door-frame
Portal's structural outline
The structure surrounding a door, consisting of vertical side pieces and a horizontal top piece into which the door fits when closed.
The door-frame anchors the hinges and latch hardware: The old door-frame had swelled with humidity and wouldn't close properly.
Also spelled doorframe.
Vertical frame member
- lintelBeam over an opening
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
molding · trim · architrave · transom · header · weatherstrip · stop · rebate
Beam over an opening
- headerTop line of document
- jambVertical frame member
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
bracing · anchorage · structural · stability · mount · secure · upright · post
jamb
Vertical frame member
sill · molding · trim · architrave · transom · header · weatherstrip · stop · rebate · reveal
lintel
Beam over an opening
- headerTop line of document
- jambVertical frame member
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
reinforcement · bracing · anchorage · structural · stability · mount · secure · upright · post · beam
threshold
Point of beginning
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- transitionChange from one state
entrance · exit · portal · gateway · opening · barrier · divider · partition · ingress · egress
studs
Structural wall timbers
level · plumb · square · nailing · fastening · blocking · installation · measuring · fitting · anchoring