Hollow Metal Window Frame Installation Instructions

The frame can be located in the wall off the floor or sit on the floor and extend to the ceiling above.

Hollow metal window frame installation instructions.

The door and window frames are to be of standard hollow metal drywall design consisting of jamb and head members for doors and jamb head and sill members for windows. Four sided frame without a door opening prepared for glass installation in the field. We recommend hiring a licensed contractor or experienced handyman to install the doors we supply as certain applications may prove to be too complex for a novice. The borrowed light can be designed for one or multiple pieces of glass.

Installation instructions stc 32 single seal set 32 pemko stc 33 38 singles seal set 38 pemko stc 33 41 singles seal set 1 pemko stc 33 41 singles seal set 41 pemko stc 40 47 embossed singles seal set 6 stc 41 54 adj frame profile seal set rcg stc 46 52 singles seal set 6 pemko stc 47 48. Commercial hollow metal doors and frames 1 2 1 further information on wall construction anchoring details manufacturing tolerances or installation may be found in the following. 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. Sdi 110 2009 standard steel doors and frames for modular masonry construction sdi 111 2009 recommended standard details for steel doors frames accessories and re.

It s essential that doors and frames are installed properly. The standard frame depth is either 5 3 4 or 8 3 4 depending upon the wall panel thickness. People often blame the manufacturer when there are issues when in fact the problem lies with poor installation. Frame components used in the building of window walls borrowed lites transom frames sidelites and other custom configurations are available in an almost limitless array allowing total design freedom in developing aesthetically pleasing functional units as required by the demands of today s architecture.