Metal Building Door Jamb Detail

Installation of mounting bracket and large mounting plate to steel door jamb for overhead steel door.

Metal building door jamb detail.

Use of cripple stud to receive head sill tracks at the jamb studs helps maintain alignment of finishes. Cold formed steel details. At the risk of being repetitious. However having said that now let us try.

We fabricate custom hollow metal frames to fit any size opening including borrowed lite sidelite and transom frames of any profile. Standard steel doors can be provided with a variety of louver designs and sizes. If necessary we can design your building with oversized framed openings. 8 3 metal frames 8 3 1 general because of the wide detail variation in metal doors and windows it is almost impossible to give general guidelines that will govern all conditions.

Framed openings on a heritage steel building include jambs header or sill trim and fasteners. Service door hardware may include kick plates door jambs stainless steel door hinges deadbolts and latch gaurds. Field located angle installation for attachment of overhead door motor. This is step 17 in a 24 step video series that shows you how to install.

Poorly designed wood door sill section. Door load bearing back to back header boxed jamb. 111 c recommended louver details for standard steel doors. Water wants to run down.

Jamb cripple stud angle. Back to back header reduces web crippling 1. Frames are available in virtually any jamb depth or profile and can be welded or made as knocked down frames. Standard steel door sizes are 3 0 x 6 8 and 3 0 x 7 0 however many other door widths and heights are available.

Installation of mounting bracket and small mounting plate to steel door jamb for overhead steel door.