Metal Door Frames

A welded metal door frame is supplied from the manufacturer with shipping bars welded to the bottom of the jambs to prevent the frame from bending and twisting.

• true
• false

Which of the following is a three-part metal door frame that is assembled and finished at the jobsite?

• welded frame
• knockdown frame
• prefinished steel frame
• masonary frame

A metal door frame that is primed and painted with job specific topcoats at the factory and assembled at the jobsite is referred to as a(n) _____________________ frame.

• completed
• pre-ordered
• postfinished
• prefinished

The fire rating of a metal door frame can be identified by a label or emboss.

• true
• false

The dimension between the backbend returns in a metal door frame is referred to as the throat.

• true
• false

Which of the following are the three primary members that make up a metal door frame?

• casing, hinge jamb, strike jamb
• head jamb, lock jamb, strike jamb
• head jamb, hinge jamb, strike jamb
• head jamb, hinge jamb, casing

Prefinished frames are installed after walls are painted, covered, or otherwise finished.

• true
• false

For which of the following applications are T-strap and wire anchors used?

• wood-framed stud walls
• metal frame stuf walls
• masonry walls
• precast walls

Which of the following frames would require mortar boxes?

• welded frame
• integrated system
• prefinished steel frame
• knockdown frame

Knockdown frames are designed to be installed before drywall.

• true
• false