AWS EDITION 1, 2009

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© 2009, AWI, AWMAC, WI - Architectural Woodwork Standards - 1st Edition, October 1, 2009

As may be updated by errata at http://www.awinet.org, http://www.awmac.com, or http://www.woodworkinstitute.com/awserrata/

EXECUTION

INSTALLATION RULES (continued)

DESCRIPTION C P

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6.1

G E N E R A L 

GENERAL (continued)

6.1.7 Doors at FIRE-DOOR ASSEMBLIES, including 20-, 30-, 45-, 60-, and 90-minute rated, shall be prepared

for locks, latches, hinges, remotely operated or monitored hardware, concealed closers, glass lights, vision

panels, louvers, astragals, and laminated overlays in conformance to the manufacturer’s Label Service

requirements, and:

6.1.7.1 LABELS are prohibited from being removed from fire doors.

6.1.8 DOORS and their ACCESSORIES shall be hung plumb and level within 1/16” (1.6 mm) of the height and width

of the door assembly.

6.1.9 WHEN INSTALLED, doors shall operate smoothly and easily without binding, and:

6.1.9.1 PAIRS of doors, when closed, shall be within 1/16” (1.6 mm) of flush at the meeting edge.

6.1.10

INSTALLER MODIFICATIONS shall comply to the material, machining, and assembly rules within the

PRODUCT portion of this section and the applicable finishing rules in Section 5.

6.1.11 Door FACES shall not extend more than:

6.1.11.1 1/16” (1.6 mm) beyond the face of the jamb.

6.1.11.2 1/8” (3.2 mm) behind the face of the jamb.

6.1.12 FITTING for:

6.1.12.1 WIDTH requires the door to be trimmed equally from both sides; however, on:

6.1.12.1.1 FIRE-RATED DOORS, in order to preserve the label, they shall be trimmed per

the manufacturer’s requirements.

6.1.12.2 HEIGHT requires doors not to have trimmed top or bottom rails more than 3/4” (19 mm), and:

6.1.12.2.1 FIRE-RATED DOORS shall only be trimmed on the bottom rail.

6.1.12.2.2 When cutting to length, extreme care shall be used to prevent chipping of veneer.

6.1.13 CLEARANCE between the door and frame members shall be a maximum of 1/8” (3.2 mm) on the hinge and

lock sides, the top of the door, and between the meeting edges of doors in pairs, and:

6.1.13.1 Installer shall not be responsible for clearances in excess of these dimensions if the door

manufacturer made an error on prefit widths or locations for mortise hardware.

6.1.13.2 Clearance at the bottom of the door shall be as specified on non-rated doors and conform to

NFPA 80 on fire-rated doors.

6.1.14

H A R D W A R E

HARDWARE shall be installed:

6.1.14.1 In locations and by methods of attachment appropriate for the specific door construction.

6.1.14.1.1 Templates for specifrom the manufacturer or the Door Hardware Institute (DHI).fic hardware preparation and installation are typically available

6.1.14.2 With appropriate FASTENERS, and:

6.1.14.2.1 Operate as intended.

6.1.14.2.2 Preferably use threaded-to-the-head wood screws on nonrated doors.

6.1.14.2.3 Use threaded-to-the-head wood screws on all fire-rated doors.

6.1.14.2.4 Require pilot holes to be drilled for all screws.

6.1.14.2.5 All screws shall be applied into each piece of hardware.

6.1.15

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LEAF HINGES on:

6.1.15.1 EXTERIOR or SOLID-CORE doors shall require:

6.1.15.1.1 A minimum of two hinges for doors up to 60” (1524 mm) in height.

6.1.15.1.2 A minimum of three hinges for doors over 60” (1524 mm) in height, and:

6.1.15.1.2.1 An additional hinge for each additional 30” (762 mm) or portion

thereof in door height.

6.1.15.1.3 Space between hinges be equal.

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