Metal Door Frame Header

Cut the door header.

Metal door frame header.

Together the headers king studs and trimmers act as a system that transfers weight from above down and around the window and door openings to the floor and foundation below. Between 4 and 5 feet the header should be built 2 inches wide and 8 inches long while a larger opening needs a header that is 2 by 12. Armor door 36 in. A door or window header must be designed to resist both lateral load and dead load.

Load bearing or partition will govern how the header is built. Fast easy alternative to traditional. Fire rated gray right hand flush steel prehung commercial door and frame with panic bar and hardware 679 00 699 00. The door shown is a 3 0 x 6 8 with an overall opening requirement of 40 x 82 to allow for the 2 face of the hollow metal frame.

Lateral load is the horizontal load imposed on the header. We take pride in our easy online ordering system allowing you to configure a door without the hassle or confusion giving you easy access to some of the lowest prices on the internet. By specifying steel doors and frames to our standards and from sdi certified manufacturers you can be assured to receive high quality. To make the door header the top of the door frame cut two 2x4s to the same length as the width of the original opening and nail them securely together.

Cdf distributors is the online source for commercial steel doors hollow metal doors wood doors fire rated doors welded frames knock down frames door hardware. When in doubt use 2 by 12 inch headers. And as the door and hardware industry evolves our standards are updated to reflect current best practices. Protect your door and window header installations from download forces.

The steel door institute produces quality and performance standards for steel doors and frames. The longer the distance a header spans and the heavier the load it supports the more substantial it needs to be. For fast accurate installation of door and window headers and other cross members. You can see how the lintel had to be notched to accommodate the height of the frame.

Most door frames that are 4 feet wide or less require a 2 by 6 header. Measure the width of your door frame. Dead load is the vertical load imposed on the header. Set your store to see local availability choose options.

Custom fire rated 16 gauge steel frames. Commercial hollow metal door frames welded or knocked down for new or existing drywall block masonry walls. This is the actual thickness of a 2x4. You will need to add 1 2 of plywood between the 2x4 s to get the right wall thickness of 3 1 2.