Installation Guide

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INSTALLATION OF WELDED FRAMES

TO INSTALLATION

The installer shall perform the following prior to

installation:

The area of floor on which the frame is to be

installed and the path of the door swing shall be

checked for flatness and levelness. Permissible tol-

erance is +/- 1/16 in. (1.5mm). If the floor exceeds

this, it is the general contractor’s responsibility to

correct the area that is out of tolerance before the

frame is installed.

Frame shall be checked for correct size, swing, fire

rating and opening number.

Remove temporary steel sprea

ders. Spreaders can

typically

be removed with cold chisel and hammer.

With frame standing on concrete,

position cold

chisel at w

eld joint of spreader and jamb and str

chisel with hammer

TYPICAL INSTALLATION PROCEDURES

Position frame in the correct location. Brace the

frame as shown, Figure 1. Do not brace in the direc-

tion of intended wall.

FIGURE 1

FRAME BRACING

With frame in position, install the temporary wood

spreaders.

The wood spreader, Figure 2, must be

square and no less than 1 in.

(25 mm) thick. Correct

length is the door opening width between the jambs

at the header. Cut clearance notches for frame

stops.

Spreader must be nearly as wide as frame

depth for proper installation. Install a spreader at

the bottom of the frame and a second wood spread-

er at the mid or strike point to maintain a proper

door opening and to prevent bowing of the jambs,

Figure 3. Clamp or wire spreaders to frame to hold

spreaders in place until the frames are set perma-

nently in the wall.

2"x4" BRACE

SUPPORT BRACE

AT FLOOR

VS-SERIES. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION

FIGURE 2

WOOD SPREADER

FIGURE 3

SPREADER LOCATION

DOOR OPENING AT HEADER

FRAME

DEPTH

SPREADER

SPREADERS

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Summary of content (5 pages)

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INSTALLATION OF WELDED FRAMES PRIOR TO INSTALLATION The area of floor on which the frame is to be installed and the path of the door swing shall be checked for flatness and levelness. Permissible tolerance is +/- 1/16 in. (1.5mm). If the floor exceeds this, it is the general contractor’s responsibility to correct the area that is out of tolerance before the frame is installed. Frame shall be checked for correct size, swing, fire rating and opening number. Remove temporary steel spreaders.
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INSTALLATION OF WELDED FRAMES The installation contractor shall have a carpenter level and builder’s square. Level the head by positioning the level to the head door rabbet, Figure 4. If necessary, adjust for high spots in floor by shimming under the jamb floor anchor, Figure 7. Equalize them through an adjustable floor anchor, if specified, Figure 13b. Note, for labeled openings the maximum floor clearance is 3/4 in. (19mm). LEVE L With builder’s square, check frame for squareness.
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INSTALLATION OF WELDED FRAMES 1. MASONRY WALLS Installation of a hollow metal frame in masonry, Figure 8. Refer to HMMA 820 Hollow Metal Frames for additional anchorage methods. 90? Wire Loop anchor, Figure 10, function similar to the metal strap anchor but are set loose inside frame returns as wall is laid up. 90? SPREADERS FIGURE 10 WIRE LOOP ANCHOR FIGURE 8 MASONRY WALL Metal Strap anchors, Figure 9.
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INSTALLATION OF WELDED FRAMES 2. STEEL STUD WALLS Installation of a hollow metal frame in steel stud wall, Figure 11. Refer to HMMA 820 Hollow Metal Frames for additional anchorage methods. Position the vertical steel studs in the frame throat opening in accordance with architect’s details. Attach the vertical steel studs to floor and ceiling runners and fasten to the steel stud anchors with mechanical fasteners, Figure 13..
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PAINTING HOLLOW METAL PRODUCTS Hollow Metal doors, frames, and related products are fabricated from hot-rolled, cold-rolled, zinccoated, or stainless steel. Stainless is typically not painted and therefore not referred to in this tech note. Hot and cold-rolled steel are supplied either dry or oiled and require treatment prior to painting. Zinc coated steel is either galvannealed or galvanized.