METAL DOORS CHECKLIST

- Submit method statement of installation

- Copies of test certificates or assessments shall be provided for inspection. The door
assemblies shall meet the fire rating categories as indicated on Door and ironmongery
Schedule.
- Actual site measurements prior to fabrication.
- Welded frame is better than KD (Knockdown)
- Provide 50mm. Jamb extension to be inserted on the floor for fixing
- Provide base anchors to be fixed with concrete screw or drive pin anchors
- Provide Spreaders prior to grouting, spreaders 25mm. THK and must be as wide as jamb
depth and length exactly as door width for proper installation. Install a spreader at the
bottom of the frame and a second at the mid height
- Provide protection to edge of spreaders to avoid scratch of frame paint.
- HMAA / NAAMM : hmma_840-07_rev9_review_101516_reva.pdf (naamm.org)

HMAA : Hollow Metal Manufacturers Association

NAAMM : National Association of Architectural Metal Manufacturers

Minimum anchors per jamb

Frame Height Existing Masonry Masonry Walls Stud Partitions

> 0 in. < 60 in.(1524 mm) 3 2 2
> 60 in. < 90 in. (2286 mm) 4 3 4
> 90 in. < 96 in. (2438 mm) 5 4 5
> 96 in. (2438 mm) 5 + 1 per 24 in. (610 mm) 4 + 1 per 24 in. (610 mm) 5 + 1 per 24 in. (610 mm)

- Masonry Openings: Anchors will be spaced a maximum of 18 in. (457 mm) from top and
bottom of openings. The minimum number of anchors will be per the Table with a maximum
spacing between anchors of 32 in (812 mm).
- Notes: In stud partitions, a floor anchor may be substituted for a wall anchor. Install fire
rated frames per manufacturer’s instructions noting that anchor requirements may differ.
- All surfaces in contact with grout shall be coated with a corrosion resistant material.
- Provide evidence to demonstrate that the works, including ironmongery, have been
tested to meet the minimum acceptance criteria given in specifications.
- Door assemblies including ironmongery and fire seal within openings at fire zone shall
achieve the fire rating indicated on the Door and ironmongery Schedule, BS 476-22, BS EN
1634-1 or BS EN 1634-3 and shall be independently tested to the relevant parts of NFPA
Standards as applicable or the relevant National accreditation system.
- The external door sets shall deliver a U-value of 1.68 W/ m2K or better.
- Provide mock-ups as required including interface with surrounding walling including
- Exterior doors from Galvanized steel for door and frame 1.3mm THK. minimum
- Interior doors from mild steel door and frame 1.3mm THK. Minimum
- Provide data sheet of accessories ( door closer – strikes – hinges,…etc. for approval
- all specified seals and associated features and ironmongery
- Zinc coated mild steel door skins to a standard RAL system colour, with maximum 20% gloss
level U.S.O
- During construction, doors shall be protected after fitting and care taken to
avoid fitting any doors and ironmongery whilst "wet" trades are still in
progress. Doors and ironmongery shall be kept away from abrasives, acids and other
corrosive materials.
- Shipping bar to be remover (as per standards) before fixing by grinder (to be verified)
Shop drawings: show the following:
1. Elevations of each steel door design
2. Details of doors including vertical and horizontal edge details
3. Frame details for each frame type including dimensioned profiles
4. Details and locations of reinforcement and preparations for hardware
5. Details of each different wall opening condition
6. Details of anchorage, accessories, joints and connections
7. Coordination of glazing frames and stops with glass and glazing requirements
- Door Handles | Floor Springs | Door closers | Glass Fittings (slideshare.net)
- How To Determine The Handing Of A Door - Beacon (beaconcdl.com)

Single doors

from Key side (outside) toward the door determine the hinge side (Right / Left) and
add R (Reverse) if the door open reverse (toward outside) RH/LH

Double doors

from Key side (outside) toward the door determine the hinge side (Right / Left) and
add A (Active) or RA (Reverse Active) RHA/LHA OR RHRA/LHRA

Double doors egress

from Key side (outside) toward the door determine the hinge side (Right / Left) and
add R (Reverse) if the door open reverse (toward outside) RHA/LHA
 5 Core Types for Hollow Metal Doors
Honeycomb Polystyrene Polyurethane Steel Stiffened Mineral Core

1. Honeycomb (interior) fire rated up to 3 hours

Honeycomb cores get their name from the honeycomb shaped cardboard that
is hardened by special resins. This material is the most commonly used at
interior openings and is a heavy-duty, durable core. It can be fire rated up to 3
hours. The insulation value is lower than a foam core but it can be used at
exterior openings if a cost effective solution is desired.
[L18 Series, per ASTM C1363] R-Factor = 1.80 / U-Factor = .56

2. Polystyrene (exterior) thermal and fire rated up to 3 hours

The first level of insulated door core is the polystyrene which is a slab of foam
that is placed in the core of the door. Hollow metal doors with this core type
are most often use at exterior openings and can be fire rated up to 3 hours.
The insulation value is much higher than the honeycomb but lower than the
polyurethane.
[L18 Series, per ASTM C1363] R-Factor = 2.64 / U-Factor = .38
3. Polyurethane (not fire rated)
This insulated core is a foam that is injected into the core and expands to fill
all the available space within the cavity of the hollow metal door.
Polyurethane will have the best insulation value that is higher than both
honeycomb and polystyrene. However, a polyurethane door cannot be fire
rated.
[L18 Series, per ASTM C1363] R-Factor = 2.81 / U-Factor = .36

4. Steel Stiffened (sound transmission and stiffening)

Steel stiffened hollow metal doors have steel channels that run the full height
of the door and are spaced about 6″ O.C. across the width of the door. They
are spot welded to the faces and the gaps between the channels are filled
with insulation. These doors are often specified at high abuse areas or can be
used at openings where sound transmission ratings are a concern.
[B18 Series, per ASTM C1363] R-Factor = 2.01 / U-Factor = .50

5. Mineral Core (reduce the fire heat)

Hollow metal doors can be specified with a temperature rise rating which will
require a sheet of mineral board inserted into the door. This material has
properties that reduce the heat that is transferred through the door to the
non-fire side of the opening. Temperature rise ratings can be 250, 450 or 650
degrees where the lower rating of 250 performs better than the higher
ratings. In the event of a fire, this allows building occupants to pass by the
opening unharmed by the heat from the fire

GALVANIZING PROCESS

- Hot dip galvanizing: Zinc chemically bond

with the steel to form zinc-iron alloy layers.
- Final stage: 100% zinc layer
-
1- The thin Gamma layer composed of an alloy that is 75% zinc and 25% iron

2- The Delta layer composed of an alloy that is 90% zinc and 10% iron

3- The Zeta layer composed of an alloy that is 94% zinc and 6% iron

4- The outer Eta layer that is composed of pure 100% zinc

DOORS PAINT
● Waterbase
-- Aquacron 870 Waterborne Direct-To-Metal Acrylic Polyurethane Enamel

Enamel paint is paint that air-dries to a hard, usually glossy, finish, used for coating surfaces that

are outdoors or otherwise subject to hard wear or variations in temperature; it should not be

confused with decorated objects in "painted enamel", where vitreous enamel is applied with

brushes and fired in a kiln

-- PPG 90-1110 Waterborne Satin Direct-To-Metal Acrylic Metal Finish

Acrylic is a transparent plastic material with outstanding strength, stiffness, and optical

clarity. Acrylic sheet is easy to fabricate, bonds well with adhesives and solvents, and is easy to

thermoform. It has superior weathering properties compared to many other transparent plastics

● Alkyd Enamels
Alkyd paints are the modern descendant of oil paints. Instead of pigment suspended in oil, alkyd

paints are typically formed by an alkyd resin dissolved in a thinner

-- PPG Spectracron 100 Series

-- PPG Spectracron 110 Series

● Acrylic and Polyester Polyurethane Enamels

Polyester is a three-component paint that utilizes the resin + catalyst + accelerant. ... Polyester is

specified when high scratch resistance and 100% sheen are required on commercial and

residential projects, and when LEED compliance is necessary

polyurethane polymer offers a tough and durable coating that is highly resistant to extremes of

weather – intense sun, wind and precipitation. The polyurethane also allows the paint to be

formulated to higher gloss levels, offering a beautiful and consistent finish

-- PPG Spectracron 360 Series 2K HS Polyurethane

-- PPG Spectracron 380 Series 2K HS Polyurethane

-- Pitthane Semi-Gloss Acrylic Urethane

 ITS NOT RECOMMEND THE USE OF WATER BASED FINISH COATS SUCH AS LATEX, ACRYLIC AND

POLY-VINYL ACETATE EMULSION FINISHES.

PAINT TESTS
 Salt spray testing in accordance with ASTM B117-18

 Condensation testing (humidity) in accordance with ASTM D4585-D4585M-18

 Impact test D2794-93R19

 Film adhesion test in accordance with ASTM D3359-17

FIRE RATED DOORS

Hardware and Seals

To Comply with AS1905.1, all hinged fire doors must be self closing and self latching. (no
latching required on double action doors). To achieve this, fire doors must be fitted with the
correct fire rated hardware, comprising heavy duty hinges, latching device and door closer. Pairs
of doors will require a sequential closing device and concealed autobolt, as well as a closer on
each leaf. Fire rated roller bolts can be used where locking of doors is not required.
Smoke seals are not required on fire doors to comply with AS1905.1, but may be necessary
depending on the building surveyor or fire engineer’s requirements.

Accessories
 Door closers
 Lever locksets
 Mortice locksets
 Cylindrical locksets
 Unit entry approved secondary locking
 Panic bars
 Eye viewers
 Auto flush bolts
 Head latches & Roller Bolts

 Sequence selectors
 Architectural seals
 Door Stops
 Security strike shields
 Threshold plates
 Fire Door signage
 Kick plates
 Head latches & Roller Bolts
 Kickplates
 Push plates
 Return Air Grills. (up to 2 per door)
 Vision panels. (up to 2 per door)
Active Door Escutcheon (Plate) Meeting stile
(in a pair of doors) An elongated plate, either protective The vertical edge of a door or window,
The leaf that opens first and the one or ornamental. in a pair, which is adjacent to the
to which the lock is applied. other door or window.
Hinge Jamb
Astragals Vertical member of a door frame to Mortice
A member or combination of which the hinges are applied. An opening, recess or cutout made to
members applied to one or both doors receive a lock or other hardware. Also
of a pair at their meeting edges Hinge Stile (of the door) the act of making such an opening.
(meeting stiles). The astragal closes The door stile to which the hinges are
the clearance gap for the purpose of attached. Rebate
either providing a weather seal, A term used to define that portion of
minimising the passage of light Jamb the door frame into which the door
between the doors, or retarding the The vertical member forming the side fits. Also a term used to describe the
passage of smoke or flame during a of a door, window or wall opening abutting edges of a pair of doors or
fire. Also known as "Meeting Stile frame. The hinge jamb is the jamb to windows so shaped as to provide a
Seals", Astragal is a term used for the which the hinges and pivots are tight fit. One half of the edge projects
seal that seals the central join of two installed. The strike jamb is the jamb beyond the other half, usually by
swinging doors. in which a strike may be installed and 13mm.
away from which the door or window
Backset (of a lock) swings. A blank jamb is one that has Sequence Closer
A term used in referring to the not been prepared to receive A door closer that automatically
horizontal distance from the face of hardware. closes a pair of fire rated doors in
the lock to the centreline of the sequence, so as to ensure correct
cylinder, keyhole or knob hub. latching.
Labelled Door (or Frame)
A door or frame that conforms to all
Broad Butt Hinge Sill
the applicable requirements, in
A wider version of the butt hinge. The stone or wood member across
respect to fire resistance, of nationally
the bottom of the door or window
recognised testing authority, and
opening. Also the bottom member on
Butt Hinge (or Butt) bears a label designating that fire
which a building frame rests (sill
A hinge morticed into both the door rating. Also known as Fire Rated
plate).
and frame. Doors.
Stile
Centre Pivot Latchbolt The vertical members of a door to the
A special type of hanging device for A lock component having a bevelled lock and hinges are applied.
heavy-duty doors that usually swing end that projects from the lock front,
both ways (double acting). but may be forced back into the lock Threshold Plate
case by end pressure or drawn back A strip fastened to the floor beneath a
Door Closer by action of the lock mechanism. door. May be required to cover the
A device attached to the top of the When the door is closed, the latchbolt joint of two types of floor materials
door, either on the surface (or Door projects into a hole provided in the where they meet.
Check) or morticed to regulate and strike, holding the door in a closed
control the operation of the door. position.
Weather Strip
Narrow strips made of metal, or other
Door Stop Leaf (of a pair of doors) material, designed so that when
A device to limit the opening swing of One of the two doors forming a pair or installed at doors or windows, it will
a door. Also, that part of a door frame a double door. retard the passage of air, moisture or
against which the door closes. dust around the door or window sash.
Lock stile (of a door)
Double-Acting Door The vertical member of a door to
A door equipped with hardware that which the lock mechanism is applied,
permits it to swing to either side of the as distinguished from the hinge stile.
plane of the frame.