Framed Openings
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| Finish: Red Oxide Primer and Pre-galvanized (Pre-Galvanized indicates that all of the jamb and header or sill material for this framed opening will be manufactured from pre-galvanized material.) |
Usage: Frame out doors, windows, louvers, or any other type of openings. |
| Limitations: With a by-pass girt condition the header has to drop 8" to 10" below the eave strut and with a flush girt condition the header only has to drop 3 1/2" below the eave strut. The jamb has to be located at least 1' 6" off a column line. Exercise caution with framed opening in an endwall, the endposts may have to be relocated to accommodate opening. Also, exercise caution with framed openings in a sidewall, bracing may have to be relocated to accommodate opening and special doors may be required in low clearance areas. |
Click Links to view Image: Framed opening header Framed opening jamb(PBR) Framed opening jamb(V-Shadow) |
Metal Building Tips
More on Open Wall Conditions – Endwalls
In an earlier published “Tip”, we discussed how best to handle wall conditions that are open for something other than traditional girts and metal wall panels.
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