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Russ Hinkle, AIA, CDT, LEED BD+C
Senior Member
Username: rhinkle
Post Number: 118
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 12:41 pm: |    |
Designer wants HM door frames the "look like aluminum". He claims he saw a product somewhere. Anybody have any idea what he is talking about?
Russ Hinkle |
George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
Senior Member
Username: geverding
Post Number: 719
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 12:55 pm: | |
He wants the crisp corners that you get from aluminum (extruded) rather than the eased edge you get from steel (broken). You are not going to get that from standard hollow metal.
Why not just use aluminum?
George A. Everding AIA CSI CCS CCCA
Allegion PLC (formerly Ingersoll Rand)
St. Louis, MO |
David E Lorenzini
Senior Member
Username: deloren
Post Number: 150
Registered: 04-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 01:11 pm: | |
The client might have seen the Timely frames with snap on trim that have sharp corners.
David Lorenzini, FCSI, CCS
Architectural Resources Co. |
Russ Hinkle, AIA, CDT, LEED BD+C
Senior Member
Username: rhinkle
Post Number: 119
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 01:23 pm: | |
That is my recommendation. Just use aluminum. I also remembered that the Timely rep was in for a lunch and learn recently and I think that is what he is remembering.
Russ Hinkle |
George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA
Senior Member
Username: geverding
Post Number: 720
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 02:06 pm: | |
Timely is not an SDI member manufacturer - not that it matters to your designer, but it probably does matter to you as a specifier in how you write your HM section.
The other thing that occurs to me is maybe this is a rated opening. As I am sure you know but perhaps your designer doesn't, there are now fire-rated aluminum framing systems available.
George A. Everding AIA CSI CCS CCCA
Allegion PLC (formerly Ingersoll Rand)
St. Louis, MO |
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