Metal Knockdown Door Frame Installation

In commercial settings our doors and frames can be found in such diverse locations the pentagon usa the boston museum of fine arts usa the colorado state university stadium as well as countless schools residences and industrial facilities around the world.

Metal knockdown door frame installation.

Knockdown units are very simple to install and require only basic tools. Their design has visible seams and screws because they are not welded. Standard jamb compression anchors and a unique tab lock corner design for knock down kd assembly assure that the dw series and k series drywall frames install in minutes on finished drywall construction. How to install a knockdown metal door jamb.

Please let us know if you have any questions. This is the same method we use to teach and show our crew how to install knock down door frames. Knockdown metal doorjambs also known as drywall jambs or slip on frames fit into the door frame with a pre formed stop eliminating additional trim work. Ceco door a leading manufacturer of steel and hollow metal doors and frames composite and commercial doors.

De la fontaine industries designs and manufactures steel doors and steel frames. We provide energy efficient solutions with thermal break frames decorative openings with madera and sound control with sound tech xpress. These frames are designed for installation in drywall partitions and must be installed once the drywall work is complete. Our steel door frames are fire rated up to 90 minutes for knock down drywall or up to 3 hours rated for welded frames.

A kd or knocked down hollow metal drywall frame slip on frame is used for interior applications and comes in 3 pieces strike jamb hinge jamb and head. As a general example a truck might be able to hold 1 000 kd frames or 300 welded frames. The kd drywall door frame is designed to be installed after the stud wall has been built and drywall applied as it wraps the wall. We stock several different sizes to fit your wall thickness or we can make to fit whatever your wall size may be cdf can get what you need when you need it.

The dw series drywall frames are designed for light to maximum duty applications in both commercial and institutional buildings. A knockdown frame comes in three separate parts including two jambs and a short header sections.