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  • BS 1245:1975

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    Specification for metal door frames (steel)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-06-2012

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-1975

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    4. General
    5. Profiles
    6. Construction
    7. Sizes and tolerances
    8. Base ties
    9. Sills of external door frames
    10. Glazing ceiling height frames
    11. Fittings
    12. Protection
    Figures
    1. Key to sizing
    2. Co-ordinating sizes and work sizes of door frames
    3. Profiles for jambs, heads and transoms
    4. Profile for sills for external door frames
    5. Typical base tie
    6. Corrugated adjustable lugs (approximate dimensions)
    7. Hinges
    8. Typical elevations of door frames
    Appendices
    A. Ancillaries and alternatives
    B. Ordering instructions
    C. Typical application details
    D. Notes on fixing

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    Range of frames suitable for wooden door leaves taking into account ceiling height frames. Requirements for profiles, construction and fittings. Ordering instructions, notes on fixing, typical application details and ancillaries in appendices.

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    Committee B/538/1
    Development Note Supersedes 70/23320 DC. (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2007. (09/2007)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 8213-4:1990 Windows, doors and rooflights Code of practice for the installation of replacement windows and doorsets in dwellings
    BS CP151-1(1957) : 1957 PD 5567 DOORS AND WINDOWS INCLUDING FRAMES AND LININGS - WOODEN DOORS
    BS 8220-2:1995 Guide for security of buildings against crime Offices and shops
    BS 8220-3:2004 Guide for security of buildings against crime Storage, industrial and distribution premises
    BS 8214:1990 Code of practice for fire door assemblies with non-metallic leaves

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    BS 4921:1988 Specification for sherardized coatings on iron or steel
    BS CP2008(1966) : LATEST PROTECTION OF IRON AND STEEL STRUCTURES FROM CORROSION
    BS DD22(1972) : LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COORDINATION OF DIMENSIONS IN BUILDING. TOLERANCES AND FITS FOR BUILDING. THE CALCULATION OF WORK SIZES AND JOINT CLEARANCES FOR BUILDING COMPONENTS
    BS 1227-1A:1967 Specification for hinges Hinges for general building purposes
    BS 3763:1976 The International System of units (SI)
    BS 1706:1990 Method for specifying electroplated coatings of zinc and cadmium on iron and steel
    BS 4310:1968 Specification for permissible limit of lead in low-lead paints and similar materials
    BS 2900(1970) : LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COORDINATION OF DIMENSIONS IN BUILDINGS. GLOSSARY OF TERMS
    BS 4011:1966 Recommendations for the co-ordination of dimensions in building. Co-ordinating sizes for building components and assemblies
    BS PD6444-1(1969) : LATEST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COORDINATION OF DIMENSIONS IN BUILDING
    BS 3589(1963) : LATEST GLOSSARY OF GENERAL BUILDING TERMS
    BS 4787-1:1980 Internal and external wood doorsets, door leaves and frames Specification for dimensional requirements
    BS 4330:1968 Recommendations for the co-ordination of dimensions in building. Controlling dimensions
    BS DD24(1973) : 1973 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS OF PROTECTION AGAINST CORROSION ON LIGHT SECTION STEEL USED IN BUILDING
    BS 3698:1964 Specification for calcium plumbate priming paints
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