Frame Types
Most popular hollow metal frames
3 piece knocked down – wraps wall
KD Drywall Frame
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). 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.
- Easy to install – simply wrap built stud wall
- Fire-Rated up to 90 Minutes (1-1/2 Hour Label)
- Standard Jamb Depths of 4-3/4″ to 8-1/4″
3 piece, knocked down
KD Masonry Frame
A KD or Knocked Down Hollow Metal Masonry Frame can be used for exterior or interior applications and comes in 3 pieces (strike jamb, hinge jamb and head). The KD masonry frame can be installed before or after the wall has been built. Can be used with exterior wood stud walls as well (butts existing wall).
- 16-Gauge Steel – Fire-Rated up to 3 Hours
- Wall Anchors for Masonry and Wood Stud Walls (New & Existing)
- Standard Jamb Depths: 4-3/4″ to 8-3/4″
for block or stud walls
Welded Metal Frame
A welded hollow metal door frame can be used for both interior and exterior applications. Anchors are provided for any wall condition, whether new or existing. Frames are assembled, squared, welded, ground smooth and prime painted. Welded corners provide a smooth seamless appearance.
- 16-Gauge Steel – Fire-Rated up to 3 Hours
- Anchors for New or Existing Walls (Stud or Masonry)
- 4-3/4″ to 8-3/4″ Jamb Depth (Custom Profiles Available)
flush frame, without stops
Cased Opening Frame
A Hollow Metal Cased Opening frame is constructed without an integral stop. These frames can be blank and used to trim a wall opening, or they can be prepared for doors designed specifically for cased opening type frames such as impact traffic doors or double acting doors.
- Ideal for Swinging Restaurant Doors / Impact Traffic Doors
- 16-Gauge Steel – Cold Rolled
- Available for Masonry and Drywall Applications
Timely interior frames
Timely Prefinished Steel Door Frames
Timely prefinished steel door frames are an ideal solution for most interior commercial drywall applications. Like hollow metal drywall frames, Timely frames are installed in walls constructed with either wood stud or steel stud framing but are installed AFTER the the drywall is applied and painted.
- No Painting = Time and Money Saved!
- 3 Piece KD (knocked down) Frame
- Includes Snap-on Steel Casing Trim
steel window frame
Hollow Metal Borrowed Lite Frame
A hollow metal borrowed lite is a frame with fixed glass which functions as a fixed window. Typically used for interior applications, borrowed lite frames allow light to pass from one room into another.
- Steel Window Frame
- 16-Gauge Steel – Cold Rolled or Galvanized
- Available Welded or Knocked Down
with glass or steel panels
Hollow Metal Sidelite Frame
A hollow metal sidelite frame is a door frame which includes a fixed vertical mullion bar and glass adjacent to one or both sides of the door. Steel panels made from hollow metal doors can be used in lieu of glass.
- 16-Gauge Steel – Cold Rolled or Galvanized
- Available Welded or Knocked Down
- Includes Anchors for Any Wall Condition
with glass or steel panel
Hollow Metal Transom Frame
A hollow metal transom frame is a door frame with a fixed horizontal transom bar and glass above the door. A steel panel made from a hollow metal door can be used in lieu of glass.
- 16-Gauge Steel – Cold Rolled or Galvanized
- Available Welded or Knocked Down
- Includes Anchors for Any Wall Condition
opposite stops and rabbets
Double Egress Hollow Metal Frame
A double egress hollow metal frame is for a pair of doors in which the doors can only swing in the opposite direction. Double egress frames are typically used in corridors of hospitals, schools and nursing homes where the control of traffic is important.
- 16-Gauge Steel – Cold Rolled
- Fire-Rated up to 3 Hours
- 4-3/4″ to 8-3/4″ Jamb Depth (Custom Profiles Available)
