Masonry Steel Door Frame

Kuiken brothers stocks and supplies a full line of quality custom and standard hollow metal doors and frames for new and retrofit construction projects in the commercial educational and healthcare markets throughout new jersey and new york.

Masonry steel door frame.

Verify that the frame numbers match those of the opening location. Commercial hollow metal door frames welded or knocked down for new or existing drywall block masonry walls. This is a standard option offered by most steel frame distributors and may also be referred to as punch and dimple preps. The size of any individual part taken as a unit of measure for regular proportion.

Can be used with exterior wood stud walls as well butts existing wall. Steel door institute steel door frame installation in masonry construction. Curries frames are manufactured for all wall conditions such as masonry steel stud wood stud and poured concrete. 16 gauge steel fire rated up to 3.

The 12 gauge frames are saw miter welded or saw butt end welded corner construction only. Hollow metal frame. Our steel doors are used for commercial institutional education hospitality multi family security and health care construction both new and retrofit. Click the video above to see how the steel door institute sdi demonstrates how to install a steel door frame into masonry construction.

While the use of hollow metal frames in cast in place concrete walls is a common. 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. Contract your distributor if information. Check the hardware schedule.

Request that the frame manufacturer include existing wall anchors ewa with the frame. Custom fire rated 16 gauge steel frames. A standard metal frame has a 2 inch header but many masonry frames have 4 inch headers to allow them to match the masonry coursings. Standard steel doors and frames for modular masonry construction sdi 110 18.

Locate the frame at the door opening location. The kd masonry frame can be installed before or after the wall has been built. They are available for either 1 3 8 35 or 1 3 4 44 thick doors. Compare the handing and size of the frame to the drawing.

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.