Section 4 – Installation of Door Frames & Facades
Temp-Cast 2000 Installation Manual
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INSTALLING ARCHED FIRE DOORS
Although experienced masons may use a
different technique to attach the arched door
frame, the following method ensures two
critical points:
The finished door frame MUST NOT be
permanently attached directly to the
core. This will ensure that the frame is
isolated from the thermal expansion of
the refractory. (See Fig. 11b)
Air slots in the bottom of the frame and
in the concrete floor pad are properly
aligned & unobstructed, as in Fig. 12.
ARCHED FIRE DOORS - Step One
Remove the doors from the frame and set
them aside. Position the door frame on the
core so that the slope of the bottom inside
edge of the frame (i.e. the "sill" of the door
frame) and the slope of module # 10 form a
nearly continuous angle, as in Fig. 12.
Level the frame and make a pencil mark on
the cardboard spacer along its bottom edge.
(Note: rear doors on a See-Through
Fireplace are positioned slightly higher
than the front doors - about 1.5". Refer to
Fig. 16)
The door frame position can be adjusted up
or down slightly to accommodate the facade,
so that the frame will sit on top of a masonry
or stone course. However, ensure that the
door frame still covers the firebox
opening, particularly on the top, in the
case of an arched frame. (See Fig. 13)
To keep the door clean, it
can be removed from the
frame and installed when
the facing is completed.
Fig 11b
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