BS 4787-1:1980

What is BS 4787-1 - Dimensional requirements for internal and external wood doorsets about?  

BS 4787-1 is the first part of the multiple series that specifies the metric sizes for dimensionally coordinated internal and external wood door sets, door leaves and frames. 

Note: The provision of ancillaries is covered in Appendix A. 

Who is BS 4787-1 - Dimensional requirements for internal and external wood doorsets for?  

BS 4787-1 on dimensional requirements for internal and external wood doorsets is useful for: 

• Construction industries 
• Civil engineers 
• Designers 
• Contractors 
• Builders 
• Carpenters 
• Manufacturers of wood-based products 
• Testers of internal and external wood doorsets 

Why should you use BS 4787-1 - Dimensional requirements for internal and external wood doorsets? 

Doorset is an assembly, comprising a fixed part (the door frame) and one or more movable parts (the door leaves) and their hardware, the function of which is to allow or prevent access. The doorset may include sill, over panel, and side panel. 

BS 4787-1 specifies metric dimensional requirements of work sizes for external doors and doorsets. This will help you to remove tables of work sizes for glazed openings, and standard code references for door types and other parts. 

Overall, BS 4787-1 facilitates the combination of doors with windows.