A casement door is a kind of
hinged door or pair of doors almost wholly glazed and is often called a
French Window. Casement doors are ideal for modern houses in which you
are trying to create a traditional look. These doors are usually made in
the true craftsmanship, quality and style of the Victorians.
Accordingly, the fasteners used on casement door is different from the
regular fasteners. Casement door fasteners are meant to be used only on
the casement doors.
There are different Casement Door Fastener styles, each is functionally
the same: by hand-turning the fastener's tongue into a slot bored into
the door jamb, the sash stays shut.
Casement door fasteners may be made of a large variety of materials
such as
- Brass
- Aluminum
- Stainless steel
Basically, Casement door fasteners are made of brass and are
available in variety of finishes with plain, simple look as well as
intricate carved work. Some finishes on fasteners are like
- Unlacquered brass
- Lacquered brass
- Burnished antique brass
- Oil-rubbed bronze
- Polished nickel
- Brushed nickel
