Masonry Hollow Metal Door Frame

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.

Masonry hollow metal door frame.

Hollow metal framesare installed in various locations throughout a building. 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. 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. Due to the different materials used for walls hollow metal framesmust be able to anchor to each wall type.

Frames can be knocked down set up and spot welded at miters or set up and arc welded at miters and ground smooth. 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. 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. The kd masonry frame can be installed before or after the wall has been built.

Click the video above to see how the steel door institute sdi demonstrates how to install a steel door frame into masonry construction. Many wall types are used in buildings including wood stud walls steel stud walls and masonry walls. While the use of hollow metal frames in cast in place concrete walls is a common construction practice the sdi does not recommend the inclusion of the frame as part of the process of pouring the wall. Frames are available in virtually any jamb depth or profile and can be welded or made as knocked down frames.

Instead a roughopening should be blocked out no less than 3 16 4 8 mm larger than the frame on all three sides. Custom hollow metal frames we fabricate custom hollow metal frames to fit any size opening including borrowed lite sidelite and transom frames of any profile. Request that the frame manufacturer include existing wall anchors ewa with the frame.