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Indian Standard
LEDGED,BRACEDANDBATTENED'TIMBER
DOORSHUTTERS-SPECIFICATION
( Second Revision )

UDC 69’028’3’0 11 : 674’03

@ BIS 1992

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MArjAK B H A V A N , 9 B A H A D U R S H A H Z A F A R M A R G
NEW DELHI 110002
January 1992 Price Group 3
Ccars, Wirdcws and Shutters Sectional Committee, CED 11

FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after
the draft finalized by the Doors, Windows and Shutters Sectional Committee had been approved
by the Civil Engineering Divrsion Council.

Ledged, braced and battened timber door shutters are frequently used in places where appearance
is not the main criteria for example for temporary sheds, warehouses, stores, low cost housing, etc.
This standaid was first published in 1971 and subsequently revised in 19P3. The second revision
of this standard incorporates timber species suitable for manufacture of door shutters into four
classes that is class I to 1V. The classificaticn is based on various properties in order of pre-
ference. A list of timber species which are being imported in India for manufacture of door
shutters has also been included ( see Annex A >.
Keeping in view the advantages of modular co-ordination, Indian Standards specify the dimensions
of components in modular units. In line with this, the dimensions of shutters were also specified
in modular units. However, it was repeatedly brought to the notice of the committee that there
was sufficient~demand for sizes other than modular sizes and that the manufacturers were meeting
such demands at present. This had led to a situation where shutters satisfying the other require-
ments of the standard, but not the requirements regarding the dimensions were classified as not
satisfying the requirements of the standard. This situation also came in the way of satisfying the
consumer needs for other quality requirements by ~a third party inspection system. Therefore,
with a view to encouraging production of timber shutters to the quality requirements specified in
the standard, the Committee reviewed the relevant clauses of this standards and decided to relax
the dimensional requirements in this secor d revision by permitting non-modular sizes in addition
to the modu1r.r sizes specified in the standard at present. However, the relaxation has been made
cnly in the height and width, the thickness remaining unchanged from the present provisions.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be rounded
off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised )‘. The
number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of the
specified value in this standard.
 IS 6198 : 1992

Indian Standard
LEDGED,BRACEDANDBATTENEDTIMBER
DOORSHUTTERS-SPECIFICATION
( Second Revision )
1 SCOPE which may or may not be of the same species as
that of ledges and braces.
‘This standard lays down requirements regarding
material, sizes, construction, workmanship and 4.1.2 Moisture Content n
finish of ledged, braced and battened timber The maximum permissible moisture content in
door shutters. timber shall be from 8 to 14 percent.
2 REFERENCES 4.1.3 Seasoning and Treatment
All timbers shall be kiln-seasoned by a suitable
The Indian Standards listed in Annex B are process conforming to IS 1141 : 1973 before
necessary adjuncts to this standard. being planed to the required dimensions.
Sapwood of durable species and heartwood and
3 NOMENCLATURE sepwood of non-durable species shall be treated
with suitable preservative ( except the water
T h e Ycomponents o f d o o r s a r e i l l u s t r a t e d soluble leachable type ) as specified in IS 401 :
in Fig. 1. Reference may also be made to 1982. The finished components shall also be given
IS 10428 : -1983 and IS 707 : 1976. suitable preservative treatment in places where
these have been cut for joinery work.
4 MATERIALS
4.1.4 Defects Prohibited
4.1 Timber Timber shall be free from decay, fungal growth,
boxed heart, pitch pockets or streaks on the
4.1.1 Timber suitable for manufacture of door exposed edges, borer holes, splits and cracks.
shutters shall be in accordance with IS 12896 :
1990. Each class of species stand in the same 4.1.5 Defects Permitted
footing functionally ( irrespective of cost ). The timber shall be graded as First Grade and
Timber used for ledges, braces and battens shall Second Grade on the basis of the permissible
be of the same species. All the battens where defects in the timber as given in Table 1. For
they are of solid wood shall be of one species both grades, knot should be avoided where it is
Table 1 Permissible Defects for Various Grades of Timbers
( Clause 4.1.5 3 -
SI No. Defects First Grade Second Grade
(1) (2) (3) (4)
i) Cross-grain Not steeper than 1 in 15 Not steeper than 1 in 10
ii) Sound knots and live a) Ledges and braces - Maxi- a) Ledges and braces - Maximum 25 mm and not
knots mum 12.5 mm and not more than 3 knots per s!ile and one knot per
more than 1 knot/m rail
b) Battens - Maximum 20 mm b) Battens - Maximum 20 mm and not more
and not more than than 4 knots/m*
2 knots/m*
iii) Pitch pockets or None Permissible except on Exposed edges. provided
streaks that they are clean and filled up with suitable
putty or filler. When pitch pockets or streaks are
located on the exposed edges of the core, they
shall be cut out and plugged with piece of wood of
similar species with grain running in the same
direction. The piece shall be well glued
i v ) Sapwood Total not exceeding 5 mm Total not exceeding 10 mm wide and 300 mm long
wide and 150 mm long per metre
per metre
v) Pin holes Permitted provided they are Permitted
not in clusters
vi) Worm holes None Permitted provided they are not more than 10 mm
in diameter and not more than one per metre and
provided such worm holes are plugged with
similar timber in such a manner that the plugging
merges with the surrounding area both as to
colour and grain
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IS 6198:1992

,G AND V JOINTED
FRAME7 BRACE, BATTENS

I---
C OV ER ALL WIDTH O F DOOR+

WIDTH OF OPENING (MI

SECTION XX
rLlNTEL I(

/HEAD

rTOP LEDGE

STRAP OR HINGE

IX
/-MIDDLE LEDGE

- SLIDING

BOTTOM LEDGE

BARREL BOLT

FINISHED
FLOOR LEVEL

SECTION Y Y
FIG. 1 L EDGED , BRACED AND B ATTENED T IMBER D OOR S HUTTER

over or touching the place of joint. Surface ( see also Table 2 ):

checks of maximum width 0’25 mm and
maximum depth of 10 mm may be permitted. a) Width - It shall be indicated by the
number of modules of 100 mm
5 DESIGNATION OF DOOR SHUTTERS in the width of door opening.
b) Type - It shall be indicated by the
5.1 Designation following’letters:
Door shutter shall be designated by symbols D = Door
denoting the width, type and height of door S = Single shutter
in succession in the following manner T = Double leaf shutter
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 IS 6198 : 1992

Table 2 Dimensions of Door Shutters 6.2.1 Tolerances

( Clauses 5.1 and 6.2 ) Tolerances on sizes of door shutters shall be
Designation Width Height f3 mm.
mm
SDS20 700 1 SO?(Y 945 ) 7 CONSTRUCTION AND WORKMANSHIP
SDS21 700 2 005 ( 2 045 )
9DS20 800 1 905 ( 1 945 ) 7.1 General
9DS21 8CO 2 005~( 2 045 )
10 DS 20 900 1 905~( 1 945 ) 7.1.1 The timber shall be cut to required sizes
10 DS 21 900 2 005 ( 2 045 ) well in advance of the commencement of fabri-
12 DT 20 1 100’) 1 905 ( 1 945 ) cation and stacked at the site of work or the
12 DT 21 1 100’) 2 005 ( 2 045 ) workshop, where fabrication might be carried
1) Combined width of double leaf shutters in closed out in a suitable manner Jor further seasoning
position. ( see IS 1141 : 1973 ) as sljecified in 4.1.3.
NOTE-In arriving at the standard widths and 7.1.2 All wood work shall be neatly and truly
heights for doors, an allowance of 60 mm has been finished -to the exact dimensions required and
made for timber door frames ( see IS 4021 : 1983
and IS 4351 : 1976 ), 40 mm for floor finish and other joints shall be fitted truly without wedging
5 mm for clearance all round, between door open- or filling. The following principles shall be
ing and door frame and 15 mm for rebate all round observed in forming joints:
for the shutter into the frame. In case the modular
height is raken from the finished floor level, the a) Cut the joints and arrange the fastenings
height of the door shall be the one given in the in such a way so as to weaken the pieces
bracket. In case of double shutters, the rebate
and clearance between the shutters shall be as of timber they connect as little as possible:
given in 7.3. b) Place each abutting surface in a joint, as
nearly as possible, perpendicular to the
c) Height - It shall be indicated by the pressure it has to transmit; and
number of modules of 100 mm
in the height of door opening, c) Form and fit accurately every pair of
surfaces that come in contact.
Example:
8 DS 21 would mean a shutter suitable 7.1.3 All members of the door shutters shall be
for a single shutter door of 8 module straight and shall have smooth, well-planed
width and 21 module height. faces at right angles to each other. The per-
missible bow or warp in the shutter shall be
6 DIMENSIONS AND SIZES OF DOOR f2 mm. The right angle for the shutters shall
SHUTTERS be checked by measuring the two diagonals from
one extreme corner to the opposite one and the
6.1 Dimensions of Components and Tolerances difference between the two diagonals shall be
within 3 mm.
The finished dimensions and tolerances of
different components of door shutters shall be 7.2 Joiner’s Work
as given in Table 3. 1
7.2.1 All joiner’s work shall be cut and framed
Table 3 Dimensions and Tolerances of together immediately after final seasoning.
Components of Door Shutters
7.1.2 All exposed faces of joinery shall be
Description Width T h i c k n e s s wrought.
mm mm
Top and bottom 150 * 1.5 25 f I.5
ledges 7.2.3 Butt joints between battens shall be gross
Middle ledge 200 * 1.5 25 & 1.5 tongued or tongued and grooved, the tongues
Braces 110 to 125 25 & 1.5 to be cut at right angles to the grains elf wood.
Battens 140 to 160 ( depending 25 f 1.5 7.2.4 All mouldings shall be clean and accurately
upon the width of finished.
the shutter )
7.2.5 The edges and ends of ledges, and edges
of braces shall be chamfered before fixing. All
NOTE - All the battens in a door shutter shall be
of uniform width. battens shall be fixed two the ledges, two screws
for each ledge. Battens and braces shall also be
6.2 Sizes of Shutters and Tolerances screwed to each other. The braces shall incline
upwards from the hanging edge. Length of the
Sizes of the door shutters shall generally con- screw shall be shorter by 3 mm< to the combined
form to the modular sizes specified in Table 2 thickness of batten and ledge or batten and
( see also Fig. 1 ). Sizes other than modular brace. The point of screw shall not penetrate
sizes, as agreed to between the manufacturer the wood completely and project even slightly
and the purchaser, may also be permitted. on the other side.

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IS 6198 : 1992
7.3 Rebating 9.2 The manufacturer shall, at the request of
the purchaser, give free of charge the test
7.3.1 Inthe case of double leaved shutters, the certificate for the test conducted as given in 9.1.
meeting of the stiles shall be rebated S mm to
10 mm or fillet may be used. The rebatting may
be either splayed or square type as shown 10 SAMPLING AND CRITERIA FOR
in Fig. 2. CONFORMITY

8 FINISH 10.1 The sampling and criteria for conformity

for ledged, braced and battened timber door
8.1 All battens of the shutter shall be sanded shutters shall be as given in Annex C.
and finished smooth.
11 MARKING
8.2 Defective knots, where pErmitted in surfaces
exposed to view, shall be completely bored or 11.1 Each door shutter, shall be hammer marked
cut out and tightly plugged with a cross-gained on the exposed edge of’s ledge or batten with
plug ( round or dovetailed ) of similar species of the following information:
timber and shall be properly glued in.
Indication of the source of manufacture:
8.3 All the surfaces of door shutters which are Whether the size of the shutter is
required to be painted or polished or varnished ‘Modular’ or ‘Non-modular’;
ultimately shall be covered initially before
delivery by protective coat of primer polish or Designation ( showing width and height
varnish as specified in IS 2338 ( Parts 1 and 2 ) : in modules ) with type as specified; or the
1967. actual size ( width and height in case of
9 TYPE TESTS non-modular sizes ) along with appropriate
symbols for designation of door shutter
9.1 Following type tests shall be carried out as specified in 5.1(b); and
according to 1s 13034 : 1990 with every change
of design: Class and Grade of timber used for ledges,
a) Slamming test, braces and battens ( see Annex A and
4.1.5 ).
b) Shock resistance test,
c) Edge loading test, 11.1.1 The shutter may also be marked with the
d) Resistance to bukling te,st. Standard Mark.

8 TO 10
mm
t-i

t 5s O F SHUTTER t =THICKNESS O F S HU T T E R

2A Splayed Type 2B Square Type

FIG. 2 M EETING OF S TILES FOR D OUBLE L EAVED S H U T T E R S

 IS 6198 : 1992
ANNEX A
( Foreword )
LIST OF TIMBER SPECIES BEING IMPORTED IN INDIA SUITABLE
FOR DOORS. WINDOWS ANDVENTILATORS

SI Standard Trade Botanical Name Country from Where

No. Name Imported [ Africa (A)
Malaysian Species (M)
Papau Ne,w Guinea
(PNG)I
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Alan Batu or Bunga Shorea albida M
:: Amoora Ammore eucullata il PNG
3. Bintangor C$ophytlum spp. M
4. Boxwood Xonthophyllum X Papuanum PNG
Cedar Java Bischofia B Javanica PNG
2: Dark Red Meranti Shorea spp. M
7. Durian Bombacaceae spp
Kapur Dryobalanops spp :
;* Keruing Dipterocarpus spp
10: Kwila Intasia Bijuga “M
ze;h,“,“, Meranti Snorea spp PNG
:;: Hopea spp
Merbau Intsia Palemanica g
::: Nyatoh Ganua spp, Madhuca spp, Palaquium spp, M
payena spp, Planchonella spp
Resak Upuna spp, Berneensia spp, Votica spp
:;:
17.
Selangan Batu ( Balau ) Shorea spp
Terminalia ( Red Terminalia canalicalata
EPNG
Brown Group )
18. Vitex Vitex cofassu s PNG
19. Yellow Meranti Shorea spp
Fred Baqlau Shorea spp MM
Z? Afromosia or kokruda Afromosia angolensis
22: Afara or limba - AA
( Terminalia Superba )
Afzelia -
Utile
Iroke
Entandophragma utile
Mitragyna stipulosa
2
A
Abura Entandophragma cylindrium A
Sapela A
NOTE - The imported timber is normally mu-keted under ens trade nam: which mxy comprises of various
species under that trade nzmc and it mly b: diffixlt to cMT:rentiate them. It is recomnznded that the values
of properties which are thz lowest for the spxi-s ulder thxt trade nxm: mly b: adopted. Botanical names
indicated are the predominant one under that trade name.

ANNEX B
( Claecse 2 )

LIST OF REFERRED INDIAN STANDARDS

IS No. Title IS No. Title
,401 : 1982 Code of practice for preser- 2338 Code of practice for
vation of timber ( t h i r d ( Part 1 ) : 1967 finishing of wood and
revision ) wood-based materials:
‘707 : 1976 Glossary of terms applicable Part 1 Operations and
to timber technology and workmanship
utilization 2338 Code of practice for finish-
11141 : 1973 Code of practice for season- ( Part 2 ) : 1967 ing of wood and wood-based
ing of timber ( first revision ) materials: Part 2 Schedules

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IS 6198 : 1992

IS No. Title IS No. Title

4021 : 1983 Specification for timber, 10428 : 1983 Glossary of terms relating
door, window and ventilator to doors
frames ( second revision )
4351 : 1976 Specification for steel -door 128g6 ’ “go Classification of Indian
frames ( first revision ) timbers for door and window
shutters and frames
4913 : 1968 Code of practice for selec-
tion, installation and main- 13034: 1990 Methods of tests for timber
tenance of timber doors and panelled and glazed door
windows shutters - Type tests

ANNEX C
( Chm 10.1 )
SAMPLING AND CRITERJA FOR CONFORMITY

C-l TYPE TESTS 6.2 and 6.2.1 ), sizes and types ( see 6.2 ),
construction and workmanship ( see 7 ), finish
C-l.1 The manufacturer may get the type test ( see 8 ).
done on at least three samples by the standard
methods of test specified in 9.1. Table 4 Sample Size and Criteria for
Conformity
C-2 LOT
( Clauses C-3.1 and C-5.1 )
C-2.1 In any consignment, all the shutters of
the same type, class and grade and manufactur- Lot Size Sample Size Permissible No.
of Defectives
ed rnder similar conditions of production shall
(1) (2) (3)
be grouped together to constitute a lot. 26 to 50 5 0
C-2.2 Samples shall be selected and inspected 51 to 100 8 0
separately for each lot for determining its 101 to 150 13 1
conformity or ctherwise to the requirements of 151 to 300 20 2
the specification 301 to 500 32 3
501 to 1000 50 5
C:3 SIZE OF THE LOT 1 GO1 and above 80 7

C-3.1 The number of shutters to be selected NOTE - For lots containing 25 or less number of
shutters, sampling shall be agreed to be between
for inspection from a lot shall depened upon the uurchaser and the sunolier.
the size af the lot and shall be in accordance
with Co1 1 and 2 of Table 4.
C-5 CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
C-3.2 The shutters in the sample from the lot
shall be selected at random. For random C-5.1 An’y shutter failing in any one or more of
selection, methods as given in IS 4913 : 1968 the requirements inspected for in C-4.1 shall be
shall be followed. considered as defective. A lot shall be consi-
dered as having satisfied the requirements of the
C-4 NUMBER OF TESTS standard if the number of defective shutters in
the sample does not exceed the corresponding
C-4.1 The shutters selected as in C-3.1 shall be permissible number of defectives given in co1 3
inspected for dimensions and tolerances ( see 6.1, of Table 4.

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 AMENDMENT NO. 1 SEPTEMBER 2000
TO
IS 6198 : 1992 LEDGED, BRACED AND BATTENED
TIMBER DOOR SHUTTERS - SPECIFICATION
(Second Revision)

( Second cover page, Foreword ) - Insert the following new para after the
third para:
‘A scheme of labelling environment friendly products to be known as EC0 Mark
is being introduced at the instance of the Ministry of Environment and Forests
(MEF), Government of India. The EC0 Mark shall be administered by the
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the BlS Act, 1986 as per the Resolution
No. 71 dated 21 February 1991 published in the Gazette of the Government of
India. For a product to be eligible for EC0 Mark, it shall also carry the Standard
Mark of the BIS besides meeting additional optional environment friendly
requirements.’
( Pqe 4, clnlrse 10.1 ) - Insert the following new clause after 10.1 and
renumber fhe subsequent clauses:
‘11 REQUIREMENTS FOKECO MAKK
11.1 Door shutters shall be manufactured from agricultural or industrial wastes
or wood residues or wood from sources other than natural forests such as timber
‘from industrial and social forestry plantations, shade tree from tea and coffee
estate etc. as specified in 1s 12896 : 1990 and such doors shutters shall conform
to the requirements of quality and performance as specified in this standard as
well as the requirements of EC0 Mark for all the referred standards.
NOTES

1 The manufacturers shall provide documentary evidence by way of certificate. or

declaration to Bureau of Indian Standards while applying for EC0 Mark.

2 Ihe manufactuters shall produce to BIS environmental consent clearance from the
concerned State Pollution Cootrol Board as per the provisions of the Water (fieve&xt
a& Control of Polhtior~) Act, 1914 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1981 alongwith the authorization, if required under the Enviror~enl (fio~ecfion) Ad,
1986, while applying for EC0 Mark.’

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Amend No. 1 to IS 6198 : f992

( Page 4, renumbered clause 12.1 ) --Insert the following at the end of the
clause:
‘e) Species of timber, in case-of EC0 Mark; and
f) The criteria ~for which the product has been labelled as EC0 Mark.’

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