Different types of fixtures and
Fastening for doors & window

• This can be of iron, brass and aluminium.
• It should remain reasonably smooth and free from sharp edges and corners.
• Those are commonly black painted about copper oxidized.
• Certain are manufactured in other shapes and sizes to fulfil the functional requirement of doors & windows.

Types

1. Hinges
2. Bolts
3. Handles
4. locks

Hinges

Different types of hinges commonly used for doors and windows are as follows.

• Butt hinges:- This type of hinge is most generally used for fixing door and window shutters to the frame. During a normal size of the door and window, three hinges are used for each shutter.
• Back flap hinges:- Here type of hinges are used with thin shutters where butt hinges can not be used.
• Counter flap hinges:- This type of hinge is used to shutters folded back to back.
• Strap hinges:- This type of hinge is normally used with ledged and braced doors, garage doors, etc.
• Parliamentary hinges:- These types of hinges are used in situations where the door and window opening is required to be kept free interference action due to shutters when open.
• Garnet hinges:- This type of hinge is also called as T-hinge, and is generally used for battened or ledged and braced doors.

Bolt

• Aldrop bolts:- It is fixed on the external doors where padlocks are to be used.
• Barrel bolt:- It is used for fixing the back face of a door. Each socket is fixed to the door frame while that plate is screwed to the interior of the shutter.
• Hasp and staple bolt:- During this case, the hasp is secured to the shutter whereas some staple is twisted to the door frame.
• Eye and Hook:- This type of fitting is used for keeping the window shutter in position when the window is open.
• Latch:- That consists of a lever pivoted at one edge which can be actuated by trigger passing through the shutter.

Handles

1. Bow handle
2. Wardrobe handle
3. Lever handle
4. Door handle

Lock

1. Mortise lock
2. Rim lock
3. Lever handle lock
4. Padlock