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SECTION 081433 -STILE AND RAIL WOOD DOORS
PART 1 -GENERAL
1.1 RELATED DOCUMENTS
A.Drawings and general provisions of the Contract, including General and
Supplementary Conditions and Division 01 Specification Sections, apply to
this Section.
1.2 SUMMARY
A.This Section includes the following:
1.Exterior stile and rail wood doors and frames.
2.Interior stile and rail wood doors and frames.
3.Contractors Options:
a.Factory fitting stile and rail wood doors to frames and factory
machining for hardware.
b.Factory priming stile and rail doors for field finish.
B.Related Sections include the following:
1.Division 08 Section “Door Hardware” for door hardware scheduled for
each door.
1.3 SUBMITTALS
A.Product Data: For each type of door. Include details of construction and
glazing.
B.Shop Drawings: Indicate location, size, and hand of each door; elevation of
each kind of door; construction details not covered in Product Data, including
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those for stiles, rails, panels, and moldings (sticking); and other pertinent
data.
1.Indicate dimensions.
2.Indicate doors to be factory finished and finish requirements.
1.4 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A.Source Limitations: Obtain stile and rail wood doors through one source
from a single manufacturer.
B.Quality Standard for Doors of Stock Design and Construction: Comply with
WDMA I.S.6, "Industry Standard for Wood Stile and Rail Doors," unless more
stringent requirements are specified.
1.Mark, label, or otherwise identify stile and rail wood doors as complying
with WDMA I.S.6, and include panel design number if applicable.
1.5 DELIVERY, STORAGE, AND HANDLING
A.Comply with requirements of referenced standard and manufacturer's written
instructions.
B.Package doors individually in opaque plastic bags or cardboard cartons.
C.Mark each door on top and bottom edge with opening number used on Shop
Drawings.
1.6 PROJECT CONDITIONS
A.Environmental Limitations: Do not deliver or install doors until building is
enclosed, wet work is complete, and HVAC system is operating and
maintaining temperature and relative humidity at occupancy levels during the
remainder of the construction period.
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PART 2 -PRODUCTS
2.1 MANUFACTURERS
A.In other Part 2 articles where titles below introduce lists, the following
requirements apply to product selection:
1.Products: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide one of the
products specified.
2.Manufacturers: Subject to compliance with requirements, provide
products by one of the manufacturers specified.
2.2 MATERIALS
A.General: Use only materials that comply with referenced quality standards
unless more stringent requirements are specified.
1.Assemble exterior doors including components, with wet-use adhesives
complying with ASTM D 5572 for finger joints and ASTM D 5751 for
joints other than finger joints.
2.Assemble interior doors, including components, with either dry-use or
wet-use adhesives complying with ASTM D 5572 for finger joints and
ASTM D 5751 for joints other than finger joints.
B.Low-Emitting Materials:
1.Provide doors made with adhesives and composite wood products that
do not contain urea-formaldehyde resins.
C.Panel Products: Any of the following:
1.Particleboard made from wood particles,with binder containing no
urea-formaldehyde resin, complying with ANSI A208.1, Grade M-2.
2.Medium-density fiberboard made from wood fiber,with binder
containing no urea-formaldehyde resin, complying with ANSI A208.2,
Grade MD.
3.Veneer core plywood,made with adhesive containing no urea-
formaldehyde resin.
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2.3 STILE AND RAIL DOORS OF STOCK DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
A.Manufacturers:
1.Exterior Doors:
a.Simpson Door Company.
2.Interior Doors:
a.Lemieux Doors Inc.
b.Simpson Door Company.
c.Jeld-wen, Inc.
B.Interior Doors:
1.
2.Flat-Panel Thickness: Manufacturer's standard, but not less than that
required by WDMA I.S.6 for design group indicated.
3.Interior Door Types:
a.Interior Panel Door as indicated for opaque finish.
C.Construction, General:
1.Grade for Opaque Finish: Premium or Select.
2.Wood Species for Opaque Finish: Any closed grain hardwood.
3.Panel Designs: Match existing panel designs. Do not modify intended
aesthetic effects, as judged solely by Architect, except with Architect's
approval.
D.Door Construction:
1.Stile and Rail Construction: Clear lumber; may be edge glued for width.
Select lumber for similarity of grain and color, and arrange for optimum
match between adjacent pieces.
2.Flat-Panel Construction: Veneered, wood-based panel product.
E.Exterior Doors:
1.Stile and Rail Widths: Not less than the following:
a.Stiles, Top and Intermediate Rails: 5-1/2 inches.
b.Bottom Rails: 11-3/8 inches.
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2.Panel Design: As indicated sticking pattern as selected from
manufacturer’s standard profiles.
3.Glazing: Provide factory glazed tempered insulating glass units to fit
within standard sticking profiles for panels
4.Transom Sash: Provide fixed sash above door panels to match door
panel with fixed astragal at head of door.
2.4 FRAMES
A.Provide doors pre-hung in frames with manufacturer’s standard hinges.
B.Field verify existing conditions for wall thicknesses and include data in door
schedule. Split jamb frames will be acceptable if rough opening
accommodates schedule door sizes.
C.Provide exterior doors with manufacturer’s standard weatherstripping and
oak thresholds.
2.5 FABRICATION
A.Fabricate stile and rail wood doors in sizes indicated for Project-site fitting.
B.Factory fit doors to suit frame-opening sizes indicated, with the following
uniform clearances and bevels, unless otherwise indicated:
1.Clearances: Provide 1/8 inch at heads, jambs, and between pairs of
doors. Provide 1/2 inch from bottom of door to top of decorative floor
finish or covering. Where threshold is shown or scheduled, provide 3/8
inch from bottom of door to top of threshold.
2.Bevel non-fire-rated doors 1/8 inch in 2 inches at lock and hinge edges.
C.Factory machine doors for hardware that is not surface applied. Locate
hardware to comply with DHI-WDHS-3. Comply with final hardware
schedules, door frame Shop Drawings, DHI A115-W Series standards, and
hardware templates.
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1.Coordinate measurements of hardware mortises in metal frames to
verify dimensions and alignment before factory machining.
D.Exterior Doors: Factory treat exterior doors after fabrication with water-
repellent preservative to comply with WDMA I.S.4.
PART 3 -EXECUTION
3.1 EXAMINATION
A.Examine doors and substrates, with Installer present, for suitable conditions
where wood stile and rail doors will be installed.
1.Verify that installed frames comply with indicated requirements for type,
size, location, and swing characteristics and have been installed with
plumb jambs and level heads.
2.Reject doors with defects.
B.Proceed with installation only after unsatisfactory conditions have been
corrected.
3.2 INSTALLATION
A.Install fire-rated wood door frames level, plumb, true, and aligned with
adjacent materials. Use concealed shims where necessary for alignment.
1.Countersink fasteners, fill surface flush, and sand smooth.
B.Hardware: For installation, see Division 08 Section "Door Hardware."
C.Install wood doors to comply with manufacturer's written instructions and
with referenced quality standard, and as indicated.
1.Install fire-rated doors in corresponding fire-rated frames according to
NFPA 80.
D.Job-Fitted Doors: Align and fit doors in frames with uniform clearances and
bevels as indicated below; do not trim stiles and rails in excess of limits set
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by manufacturer or permitted with fire-rated doors. Machine doors for
hardware. Seal cut surfaces after fitting and machining.
1.Clearances: Provide 1/8 inch at heads, jambs, and between pairs of
doors. Provide 1/8 inch from bottom of door to top of decorative floor
finish or covering. Where threshold is shown or scheduled, provide 1/4
inch from bottom of door to top of threshold.
2.Bevel non-fire-rated doors 1/8 inch in 2 inches at lock and hinge edges.
E.Factory-Fitted Doors: Align in frames for uniform clearance at each edge.
3.3 ADJUSTING AND PROTECTING
A.Operation: Rehang or replace doors that do not swing or operate freely.
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