
 Permanent deflection, mm, 
max.   
2  
2  
2  
ISO 12777 -3 
b) Resistance to torsion*#§  
 Permanent deflection, mm, 
max.   
6  
5  
3  
US ISO 9380  
c) Resistance to ha rd body impact+  
 Height of fall, mm, min.   
300  
300  
250  
US ISO 8271  
d) Resistance to soft body impact*§  
 Height of fall, mm, min.   
300  
300  
250  
ISO 8270  
e) Resistance to slamming*//  
 Number of slams, min.   
750  
300  
100  
ISO 7894  
f) Resistance to  weathering*  - - - ISO 6445  
# The door shall not sag onto the test frame  
+ There shall be no penetration up to the shoulder of the impact ball and no sign of delamination or damage 
to the joints or components  
* There shall be no visible sign of damage to  the door  
§ In the case of stable doors, the top and bottom leaf shall be tested separately  
// An the case of stable doors the top leaf shall slam against the bottom leaf and test frame, and the bottom 
leaf shall slam against the top leaf and test frame  
There shall be no visible sign of damage to the door. There shall be no penetration up to the shoulder of the 
impact ball and no sign of delamination or damage to the joints or components.  
Table 4 — Application performance requirements for door types (see a lso Table 3)  
Door type  Performance 
class  Applicable performance requirement on resistance to:  
Stiffness  Torsion  Hard body 
impact  Soft body 
impact  Slamming  Weathering  
Combination of 
glazed and 
panelled/unframed 
batten/framed 
batten /flush/ 
panel/patterne d HDD, MDD 
and LDD  X X X X X In accordance 
with exposure 
class  
Casement  LDD NA NA NA NA X NA 
Cupboard  LDD X X X X X NA 
Louvre  LDD NA NA NA NA X NA 
Screen  LDD NA NA NA NA X In accordance 
with exposure 
class  
Stable  HDD and 
MDD  
 X 
 X 
 NA 
 X 
 X 
 In accord ance 
with exposure 
class  
NOTE 1  X indicates applicable requirements   
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In the case of stable doors the top leaf shall slam against the bottom leaf and test frame, and the bottom leaf 
shall slam against the top leaf and test frame.  
4.7 Requirements for specific types of doors  
4.7.1  General  
Types of doors shall comply with the specific requirements given in 4.7.2 to 4.7.9 of this standard.  
4.7.2  Batten doors  
The joints between battens shall be acceptable and the warp from a batten to  the adjacent batten or 
component shall not exceed 1 mm. Batten doors shall preferably be protected against moisture [see Figure 
1(b) to Figure (d)].  
4.7.3  Casement doors  
A door in which the area within the frame is glazed with one or more glass panels, th e type, arrangement and 
method of fitting glazing shall be such be acceptable [see Figure 1 (e)].  
4.7.4  Pre-hung doors  
Pre-hung doors shall be such that no trimming is required.  
4.7.5  Security -view doors  
Security -view doors shall be of medium or heavy duty  performance class, as required, shall facilitate 
communication with a visitor without allowing entry and shall allow the passage of parcels of maximum size 
250 mm x 250 mm x 25 mm without the door having to be opened.  
4.7.6  Louvre doors  
A door that has sl ats usually running horizontally so spaced so as to offer ventilation. Individual louvres shall 
be straight and evenly spaced, and the timber shall be finely sanded and of clear grade [see Figure 1 (k)].  
4.7.7  Patterned doors  
Patterns shall be clearly cut or embossed, without damage to the face grain.  
4.7.8  Screen doors  
Screening shall be well positioned and tightened.  
NOTE  The screen is usually attached to the outside of the door and, in cases where security is a 
requirement, expanded metal is normally use d. 
4.7.9  Special doors  
Special doors shall be such as to be acceptable  by both manufacturer and purchaser .  
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 4.8 Special features  
4.8.1  General  
4.8.1.1  Doors may have one or more of the special features given in 4.8.2 to 4.8.5 (inclusive), as 
required.  
4.8.1 .2 Any special features that are not covered in 4.8.2 to 4.8.5 shall be as required and shall be such 
as to be acceptable  by both manufacturer and purchaser . 
4.8.2  Cut-outs  
When cut -outs for glazing or ventilation are required, the position and sizes of th e cut -outs shall be as required 
and as indicated by the purchaser in accordance with Figure 3. Cut -outs shall be acceptably clean cut.  
 
Key  
a) a  dimension from top  
b) b dimension from hanging stile  
c) c width of cut -out 
d) d height of cut -out 
NOTE  It is preferable to specify a standard size and position of cut -out when ordering.  
Figure 3 — Positioning of Cut -outs (Typical)  
4.8.3  X-ray attenuation door  
X-ray attenuating doors shall be fully lined with one or more lead sheets of total thickness not less than 1.0 
mm, or as required to block radiation.  
NOTE  The requirements for attenuation are dependent on the intensity of the radiation. Generally, lead sheets of 
thickness 1 mm are considered safe as the general public should not be exposed to radiation levels exceeding  0.5 Rem 
per year.   
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 4.8.4  Ledges on stable doors  
Meeting ledges on stable doors shall be rebated to half of the door thickness and shall have an overlap of at 
least 10 mm. The top leaf shall open towards the outside, unless otherwise required.  
4.8.5  Stiles  on double -leaf doors  
Unless otherwise required, meeting stiles on double doors shall be rebated to at least 50 % of the door 
thickness and shall have an overlap of at least 12 mm. Double doors shall be of unmatched veneer, unless 
otherwise required.  
4.9 Finish  
4.9.1  General  
The finish on a door shall be one of the finishes given in 4.9.2 to 4.9.6, as required. When a door in a vertical 
position and illuminated from above and viewed from a distance of not less than 1 m from its face, it shall 
show no telegr aphing. Doors shall be free from dirt, stains, oily marks and mechanical damage.  
NOTE  It is recommended that a matt finish be used for painting or varnishing and that veneer not be used when 
painting is required.  
4.9.2  Cladding  
Cladding shall be as require d by the purchaser.  
4.9.3  Veneering  
4.9.3.1  General  
When surfaces are veneered, veneer grades shall be as required by the purchaser.  
4.9.3.2  Veneering for natural finish  
When natural finishes such as varnish or stain are to be applied, doors shall be of th e required timber species 
and of the grade and finish required. There shall be no sand -through on either face of the door.  
4.9.3.3  Veneering for coating  
When coating finishes such as painting are to be applied, four sand -through areas, each of size not exc eeding 
30 mm in diameter, shall be permitted on each face.  
4.9.4  Coating  
Coatings shall be such as to be acceptable  by both manufacturer and purchaser . 
4.9.5  Sanding  
Doors shall be fine -sanded unless otherwise required.  
4.9.6  Special finish  
Specially finis hed doors shall be finished as required.   
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 4.10 Direction of opening  
The direction of opening of a door shall be in accordance with the directions given in Figure 4.  
 
  
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 Figure 4 — Door opening directions  
 
4.11 Air expansion  
Provision shall be made for the e xpansion of air in the core cavities of doors, where applicable.  
5 Inspection and test methods  
5.1 Inspection  
Visually examine the door for compliance with all the relevant requirements of this specification for which tests 
to assess compliance are given i n 5.2.  
5.2 Test methods  
Except when carrying out the test to determine resistance of wooden doors to soft body impact, the same 
door(s) shall be used for all tests in the order given below : 
a) moisture content of timber;  
b) squareness;  
c) resistance of wooden doors  to torsion;  
d) resistance of wooden doors to hard body impact; and  
e) resistance of wooden doors to soft body impact.  
5.3 Moisture content of timber ,  
Use EAS 272  
5.4 Squareness.  
Use ISO 6443  
For doors with a rounded top ,measure the diagonals from two points of equal distance from the base the door 
and ending from the start of the rounding  
6 Packing  
Doors shall be so packed or packaged that they are protected against damage during normal transportation, 
storage and handling.  
7 Marking  
The following information  shall be given legibly and indelibly marked on the top or edge of each door:  
a) manufacturer's name, trade name or trade mark;  
b) month and the year of manufacture;   
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 c) lot number;  
d) exposure class;  
e) performance class; and  
f) any additional information that may be requir ed, in an acceptable manner, for example, stock 
numbers, or positions of coat rails and closing blocks.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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 Annex  A 
(Informative)  
 
Notes to purchasers   
The following requirements should be specified in tender invitations and in each order or contract:  
a) type of the door(see 4.1 and 4.7);  
b) exposure class (see 4.2);  
c) materials to be used in the construction of a door (see 4.3);  
d) finish to the edge of the door [see 4.4.4(b)];  
e) size(s) and positions of coat rails and closing blocks (see 4.4.5);  
f) dimensions (see 4.5 .1); 
g) performance class (see 4.6.1);  
h) finish (see 4.9);  
i) direction of opening (see 4.10);  
j) any special features (see 4.8); and  
k) any additional marking, when relevant [see 7(f)].   
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 Annex  B 
(Informative)  
 
Quality evaluation of doors  
B.1.1  When a purchaser requires ongoing verification of the quality of doors, it is suggested that, instead of 
concentrating solely on evaluation of the final product, he also direct his attention to the manufacturer's quality 
system. In this connection it should be noted that US ISO 900 1 covers the provision of an integrated quality 
system.  
B.1.2  If no information about the implementation of quality control or testing during manufacture is available 
to help in assessing the quality of a lot (as defined in B.2.1), and a purchaser wishes t o establish by inspection 
and testing of samples of the final product whether a lot of the doors complies with the specification, the 
sampling plan given in B.2.2 and based on the stated AQL's can be applied. (If a different AQL is required, 
reference shou ld be made to applicable statistical sampling tables).   
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 Annex  C 
(Informative)  
 
Handling, storage, installation and maintenance of doors  
C.1 Handling  
C.1.1  Doors should preferably be handled or carried by two people.  
C.1.2  Where machines are used for handlin g stacked doors, a pallet or slip sheet base with a protective 
sheet of material on top, and strapped edge protectors should be used to keep the bundle intact for purposes 
of transportation.  
C.1.3  Special care should be taken with the handling of glazed ca sement and sliding doors.  
C.1.4  When doors are being tested, they should not be disturbed between tests, as this may influence the 
results.  
C.1.5  Doors should be protected from the elements during transportation and during storage on building 
sites.  
C.2 Storage  
C.2.1  Doors should be stored flat in a dry area clear of the ground. Where bundles of doors are stacked one 
on top of the other, spacers of equal height and positioned vertically above one another should be.  
C.2.2  During long periods of storage, it i s advisable to cover the tops of the door stacks with a suitable 
material to prevent "shop soiling".  
C.3 Installation  
C.3.1  In order to protect doors from the elements, it is preferable to install doors (and timber frames) only 
once the building is waterpr oof. 
C.3.2  If doors need trimming, equal amounts should be trimmed off opposite edges to avoid exposing core 
material or joints. All cut edges should be well finished off and coated before the doors are fitted.  
C.3.3  All the surfaces on doors of Exposure C lasses 1 and 2 should be coated with the appropriate finish 
before final installation.  
C.3.4  When building -in door frames, allowance should be made for the thickness of floor screeds and floor 
coverings (carpet or tiles), in order to minimize trimming of d oors.  
C.3.5  Where door frames are to be built in, good planning and controlling of the operation could avoid the 
necessity of trimming the doors and could cut down on carpentry costs and installation time.  
C.3.6  No wooden door will remain stable without an  adequate coating.   
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 Bibliography  
[1] US 1777: 2017 , General wooden door shutters — Specification  
 DEAS 1065 :2021   
 
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