Masonry Metal Door Frame Detail

Aluminum frames make attractive windows and doors in masonry buildings.

Masonry metal door frame detail.

3 thru 14 depth. Hollow metal frame. A wide variety of frame anchors are available. The kd masonry frame can be installed before or after the wall has been built.

The size of any individual part taken as a unit of measure for regular proportion. Maximum rating steel wood stud. A kd or knocked down hollow metal masonry frame can be used for exterior or interior applications and comes in 3 pieces strike jamb hinge jamb and head. Cold rolled a60 or g90 galvanized.

Equal rabbets 1 15 16 for 1 3 4 doors. They are available for either 1 3 8 35 or 1 3 4 44 thick doors. Knock down or welded welded. Find steel door detail drawings for standard profiles knock down door frames and more and models for single steel doors pair steel doors and more.

Available in non stock sizes. 6 existing masonry construction see figure 9 figure 10 and sdi 127f 6 1 rough openings for existing wall structural steel framing or retrofit installations utilizing a butted to wall application shall be no less than 3 16 4 8 mm larger the frame on all three sides. 16 14 and 12 gauge steel. Frames are manufactured to accommodate any wall condition including masonry steel and wood stud.

Architectural aluminum is widely used for window and door frames because it is attractive durable and requires little maintenance see fig. 16 gauge steel fire rated up to 3. Standard steel doors and frames for modular masonry construction sdi 110 18. 6 1 1 the installer is responsible for any shimming or aligning required.

For masonry wood or metal studs wall installed either to cap or butt the wall. Curries frames are manufactured for all wall conditions such as masonry steel stud wood stud and poured concrete. Per section detail 1 1 2 drywall pressure anchor frames nail in face frames. A basic unit of measure adopted by the building industry as 4 inches.

Can be used with exterior wood stud walls as well butts existing wall. While the use of hollow metal frames in cast in place concrete walls is a common. Three or four piece door frames borrowed lites side lites or transom frames. The 12 gauge frames are saw miter welded or saw butt end welded corner construction only.

Standard hollow metal door frames are constructed from 16 gauge roll form steel but can also be manufactured in 14 gauge or 12 gauge metal thicknesses. Inset shows a close up of a joint filled with caulk between the frame and masonry wall. Hollow metal door frames are available with a wide range of anchoring options to accommodate varying wall conditions and can be used with steel doors or commercial wood doors.