Metal Stud Door Jamb Detail

Interlocking door edge seam 59.

Metal stud door jamb detail.

Frames are available in virtually any jamb depth or profile and can be welded or. 15 15 minimum gage. 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. Commercial hollow metal door frames welded or knocked down for new or existing drywall block masonry walls.

Cut the metal studs and tracks. Knock down or welded welded. Back to back header reduces web crippling 1. Higher and use drywall screws to fasten 2 4 bucks on the inside of the steel opening then hang your door from the wood bucks.

A wide variety of frame anchors are available. Per section detail 1 1 2. Steel stud anchors are made with a bent steel plate to butt up against the stud and are fastened to the stud through the throat of the stud. Find steel door detail drawings for standard profiles knock down door frames and more and models for single steel doors pair steel doors and more.

9 8 1 at wrap around installations in fire rated walls drywall shall extend at least 1 2 12 7 mm into frame throat. A3 recessed metal stud anchor 3. Wood stud anchors are made with two steel tabs that fold over the face of the stud and fasten to the stud. Use of cripple stud to receive head sill tracks at the jamb studs helps maintain alignment of finishes.

Frames are manufactured to accommodate any wall condition including masonry steel and wood stud. Standard top and bottom channel 61. 3 hour 1 1 2 hour. Repeat for opposite jamb.

The bucks are also there for nailing on the casing. Cap top 62. Jamb depth subtract 2 1 4 from. Universal stud anchors are a combination of both types of stud anchors making it usable at either type of stud wall.

Cold formed steel details. Basic steel stud cutting tips and metal stud framing details. Head or jamb detail. Standard door edge seam 58.

Channeled door edge seam 60. Wider and 1 1 2 in. A2 flush metal stud anchor 2. Per section detail 4 maximum jamb depth.

16 or 16. Door load bearing back to back header boxed jamb. Frame the openings 3 in. For steel studs install screws from back of stud into z anchor see figure 21.

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. Jamb cripple stud angle. Check plumb and square and continue to nail balance of anchors to stud.