Knock Down Steel Door Frame Installation

De la fontaine industries designs and manufactures steel doors and steel frames.

Knock down steel door frame installation.

For instance a frame that will be installed in a 4 7 8 inch wall should have a throat size of 4 7 8 inche and a jamb depth of 5 7 8 inches. Pair frames available for double doors. Installation instructions are provided with most hardware products but not frames and doors as commercial door manufacturers do not provide print instructions with their products. Knock down frames are available in 16 gauge for 1 3 4 doors.

The 3 ways to weld steel door frames. These frames are specified for installation in existing drywall openings. Frames are installed in rough openings after the wall has been constructed and finished. Hang your drywall mud and even paint the walls before you install our knock down steel drywall frames.

The kd masonry frame can be installed before or after the wall has been built. A knockdown frame should have a throat size equal to the wall thickness. The dw series drywall frames are designed for light to maximum duty applications in both commercial and institutional buildings. When installation is complete the frames have visible seams.

Can be used with exterior wood stud walls as well butts existing wall. Measure the wall thickness around the door opening. They use compression anchors and have interlocking tabs and slots in the corners. In commercial settings our doors and frames can be found in such diverse locations the pentagon usa the boston museum of fine arts usa the colorado state university stadium as well as countless schools residences and industrial facilities around the world.

Our steel door frames are fire rated up to 90 minutes for knock down drywall or up to 3 hours rated. 16 gauge cold rolled steel. 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. They are easy to install and very durable no matter the size of your door.

A few easy steps and you re ready to hang your door and hardware. Standard jamb compression anchors and a unique tab lock corner design for knock down kd assembly assure that the dw series and k series drywall frames install in minutes on finished drywall construction. The two common types of frames and elevations are knock down kd. All standard commercial knock down frames are manufactured from galvannealed steel and are prepared and reinforced to receive specific architectural door hardware in accordance to ansi a115 standards.

16 gauge steel fire rated up to 3. They are supplied with a kd knock down corner for quick installation.