These doors are most commonly used on the exteriors of a commercial building and on fire rated openings as they are inexpensive and can handle ratings up to 3 hours.
Commercial steel door rough opening.
Steelcraft is a brand of allegion.
Measure the height of your finished rough opening from the floor to the bottom of the header.
Entrance door the 36 in.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub floor.
According to allegion these are the rough openings for the various steelcraft hollow metal frames.
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.
Most steel doors outlast their wood counterparts by over 10 years are better insulated vandal resistant and longer lasting than wood doors or fiberglass doors.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
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Add 3 1 4 to the door height.
We always provide this rough opening guide with our submittals.
Heavy duty concealed hinge.
Heavy duty spring hinges and one 4 1 2 in.
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Make sure to add an additional of an inch on each side for room for the frame to shimmy.
Of frame is 40 x 86 as the frame face is 2 around all 3 sides.
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Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
The rough opening would be 40 1 2 x 86 1 4 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.
Entrance door comes ready to be installed with a welded steel frame.
First determine your frame type steelcraft f series frames are the most common and then determine your wall type.
Bi pass door frame opening.
Commercial metal building doors mount directly to the steel beams.
Images used from steelcraft shop manual.
It comes complete with a commercial grade exit lever and entrance trim set two 4 1 2 in.
Rough openings 38 x 81 50 x 81 74 x 81 38 x 85 50 x 85 74 x 85.
Starting at 783 our steel building doors ship assembled mounted in the frame hardware pre installed.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
The standard width of a steel entry door s rough opening is 3 4 40 for a single door and 6 4 76 for a double door.