Hollow Metal Door Frame Rough Opening Sizes
These frames do not wrap the wall instead they fit inside the opening.
Hollow metal door frame rough opening sizes. This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor. Recommended rough opening sizes for commercial metal door frames hollow metal frames that wrap wall interior knockdown frames hollow metal frames that butt wall block or exterior wood stud nominal door size recommended opening 2 0 x 6 8 28 1 2 x 82 1 4 2 4 x 6 8 32 1 2 x 82 1 4. Interior knockdown frames that wrap wall a opening width 2 b opening height 1 the rough opening would be 38 x 85 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame. 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.
Frames are available in virtually any jamb depth or profile and can be welded or made as knocked down frames. We provide energy efficient solutions with thermal break frames decorative openings with madera and sound control with sound tech xpress. The most common sizes are 5 3 4 or 7 3 4. Common punch dimple frame sizes.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple. Knock down masonry drywall and multi use frames are available from curries in series profile face dimensions gauges and door opening sizes to fit most any need in the construction industry today. Panel doors only available in limited sizes. For a 3070 single door the frame s rough opening would be 37 1 2 x 84 1 2 four sided borrowed light is frame opening order size rabbet to rabbet plus 2 3 4 1 4 both width and height.
Since the standard face on a hollow metal frame is 2 the outside dimensions of a 3068 welded frame will be 3 4 x 6 10 so this ro dimension will give you 1 4 of play. See allegion s websiteto learn more about steelcraft hollow metal frames. Not all door styles available in standard sizes e g. Flush mount commercial steel door frames with punch dimple anchors should be equal or less than the wall thickness.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size. You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door. In addition curries and its distributors can modify and weld frames to expand the variety of frames available even further.