Tornado Frames

tornado-frame

  • 14 gauge standard
    • Tornado door standard gauge
  • Double rabbeted profile standard
    • Tested and certified with double rabbeted profile
  • Tornado frame detail
    • Rated as assembly with door
    • Tested in block wall secured with masonry wire or t ­anchors
    • Reinforced for Markar architectural products cont. hinge and Securitech three point locking system (available less hardware)
    • Door and frame to resist 15-lb. 2×4 propelled at 100 mph. and to withstand pressures of 1.75 psi for 5 seconds
    • Missile speed and pressure correlates to a 250 mph. tornado
  • Cold rolled steel standard
    • Available in A40, A60 galvannealed and G90 galvanized steel
  • Mesker grey primer standard
    • Available unprimed (galvanized and galvannealed) and factory prefinished in thousands of colors
  • Welded construction standard
    • Available face welded
    • Available face and throat welded
  • Exclusive F-series frame design includes:
    • 3/16″ 7 gauge projection welded- one piece hinge reinforcements
    • 14-gauge projection-welded- one piece strike reinforcements
    • Factory installed plaster guards on hinge and strike reinforcements
    • Tacked in 16 gauge floor anchors
    • Precision brake forming for crisp profile bends
    • Mitered corners with strong 4 tab interlocking system
    • Furnished with rubber mutes- 3 per strike jamb
    • Embossed UL label on hinge jamb for up to 3 hour fire rating
  • Built to meet and exceed ADA, ANSI, ASTM, and SDI standards including tornado frame testing