Door Beading and Chaukhat Patti: Which Wood, Which Size, How Many Feet per Door

Short answer: a door takes up to three kinds of strip: chaukhat patti (architrave) on the wall around the frame, beading around glass or panels in the shutter, and sometimes lipping on the shutter edges. For a 3×7 ft door, chaukhat patti takes about 18–20 running ft per face, so about 36–40 ft for both faces. Use hardwood or teak (sagwan) patti where the door is polished, ordinary wooden patti where it will be painted or laminated, and PVC on bathroom doors. Nitin Plywood House, Alipur keeps wooden beading, margin and moulding patti and PVC moulding; call +91-9212017608 for the widths and woods in stock today.

Before Diwali, many homes redo doors: new laminate, polish, or a new frame. The strips around the door are what make it look finished, and they're the most asked-about part ("beading kis lakdi ki hoti hai?", "ek door mein kitna lagta hai?").

The three strips on a door

Strip	Where	What it does	Usual size
Chaukhat patti (architrave, margin patti)	On the wall face, around the chaukhat, both sides of the wall	Covers the joint between frame and plaster; frames the door	About 50–75 mm (2–3 inch) wide, 10–15 mm thick
Beading	Around glass panes, louvres or raised panels in the shutter	Holds the glass or panel; trims the edge	About 10–20 mm
Lipping	On the four edges of a flush or plywood shutter	Hides the plywood layers, takes knocks, takes polish	As thick as the shutter, 5–10 mm deep

The full list of strip names (cornice, skirting, T patti and others): moulding, beading and margin patti.

Which wood for which door

Door	Patti	Why
Main door, polished	Teak (sagwan) or a matching hardwood	Takes polish and stain like the door; strong
Room door, laminated or painted	Ordinary wooden patti	Will be painted or covered; strength matters more than grain
Bathroom door	PVC patti or moulding	Water every day; wood swells at the bottom
Door on a damp wall	PVC chaukhat patti, or wood sealed on the back	Damp comes through the plaster

Teak beading and patti are asked for by name ("sagwan beading patti"). If the door is going to be painted or laminated, teak is money you won't see. Which woods are in stock today: call +91-9212017608.

How many running feet (estimates)

One 3×7 ft door opening:

Strip	Running feet
Chaukhat patti, one face (7 + 7 + 3 ft, plus corner cuts)	about 18–20 ft
Chaukhat patti, both faces	about 36–40 ft
Lipping on a 3×7 ft shutter (all four edges)	about 20 ft
Glass beading	the perimeter of each glass pane, on one or both faces

For several doors, multiply and add one spare length. Count in pieces: each side of the frame should be one piece without a joint (7 ft sides need pieces of 7 ft or longer).

Buying tips

1. Straight and dry. Sight down each length. A bowed patti opens a gap against the wall.
2. Same lot for all doors in a room, so the grain and colour match after polish.
3. Wide enough to cover the joint. The patti should overlap the frame and the plaster by at least a centimetre each side.
4. Seal the back of wooden patti on outer or damp walls with primer or paint before fixing.

The door itself

Which board or door to choose: which flush door to buy, which plywood for a door, and which material for the chaukhat. Doors that jam in the monsoon: why doors swell in the rain.

FAQ

Which wood is used for door beading? Teak or a hardwood for polished doors; ordinary wooden patti for painted or laminated doors; PVC for bathroom doors.

How much beading patti for one door? About 36–40 running ft of chaukhat patti for both faces of a 3×7 ft door, plus about 20 ft of lipping if the shutter edges get it.

What is the patti around a door frame called? Architrave in English; chaukhat patti or margin patti locally.

Can PVC patti be used on a main door? It can, but wood looks and wears better on a polished main door. PVC suits bathroom and damp-wall doors.

Nitin Plywood House, Alipur

Doors, flush doors, plywood, wooden and PVC patti, and the hardware for the same door, with delivery anywhere in Delhi. Tell us the number of doors and their sizes, and we'll help count the patti. For today's widths, woods and rate, call or WhatsApp +91-9212017608. See moulding and beading patti and flush doors.