Installing a steel doorframe to present steel studs needs understanding of metal wall techniques. In the event the partitions are dry walled on either side, itâs required to eliminate parts of of the dry wall in the sides of the opening to to add jamb clips to the framing. The place where a portion of of wall is eliminated to get a new door, itâs required to install a metal trimmer at every side of the opening. Steel door frames are delivered with short-term braces that ensure the body stays square throughout installation. Obtain a metal doorframe centered on the thickness of the completed wall as well as the dimensions of the do-or thatâs prepared for the opening.
Check the trimmer for plumb – precisely vertical – in the side of the door-opening having a 4 foot level. Check out another step in the event the trimmer is nearly plumb.
Remove the screws that connect it to the metal stud header using screw tip attachment and a power drill. Reposition the trimmer therefore itâs plumb. Attach it in the header with self tapping screws that are pan.
Insert four of the supplied clips that were jamb at every side to the rear of the metal body. The clips that are lower are 4″ in the underside. The upper-most clips are 6″ below the headpiece. Insert the clips at equal spacing between the upper and clips.
Position the body in the opening. Center the sides each way in the trimmers. Secure the clips at the side by driving screws that are pan throughout the rear of the trimmer and in to each clip. Use at least two screws. When installing jambs broader than 6″ use three.
Attach the clips of the body – in the reverse – strike aspect to that particular trimmer in the same manner. The parts of of wall are prepared for drywall. Subsequent to the dry wall is installed remove the short-term corner braces in the steel frame.