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Standard commercial door undercut.
This varies with applications such as concrete any floor covering and or a threshold.
2 1 9 steel thickness see table 2.
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.
Clearance under the door is reduced from the undercut dimension.
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Section 9 doors 234architectural woodwork standards 2014 awi awmac wi 2nd edition october 1 2014 9 table of contents introductory information guide.
The distance between the bottom of the door and the top of the material directly below the door.
Not all door styles available in standard sizes e g.
Latching and standard thresholds.
Most commercial doors are designed with a 3 4 in.
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.
Information and insight for the healthcare facility team.
2 2 manufacturers standard gauge msg vs.
To be used for reference purposes only.
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.
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.
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.
Not all standard sizes are available from all manufacturers.
The distance between the bottom of door and the bottom of the frame.
Thick carpet is installed in door openings doors.
Panel doors only available in limited sizes.
If door undercuts are used pay attention to the door material.
Undercut but other dimensions smaller and larger.
Bottom of the door frame to the bottom of the door.