Standard Commercial Door Undercut

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Standard commercial door undercut.

Section 9 doors 234architectural woodwork standards 2014 awi awmac wi 2nd edition october 1 2014 9 table of contents introductory information guide. Not all standard sizes are available from all manufacturers. Bottom of the door frame to the bottom of the door. Health care facilities professionals learn about.

To be used for reference purposes only. Most commercial doors are designed with a 3 4 in. Actual door size is less than nominal size to accommodate for proper clearances and undercut 1 4 width 7 8 height 3070 3 0 x 7 0 actual size 35 3 4 x 83. This varies with applications such as concrete any floor covering and or a threshold.

The distance between the bottom of door and the bottom of the frame. Undercut but other dimensions smaller and larger. View member benefits free sign up. 2 1 8 4 the clearance between the face of the door and the stop shall be 1 16 1 6 mm to 3 32 2 4 mm.

Latching and standard thresholds. We were disappointed when our contractor hill custom homes installed 5 new interior doors with different heights between bottoms and floors ranging between 1 1 5 inches. July 2007 doors and hardware 79 t his tech tip continues on in chapter 4 general requirements of the national fire protection association nfpa 80 2007 edition again the purpose is to seek out differences in this latest. 2 1 8 5 all clearances shall be unless otherwise specified in this document subject to a tolerance of 1 32 0 8 mm.

Clearance under the door is reduced from the undercut dimension. Panel doors only available in limited sizes. Thick carpet is installed in door openings doors. The distance between the bottom of the door and the top of the material directly below the door.

For example when 1 2 in. 2 2 manufacturers standard gauge msg vs. 2 1 9 steel thickness see table 2. For hollow doors you may not want to undercut or you might need to provide a bottom support after making the undercut as the typical bottom supports are roughly 1 inch tall.