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→ A load-bearing wall is the structure of the dwelling, thick (15-60cm thick), very solid, made of solid materials (concrete, brick, stone, timber frame). Doesn't sound hollow when knocked on.

→ A partition wall separates the rooms of a dwelling, and it's on this type of wall that the door frames on which the SandwichBase and VerticalBase will be installed are often found. They are mostly thin, often made of plasterboard, and can be solid to moderately solid (the door frame reinforces them all the same).

→ Concrete wall: medium to broad thickness (10-30cm), very solid, does not sound hollow

→ Brick wall: thin to wide thickness (7-30cm), fairly solid, can sound hollow in partitions)

→ Stone wall: wide thickness (over 20-30cm), very solid (disadvantage: wall rarely straight)

→ Plasterboard wall: thin to medium thickness (7- 12cm), solid to moderately solid, sounds hollow. Can be laid over a wall of another material for finishing.

Components

- Frame: structural part of the door frame against the wall.
- Doorframe: decorative part, aesthetically pleasing at the junction between the doorframe and the wall. Also serves as a stop against which the door closes.
- Counter jamb: same as jamb, but on the other side of the wall and without the door stop function.
- Gons: part that holds the door in place and allows it to open and close.

Material: mainly wood, in different species (making the frame more or less rigid and solid). Can be steel (rare).

Thickness: often corresponds to the width of the wall (generally 8-12 cm).

Solidity: depends largely on the wall in which it is installed and its thickness (the thicker the wall, the more material it contains, the more solid it is theoretically).

Rulers are the finishing pieces that join the door frame to the wall. They are mainly made of wood, but can also be made of metal (rare) or plastic (very rare). They are either made from the doorframe and counterframe, or from glued and/or nailed champlats (finishing strips).

Their strength depends not only on their thickness (the more material, the stronger they are, theoretically) but also on the way in which the strips are assembled to the door frame. They are often attached to the frame in several different ways).

The different ways of attaching strips :

1. Mechanical interlocking: This is the case when the strip is made with the frame and counter-frame. Often ensures good solidity, but difficult to locate. (photo examples yes and no)
2. Glued: often ensures good solidity, depending on the type of wall (plasterboard=less solid), difficult to locate (no trace of fixing).
3. Nailed: often not very solid (unless 3748 nails are used, which is quite rare), relatively easy to see because nail head is visible under the paint, and the strip usually moves.

For standard or aesthetic reasons, the strips can be of different shapes and profiles. As the SandwichBase is installed on top of the strip, the shape of the strip can influence its compatibility with the SandwichBase.

1. Plate: common profile, often solid and perfectly compatible with SandwichBase.
2. Flat + rounded: standard profile, compatible with SandwichBase. Be careful, however, if the rounding is too pronounced, it may render the standard profile, which is often solid and perfectly compatible with SandwichBase, unstable.
3. Mouldings: less common profile, more present in older buildings, often solid but can pose compatibility problems.

There are 2 possibilities:
- The top of the ruler is thicker than the bottom → that's perfect :)
- The top is thinner than the rest of the ruler → that's a no :( this makes the wedging incompatible.

What we're interested in here is whether it's resistant!

The best way to find out is to try pulling on it progressively with your fingers, feet on the ground.

1. Barely moves, makes the slightest creaking noise during testing

→ Considered unsound (unless you like doing dishes with your back to the floor and paying bail)

2. I can't hang on it because it's too small, but it doesn't seem to move or make a creaking noise.

→ Become stronger and try again (no that's a joke)
→ Considered potentially solid
Careful and thorough testing to be done

3. I can hang from it without it moving or making a creaking noise.

→ Considered solid

It's rare to have a door frame without a partition next to it, or even a piece of furniture. In most cases, the SandwichBase is wider than the door frame. So it protrudes at least on one side. This is why the environment around the frame is an important factor to take into account when determining compatibility.

On the SandwichBase installation side (opposite the door opening), the distance between the obstacle (wall, piece of furniture, your crush's boyfriend...) and the door frame must be greater than 73cm.