We always provide this rough opening guide with our submittals.
Hollow metal door frame rough opening size.
Since the standard face on a hollow metal frame is 2 the outside dimensions of a 3068 welded frame will be 3 4 x 6 10 so this ro dimension will give you 1 4 of play.
Recommended rough opening sizes for commercial metal door frames hollow metal frames that wrap wall interior knockdown frames hollow metal frames that butt wall block or exterior wood stud nominal door size recommended opening 2 0 x 6 8 28 1 2 x 82 1 4 2 4 x 6 8 32 1 2 x 82 1 4.
You should add 2 1 2 to the height of the actual door.
Getting the rough opening size right the first time will save you from frustration when installing your doors.
Welded hollow metal frame with sidelite opening add 4 1 2 to the width plus 2 mullion.
Framing rough opening sizes are really quite simple.
Interior knockdown frames that wrap wall a opening width 2 b opening height 1 the rough opening would be 38 x 85 for a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame.
Using a 3068 door as an example the rough opening size for a welded frame would be 3 4 1 4 x 6 10 1 4.
Add 3 1 4 to the door height.
See allegion s website to learn more about steelcraft hollow metal frames.
For a 3070 single door the frame s rough opening would be 37 1 2 x 84 1 2 four sided borrowed light is frame opening order size rabbet to rabbet plus 2 3 4 1 4 both width and height.
This also applies to cased open frames.
Welded hollow metal pocket door frame opening the width is to be calculated by door width x 2 2 1 4.
Hollow metal door frames are available with a wide range of anchoring options to accommodate varying wall conditions and can be used with steel doors or commercial wood doors.
Just add 2 to the width of the actual door size.
In addition curries and its distributors can modify and weld frames to expand the variety of frames available even further.
This will give you room to space the door frame off of the sub.