Filling Hollow Metal Door Frames

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Filling hollow metal door frames.

2 fill the screw or bolt holes with the same material as the door or frame. Grout is often used to fill hollow metal door frames in masonry walls. The grout helps to stabilize the frame and increase its durability and strength. Galvanized steel hollow metal doors and frames are generally made with galvannealed steel not galvanized steel.

The sixty four thousand dollar question is what is the same material as a wood door and on a hollow metal door is covering the holes with a steel plate the same as filling the holes with the same material as the door. Some frames are grouted to deaden sound transfer or to minimize the impact of heavy vibration in nearby equipment. But in this case our cmu cinder block. Yes wood doors can be used and installed in most hollow metal frame applications including fe series and de series double egress frames.

How to fill holes in a metal door. Stiles steel doors windows and storefront systems have been recognized as the benchmark for design versatility and high performance for over 30 years. We manufacture built to order commercial hollow metal doors and frames in steel galvanized steel stainless steel bronze brass and other alloys many with specific functions such as sound. A process done in the field during hollow metal frame installation.

The internal cavity of the frame is fill with masonry or mortar. It is intended to mainly provide sound deadening to the frame. Frames are grouted only when specified. Frames and ansi naamm hmma 863 guide specifications for detention security hollow metal doors and frames the standards require that frame jambs shall be fully grouted to provide added security protection against battering wedging spreading and other means of forcing open the door.

Normally we like to order door frames with the dimpled holes and use the extra long screws they give you to set them. The difference is the type of filler that you use. Grout is a water based product. You will have to use a bonding.

Fire rated frames are not required to be grouted. The procedure to fill holes in a metal door is similar to repairing wood doors. Commercial hollow metal door frames welded or knocked down for new or existing drywall block masonry walls. Custom fire rated 16 gauge steel frames.