WOOD DOORS & IRON DOORS TERMS

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INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WOOD DOORS
Although there is nothing to keep you from building the grandest exterior door and hanging it inside the house, there is every reason not to use an interior door in an exterior opening. The reason is that exterior doors are built to higher specifications, with Choice wood, heavier sections, and higher hinges and locks; they are fitted with various drips and rabbets to throw off the water and hung so that they open inward.

Jamb
The opening in which the door is fitted specifically, the side of the opening.

Jamb lining
The thin wood used to line the opening before fitting an interior wood door; also called simply the lining.