Metal Stud Sliding Glass Door Sill Sizes

Using a wider flange and thicker jamb stud material reduces cost of installation compared to built up jamb studs.

Metal stud sliding glass door sill sizes.

Strongback header minimizes number of members to be installed vs. B opening height 1. Use of cripple stud to receive head sill tracks at the jamb studs helps maintain alignment of finishes. Recommended opening sizes for hollow metal frames.

Vinyl sliding glass door nts 1 of 9 5470fin 1 j rosowski 09 20 16 1070 technology drive n. Back to back or boxed header. The door and window frames are to be of standard hollow metal drywall design consisting of jamb and head members for doors and jamb head and sill members for windows. The standard frame depth is either 5 3 4 or 8 3 4 depending upon the wall panel thickness.

A opening width 2. For a 3 0 x 7 0 door frame. The rough opening would be 38 x 85. Interior knockdown frames that wrap wall.

The modern multi slide door is designed to work with three sill options to complement a modern lifestyle. If a smooth transition from indoors to out or ada compliance is important a flush sill in weather protected areas or a high performance sill rated and certified for performance when exposed to weather conditions is available. Standard on the series 600 sliding glass door the 1 5 sill s high interior leg and sloped profile provides a water barrier and meets the commercial specifications of the american architectural manufacturers association aama. For fire rated openings drywall must extend at least 1 2 into frame.