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SECTION 08 11 13 -- HOLLOW METAL DOORS AND FRAMES
PART 1 - GENERAL
1.1 DEFINITIONS
A. Minimum Thickness: Minimum thickness of base metal without coatings.
B. Standard Hollow Metal Work: Hollow metal work fabricated according to
ANSI/SDI A250.8.
1.2 SUBMITTALS
A. Product Data: For each type of product indicated. Include construction details,
material descriptions, core descriptions, fire-resistance rating, and finishes.
B. Shop Drawings: Include the following:
1. Elevations of each door design.
2. Details of doors, including vertical and horizontal edge details and metal
thicknesses.
3. Frame details for each frame type, including dimensioned profiles and metal
thicknesses.
4. Locations of reinforcement and preparations for hardware.
5. Details of each different wall opening condition.
6. Details of anchorages, joints, field splices, and connections.
7. Details of accessories.
8. Details of moldings, removable stops, and glazing.
9. Details of conduit and preparations for power, signal, and control systems.
C. Other Action Submittals:
1. Schedule: Provide a schedule of hollow metal work prepared by or under the
supervision of supplier, using same reference numbers for details and
openings as those on Drawings. Coordinate with door hardware schedule.
D. Oversize Construction Certification: For assemblies required to be fire rated and
exceeding limitations of labeled assemblies.
1.3 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Source Limitations: Obtain hollow metal work from single source from single
manufacturer.
B. Fire-Rated Door Assemblies: Assemblies complying with NFPA 80 that are listed
and labeled by a qualified testing agency, for fire-protection ratings indicated,
based on testing at positive pressure according to NFPA 252 or UL 10C.
C. Smoke-Control Door Assemblies: Comply with NFPA 105 or UL 1784.
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1.4 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A. Deliver hollow metal work palletized, wrapped, or crated to provide protection
during transit and Project-site storage. Do not use nonvented plastic.
1. Provide additional protection to prevent damage to finish of factory-finished
units.
B. Deliver welded frames with two removable spreader bars across bottom of
frames, tack welded to jambs and mullions.
C. Store hollow metal work under cover at Project site. Place in stacks of five units
maximum in a vertical position with heads up, spaced by blocking, on minimum
4-inch- (102-mm-) high wood blocking. Do not store in a manner that traps
excess humidity.
1. Provide minimum 1/4-inch (6-mm) space between each stacked door to permit
air circulation.
1.5 PROJECT CONDITIONS
A. Field Measurements: Verify actual dimensions of openings by field
measurements before fabrication.
1.6 COORDINATION
A. Coordinate installation of anchorages for hollow metal frames. Furnish setting
drawings, templates, and directions for installing anchorages, including sleeves,
concrete inserts, anchor bolts, and items with integral anchors. Deliver such
items to Project site in time for installation.
PART 2 - PRODUCTS
2.1 MATERIALS
A. Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet: ASTM A 1008/A 1008M, Commercial Steel (CS),
Type B; suitable for exposed applications.
B. Hot-Rolled Steel Sheet: ASTM A 1011/A 1011M, Commercial Steel (CS),
Type B; free of scale, pitting, or surface defects; pickled and oiled.
C. Metallic-Coated Steel Sheet: ASTM A 653/A 653M, Commercial Steel (CS),
Type B; with minimum A60 (ZF180) metallic coating.
D. Frame Anchors: ASTM A 591/A 591M, Commercial Steel (CS), 40Z (12G)
coating designation; mill phosphatized.
1. For anchors built into exterior walls, steel sheet complying with
ASTM A 1008/A 1008M or ASTM A 1011/A 1011M, hot-dip galvanized
according to ASTM A 153/A 153M, Class B.
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E. Inserts, Bolts, and Fasteners: Hot-dip galvanized according to
ASTM A 153/A 153M.
F. Grout: ASTM C 476, except with a maximum slump of 4 inches (102 mm), as
measured according to ASTM C 143/C 143M.
G. Mineral-Fiber Insulation: ASTM C 665, Type I (blankets without membrane
facing); consisting of fibers manufactured from slag or rock wool with 6- to 12-
lb/cu. ft. (96- to 192-kg/cu. m) density; with maximum flame-spread and smoke-
development indexes of 25 and 50, respectively; passing ASTM E 136 for
combustion characteristics.
H. Glazing: Comply with requirements in Division 08 Section "Glazing."
I. Bituminous Coating: Cold-applied asphalt mastic, SSPC-Paint 12, compounded
for 15-mil (0.4-mm) dry film thickness per coat. Provide inert-type noncorrosive
compound free of asbestos fibers, sulfur components, and other deleterious
impurities.
2.2 STANDARD HOLLOW METAL DOORS
A. General: Provide doors of design indicated, not less than thickness indicated;
fabricated with smooth surfaces, without visible joints or seams on exposed faces
unless otherwise indicated. Comply with ANSI/SDI A250.8.
1. Design: Flush panel .
2. Core Construction: Manufacturer's standard kraft-paper honeycomb, mineral-
board, or vertical steel-stiffener core.
a. Fire Door Core: As required to provide fire-protection and temperature-rise
ratings indicated.
3. Vertical Edges for Single-Acting Doors: Manufacturer's standard.
4. Top and Bottom Edges: Closed with flush or inverted 0.042-inch- (1.0-mm-)
thick, end closures or channels of same material as face sheets.
5. Tolerances: Comply with SDI 117, "Manufacturing Tolerances for Standard
Steel Doors and Frames."
B. Interior Doors: Face sheets fabricated from cold-rolled steel sheet unless
metallic-coated sheet is indicated. Provide doors complying with requirements
indicated below by referencing ANSI/SDI A250.8 for level and model and
ANSI/SDI A250.4 for physical performance level:
1. Level 2 and Physical Performance Level B (Heavy Duty 18 GA.), Model 2
(Seamless).
C. Hardware Reinforcement: Fabricate according to ANSI/SDI A250.6 with
reinforcing plates from same material as door face sheets.
D. Fabricate concealed stiffeners and hardware reinforcement from either cold- or
hot-rolled steel sheet.
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2.3 STANDARD HOLLOW METAL FRAMES
A. General: Comply with ANSI/SDI A250.8 and with details indicated for type and
profile.
B. Interior Frames: Fabricated from cold-rolled steel sheet.
1. Fabricate frames with mitered or coped corners.
2. Fabricate frames as face welded unless otherwise indicated.
3. Frames for Level 2 Steel Doors: 0.053-inch- (1.3-mm-) thick steel sheet 16
GA..
4. Frames for Wood Doors: 0.053-inch- (1.3-mm-16 GA) thick steel sheet.
5. Frames for Borrowed Lights: 0.053-inch- (1.3-mm-) thick steel sheet. Same
as adjacent door frame.
C. Hardware Reinforcement: Fabricate according to ANSI/SDI A250.6 with
reinforcement plates from same material as frames.
2.4 FRAME ANCHORS
A. Jamb Anchors:
1. Masonry Type: Adjustable strap-and-stirrup or T-shaped anchors to suit frame
size, not less than 0.042 inch (1.0 mm) thick, with corrugated or perforated
straps not less than 2 inches (50 mm) wide by 10 inches (250 mm) long; or
wire anchors not less than 0.177 inch (4.5 mm) thick.
2. Stud-Wall Type: Designed to engage stud, welded to back of frames; not less
than 0.042 inch (1.0 mm) thick.
3. Postinstalled Expansion Type for In-Place Concrete or Masonry: Minimum
3/8-inch- (9.5-mm-) diameter bolts with expansion shields or inserts. Provide
pipe spacer from frame to wall, with throat reinforcement plate, welded to
frame at each anchor location.
B. Floor Anchors: Formed from same material as frames, not less than 0.042 inch
(1.0 mm) thick, and as follows:
1. Monolithic Concrete Slabs: Clip-type anchors, with two holes to receive
fasteners.
2. Separate Topping Concrete Slabs: Adjustable-type anchors with extension
clips, allowing not less than 2-inch (50-mm) height adjustment. Terminate
bottom of frames at finish floor surface.
2.5 HOLLOW METAL PANELS
A. Provide hollow metal panels of same materials, construction, and finish as
specified for adjoining hollow metal work.
2.6 STOPS AND MOLDINGS
A. Moldings for Glazed Lites in Doors: Minimum 0.032 inch (0.8 mm) thick,
fabricated from same material as door face sheet in which they are installed.
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B. Fixed Frame Moldings: Formed integral with hollow metal frames, a minimum of
5/8 inch (16 mm) high unless otherwise indicated.
C. Loose Stops for Glazed Lites in Frames: Minimum 0.032 inch (0.8 mm) thick,
fabricated from same material as frames in which they are installed.
2.7 LOUVERS
A. Provide louvers for interior doors, where indicated, that comply with SDI 111C,
with blades or baffles formed of 0.020-inch- ((0.5-mm-) thick, cold-rolled steel
sheet set into 0.032-inch- (0.8-mm-) thick steel frame.
1. Sightproof Louver: Stationary louvers constructed with inverted V-shaped or
Y-shaped blades.
2. Fire-Rated Automatic Louvers: Louvers constructed with movable blades
closed by actuating fusible link, and listed and labeled for use in fire-rated door
assemblies of type and fire-resistance rating indicated by same testing and
inspecting agency that established fire-resistance rating of door assembly.
2.8 ACCESSORIES
A. Mullions and Transom Bars: Join to adjacent members by welding or rigid
mechanical anchors.
B. Grout Guards: Formed from same material as frames, not less than 0.016 inch
(0.4 mm) thick.
2.9 FABRICATION
A. Fabricate hollow metal work to be rigid and free of defects, warp, or buckle.
Accurately form metal to required sizes and profiles, with minimum radius for
thickness of metal. Where practical, fit and assemble units in manufacturer's
plant. To ensure proper assembly at Project site, clearly identify work that cannot
be permanently factory assembled before shipment.
B. Tolerances: Fabricate hollow metal work to tolerances indicated in SDI 117 .
C. Hollow Metal Doors:
1. Exterior Doors: Provide weep-hole openings in bottom of exterior doors to
permit moisture to escape. Seal joints in top edges of doors against water
penetration.
2. Glazed Lites: Factory cut openings in doors.
D. Hollow Metal Frames: Where frames are fabricated in sections due to shipping or
handling limitations, provide alignment plates or angles at each joint, fabricated of
same thickness metal as frames.
1. Welded Frames: Weld flush face joints continuously; grind, fill, dress, and
make smooth, flush, and invisible.
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2. Sidelight and Transom Bar Frames: Provide closed tubular members with no
visible face seams or joints, fabricated from same material as door frame.
Fasten members at crossings and to jambs by butt welding.
3. Provide countersunk, flat- or oval-head exposed screws and bolts for exposed
fasteners unless otherwise indicated.
4. Grout Guards: Weld guards to frame at back of hardware mortises in frames
to be grouted.
5. Floor Anchors: Weld anchors to bottom of jambs and mullions with at least
four spot welds per anchor.
6. Jamb Anchors: Provide number and spacing of anchors as follows:
a. Masonry Type: Locate anchors not more than 18 inches (457 mm) from
top and bottom of frame. Space anchors not more than 32 inches (813
mm) o.c. and as follows:
1) Two anchors per jamb up to 60 inches (1524 mm) high.
2) Three anchors per jamb from 60 to 90 inches (1524 to 2286 mm)
high.
3) Four anchors per jamb from 90 to 120 inches (2286 to 3048 mm)
high.
4) Four anchors per jamb plus 1 additional anchor per jamb for each 24
inches (610 mm) or fraction thereof above 120 inches (3048 mm)
high.
b. Stud-Wall Type: Locate anchors not more than 18 inches (457 mm) from
top and bottom of frame. Space anchors not more than 32 inches (813
mm) o.c. and as follows:
1) Three anchors per jamb up to 60 inches (1524 mm) high.
2) Four anchors per jamb from 60 to 90 inches (1524 to 2286 mm) high.
3) Five anchors per jamb from 90 to 96 inches (2286 to 2438 mm) high.
4) Five anchors per jamb plus 1 additional anchor per jamb for each 24
inches (610 mm) or fraction thereof above 96 inches (2438 mm) high.
5) Two anchors per head for frames above 42 inches (1066 mm) wide
and mounted in metal-stud partitions.
c. Postinstalled Expansion Type: Locate anchors not more than 6 inches
(152 mm) from top and bottom of frame. Space anchors not more than 26
inches (660 mm) o.c.
7. Door Silencers: Except on weather-stripped doors, drill stops to receive door
silencers as follows. Keep holes clear during construction.
a. Single-Door Frames: Drill stop in strike jamb to receive three door
silencers.
b. Double-Door Frames: Drill stop in head jamb to receive two door
silencers.
E. Fabricate concealed stiffeners, edge channels, and hardware reinforcement from
either cold- or hot-rolled steel sheet.
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F. Hardware Preparation: Factory prepare hollow metal work to receive templated
mortised hardware; include cutouts, reinforcement, mortising, drilling, and tapping
according to the Door Hardware Schedule and templates furnished as specified
in Division 08 Section "Door Hardware."
1. Locate hardware as indicated, or if not indicated, according to
ANSI/SDI A250.8 .
2. Reinforce doors and frames to receive nontemplated, mortised and surface-
mounted door hardware.
3. Comply with applicable requirements in ANSI/SDI A250.6 and
ANSI/DHI A115 Series specifications for preparation of hollow metal work for
hardware.
4. Coordinate locations of conduit and wiring boxes for electrical connections
with Division 26 Sections.
G. Stops and Moldings: Provide stops and moldings around glazed lites where
indicated. Form corners of stops and moldings with butted or mitered hairline
joints.
1. Single Glazed Lites: Provide fixed stops and moldings welded on secure side
of hollow metal work.
2. Multiple Glazed Lites: Provide fixed and removable stops and moldings so
that each glazed lite is capable of being removed independently.
3. Provide fixed frame moldings on outside of exterior and on secure side of
interior doors and frames.
4. Provide loose stops and moldings on inside of hollow metal work.
5. Coordinate rabbet width between fixed and removable stops with type of
glazing and type of installation indicated.
2.10 STEEL FINISHES
A. Prime Finish: Apply manufacturer's standard primer immediately after cleaning
and pretreating.
1. Shop Primer: Manufacturer's standard, fast-curing, lead- and chromate-free
primer complying with ANSI/SDI A250.10 acceptance criteria; recommended
by primer manufacturer for substrate; compatible with substrate and field-
applied coatings despite prolonged exposure.
PART 3 - EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A. Examine substrates, areas, and conditions, with Installer present, for compliance
with requirements for installation tolerances and other conditions affecting
performance of the Work.
B. Examine roughing-in for embedded and built-in anchors to verify actual locations
before frame installation.
C. Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been corrected.
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3.2 PREPARATION
A. Remove welded-in shipping spreaders installed at factory. Restore exposed
finish by grinding, filling, and dressing, as required to make repaired area smooth,
flush, and invisible on exposed faces.
B. Prior to installation, adjust and securely brace welded hollow metal frames for
squareness, alignment, twist, and plumbness to the following tolerances:
1. Squareness: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at door rabbet on a
line 90 degrees from jamb perpendicular to frame head.
2. Alignment: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at jambs on a
horizontal line parallel to plane of wall.
3. Twist: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at opposite face corners
of jambs on parallel lines, and perpendicular to plane of wall.
4. Plumbness: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at jambs on a
perpendicular line from head to floor.
C. Drill and tap doors and frames to receive nontemplated, mortised, and surface-
mounted door hardware.
3.3 INSTALLATION
A. General: Install hollow metal work plumb, rigid, properly aligned, and securely
fastened in place; comply with Drawings and manufacturer's written instructions.
B. Hollow Metal Frames: Install hollow metal frames of size and profile indicated.
Comply with ANSI/SDI A250.11 .
1. Set frames accurately in position, plumbed, aligned, and braced securely until
permanent anchors are set. After wall construction is complete, remove
temporary braces, leaving surfaces smooth and undamaged.
a. At fire-protection-rated openings, install frames according to NFPA 80.
b. Where frames are fabricated in sections because of shipping or handling
limitations, field splice at approved locations by welding face joint
continuously; grind, fill, dress, and make splice smooth, flush, and invisible
on exposed faces.
c. Install frames with removable glazing stops located on secure side of
opening.
d. Install door silencers in frames before grouting.
e. Remove temporary braces necessary for installation only after frames
have been properly set and secured.
f. Check plumbness, squareness, and twist of frames as walls are
constructed. Shim as necessary to comply with installation tolerances.
g. Field apply bituminous coating to backs of frames that are filled with grout
containing antifreezing agents.
2. Floor Anchors: Provide floor anchors for each jamb and mullion that extends
to floor, and secure with postinstalled expansion anchors.
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a. Floor anchors may be set with powder-actuated fasteners instead of
postinstalled expansion anchors if so indicated and approved on Shop
Drawings.
3. Metal-Stud Partitions: Solidly pack mineral-fiber insulation behind frames.
4. Masonry Walls: Coordinate installation of frames to allow for solidly filling
space between frames and masonry with grout.
5. Concrete Walls: Solidly fill space between frames and concrete with grout.
Take precautions, including bracing frames, to ensure that frames are not
deformed or damaged by grout forces.
6. In-Place Concrete or Masonry Construction: Secure frames in place with
postinstalled expansion anchors. Countersink anchors, and fill and make
smooth, flush, and invisible on exposed faces.
7. In-Place Gypsum Board Partitions: Secure frames in place with postinstalled
expansion anchors through floor anchors at each jamb. Countersink anchors,
and fill and make smooth, flush, and invisible on exposed faces.
8. Installation Tolerances: Adjust hollow metal door frames for squareness,
alignment, twist, and plumb to the following tolerances:
a. Squareness: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at door rabbet
on a line 90 degrees from jamb perpendicular to frame head.
b. Alignment: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at jambs on a
horizontal line parallel to plane of wall.
c. Twist: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at opposite face
corners of jambs on parallel lines, and perpendicular to plane of wall.
d. Plumbness: Plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm), measured at jambs at floor.
C. Hollow Metal Doors: Fit hollow metal doors accurately in frames, within
clearances specified below. Shim as necessary.
1. Non-Fire-Rated Standard Steel Doors:
a. Jambs and Head: 1/8 inch (3 mm) plus or minus 1/16 inch (1.6 mm).
b. Between Edges of Pairs of Doors: 1/8 inch (3 mm) plus or minus 1/16 inch
(1.6 mm).
c. Between Bottom of Door and Top of Threshold: Maximum 3/8 inch (9.5
mm).
d. Between Bottom of Door and Top of Finish Floor (No Threshold):
Maximum 3/4 inch (19 mm).
2. Fire-Rated Doors: Install doors with clearances according to NFPA 80.
3. Smoke-Control Doors: Install doors according to NFPA 105 .
D. Glazing: Comply with installation requirements in Division 08 Section "Glazing"
and with hollow metal manufacturer's written instructions.
1. Secure stops with countersunk flat- or oval-head machine screws spaced
uniformly not more than 9 inches (230 mm) o.c. and not more than 2 inches
(50 mm) o.c. from each corner.
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3.4 ADJUSTING AND CLEANING
A. Final Adjustments: Check and readjust operating hardware items immediately
before final inspection. Leave work in complete and proper operating condition.
Remove and replace defective work, including hollow metal work that is warped,
bowed, or otherwise unacceptable.
B. Remove grout and other bonding material from hollow metal work immediately
after installation.
C. Prime-Coat Touchup: Immediately after erection, sand smooth rusted or
damaged areas of prime coat and apply touchup of compatible air-drying, rust-
inhibitive primer.
D. Metallic-Coated Surfaces: Clean abraded areas and repair with galvanizing
repair paint according to manufacturer's written instructions.
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