Filling Hollow Metal Door Frames

How to fill holes in a metal door.

Filling hollow metal door frames.

Galvanized steel hollow metal doors and frames are generally made with galvannealed steel not galvanized steel. Commercial hollow metal door frames welded or knocked down for new or existing drywall block masonry walls. The procedure to fill holes in a metal door is similar to repairing wood doors. Grout is a water based product.

Hollow metal door manufacturers have proprietary cores as well particularly for high performance products. A process done in the field during hollow metal frame installation. The grout helps to stabilize the frame and increase its durability and strength. Grout is often used to fill hollow metal door frames in masonry walls.

Frames are grouted only when specified. Caution for fire rated applications the wood door manufa. 2 fill the screw or bolt holes with the same material as the door or frame. The internal cavity of the frame is fill with masonry or mortar.

But in this case our cmu cinder block. Frames and ansi naamm hmma 863 guide specifications for detention security hollow metal doors and frames the standards require that frame jambs shall be fully grouted to provide added security protection against battering wedging spreading and other means of forcing open the door. Some frames are grouted to deaden sound transfer or to minimize the impact of heavy vibration in nearby equipment. Fire rated frames are not required to be grouted.

You will have to use a bonding. It also makes it more difficult for people to break into or out of the building. The sixty four thousand dollar question is what is the same material as a wood door and on a hollow metal door is covering the holes with a steel plate the same as filling the holes with the same material as the door. Galvanized steel has that spangled look and is often found in coating weights of g40 g60 and we ve seen.

We manufacture built to order commercial hollow metal doors and frames in steel galvanized steel stainless steel bronze brass and other alloys many with specific functions such as sound. Custom fire rated 16 gauge steel frames. Stiles steel doors windows and storefront systems have been recognized as the benchmark for design versatility and high performance for over 30 years. Yes wood doors can be used and installed in most hollow metal frame applications including fe series and de series double egress frames.