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Frame and Filled Doors.Frame and filled doors are one up from the humble batten door. They are outstanding in their ability to last in hard weather conditions. A well made and maintained external door of this type could easily be expected to last over two hundred years. ![]() Frame and filled doors - Probably not the original double doors for this opening, but these look as though they will be there for many years yet. Photo thanks to D.Jeltovsky and Morguefile. ![]() Frame and filled doors - Sketch of construction details. A few additional points on construction.
![]() Frame and filled doors - A similar double door to the opening shot, this time from the inside. Photo thanks to Taliesin and Morguefile. This is an interesting pair of doors, as you can see the boards are set at 45 deg. and are in effect working also as braces, to help in keeping the door from sagging. The do this of course because they are pointing in towards the hanging stile and so the hinges which support the door. Notice also that the moulding on the inside of the stiles and muntins stop before the rails. This is a trick to make it easier for the joiner, in that the shoulders of the tennons do not need to be scribed. Leave Frame and filled doors and back to door basics page.
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