How to Install a Steel Door Frame in Masonry Construction | Steel Door Institute

In this video, the Steel Door Institute (SDI) demonstrates how to install a steel door frame into masonry construction.

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01:10 Plan for the flooring
02:13 Types of frames
02:40 Install base anchors
03:18 Stand up the frame and align spreader
03:40 Set the frame plumb, level, and square
05:32 Block laying begins
06:00 Insert wire anchors
07:11 Completing the installation

[IslamYunusov]

Thank you so much for this video. For those of us who happen to get to these technologies now only - value this opportunity to learn so much - you would not believe!

[rickymcmillian]

Very informative video, well presented. Thank you

[margeritadonithorne]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[Kjhdfyy]

very good Installation technique ... thanks for your efforts.

[sarahbunhu]

I appreciate your video. Thanks 🙏 have learnt a lot

[mikefournier]

Good vid, sorry to see the OSHA bust on the mason's backwards hard hat in your professionally done video, oh well, but I have a great tip, since I have installed thousands if masonry frames, when the frame is set, I always install the rubber mutes, or silencers, as the mortar or grout added will seep out the silencer holes, and drilling will be required later to install the silencers, I remove them when I remove the braces, as they will interfere with the painting of the frames, but saves time and labor !! I also keep 4'x8' x 1/2" thick styrofoam sheets on hand to cut into stop width strips, and apply with silicone caulking where any surface mounted hardware re- reinforcements are, this does not impede the frame grouting, and saves your drill bits when hardware time comes !!

[JavierOropeza]

I did not know that the mason also installed the door frames, this order seems odd to me, but I don't know any better. thanks for this.

[jchristopher]

SDI's your white paper "the Risk of Grouting Steel Frames" also says grouting is usually not necessary for masonry construction. However if done properly it will not cause any issues w/ the frame. But when not coordinated properly a thin slurry is often used & that excess water often causes rust.

[NitroXpress]

I´m a little confused - do I have to check for plum, level and square?

[DanTheManIOM]

What if the wall is build and the original door frame was wood ?Do they make "replacement" frames that are not new construction ?

[zohebimran]

Thanks for the information, its very useful..!

[rc]

Put the hardware side of the frame flush to the wall face. Not centered in the block.
So door can open to 180 degrees to the wall.

[Dash]

My understanding from reviewing SDI literature is that the mortar...often incorrectly labelled on drawings as "grout"...is there primarily for sound deadening purposes, NOT anchorage integrity or fire resistance. In most contemporary buildings, interior partitions that include CMU that are located in "finished" areas usually include furred out gypsum wallboard and are thus "hybrid" in character. In those cases is it safe to assume that mortaring-in of the frame should not be done and that another type of anchor should be used? My understanding is that SDI is against the use of "grout" in any type of installation where the mortar or grout cavity communicates with any other partition cavity with gypsum wallboard materials.

[ainasyafiqah]

If the contractor finish the mason block first, how to install the bracket that set on the floor??

[luns]

Anyone know how to remove one of these frames from an old house?

[heroknaderi]

im building a workshop in my yard thanks for advuse

[machario]

Where can I get these door frames at??

[alexesco]

Don’t remove the bar till the end before installing the saddle

[ibsprecastparapet]

You keep saying check the installation for plum. You never did a video on how to correct it if the door moves away from plum.

[FrustratedBaboon]

I also put my level up to the screen to make sure it was level, plum, and square, head neck and chest !!!! ☠