Interior Astragal – Why is one side tapered?
I’ve searched the Internet high and low and can’t find an answer – hoping somebody here is older than me and can remember stuff like this.
T-Astragal – where the edges of the doors go, one side is cut square and one side is typically beveled slightly. I assume the square cut side goes against the inactive door the astragal is attached to.
But why is the other side tapered? I have wondered this for 40 years but never had to actually figure it out until this project.
Should I taper the edge of the active door like I would typically do for a single door or leave it square? I can see tapering it to match the astragal. I can also see leaving it square and letting the astragal bevel provide the relief needed so the edge of the door clears when opened.
This will be on an interior double door pair where the inactive door locks with flush bolts and has a dummy handle – a pretty standard arrangement I think.
This is probably nit-picking, but I hate it when a job is not done right
Thanks in advance for your sage advice!
RP
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my guess..
I suppose it wound be to accomodate the swing. Once upom a time door clearances were expected to be much closer than what seems to be the norm now.
tIn addition to a tight fit narrower the door is the quicker a beveled edge becomes required.
back the edge to match
I would back your active door panels strike edge to match the t-astragal angle. This will give you the slight reveal (1/8" or less) you're looking for when the doors are closed while allowing for normal swing clearance.
That is what I am thinking - the more I think about it that would probably look the best
Thanks all for the info
RP