Overview
Our range of Averta door frames has been simplified to give a wide range of options from four basic ingredients
Frame type – Enhanced Profile – Fire Rating – Preferred Species
Averta DuoTouch
The Averta DuoTouch door lining is by far our most popular profile, this is the frame that started the Averta Range.
All exposed internal edges are finished with a 2mm pencil round; visually appealing and smooth to the touch.
Averta DuoTouch NF
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm pencil round
Groove : none
Q-Mark plug – none
Averta DuoTouch FD30
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm pencil round
Groove : 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Yellow outer
Averta DuoTouch FD60
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm pencil round
Groove : 2x 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Blue outer
Averta DuoClean
The Averta DuoClean door lining offers a modern, clean look with sharp lines.
All exposed internal edges are finished with a 2mm chamfer.
Averta DuoClean NF
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm chamfer
Groove : none
Q-Mark plug – none
Averta DuoClean FD30
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm chamfer
Groove : 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Yellow outer
Averta DuoClean FD60
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : 2mm chamfer
Groove : 2x 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Blue outer
Averta Duo
The Averta Duo door lining is plain and simple. We much prefer the other enhanced profiles but there are projects and designers out there which call for this simplicity.
All exposed internal edges are finished with a very slight arris.
Averta Duo NF
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : slight arris
Groove : none
Q-Mark plug – none
Averta Duo FD30
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : slight arris
Groove : 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Yellow outer
Averta Duo FD60
Frame : 32mm thick
Stops : 15x32mm
Profile : slight arris
Groove : 2x 15×4
Q-Mark plug – Blue outer
As all our sections are machined in-house we are extremely flexible and can offer bespoke frame section sizes and other profiles if required. If you need something different, please let us know.
FD90 and FD120 doorsets are available within our certification but these are handled separately and subject to much different critera. As such, they do not form part of our mix and match range.
Materials – Averta NFR
There are no restriction on material species or density for door frames which are not fire rated.
Paint grade NFR
Unsorted European Redwood – FSC as standard
Clear finished decorative hardwoods NFR
American White Ash, American White Oak, Steamed Beech, European Oak, Walnut, Maple – FSC / PEFC available on request
Other species on request
Materials – Averta FD30
FD30 frames must be manufactured from material with a minimum density of 510 Kg/m3
Paint grade FD30
Unsorted European Redwood – FSC as standard
CND Beech if a paint grade hardwood is specified – FSC/PEFC as standard
Clear finished decorative hardwoood FD30
American White Ash, American White Oak, Steamed Beech, European Oak, Walnut, Maple – FSC / PEFC available on request
Other species on request
Materials – Averta FD60
FD60 frames must be manufactured from material with a minimum density of 640 Kg/m3
FD60 frames cannot be manufactured in Beech (regardless of it’s high density)
Paint grade FD60
Sapele – FSC available on request
Clear finished decorative hardwoood FD60
American White Ash, American White Oak, European Oak, Walnut, Maple – FSC / PEFC available on request
Other species on request
FD30S & FD60S – Smoke Rated
In years gone by a request for a doorset to be “S rated” for fire and smoke meant that the intumescent strip would contain an integral brush of fin seal.
Whilst this is still an integral part of the rating the gap between the door and floor finish now needs to be a maximum of 3mm.
In practice, 3mm undercuts are difficult to achieve and maintain unless the floor is absolutely perfectly flat and level.
Our option is to either fit an automatic dropdown seal to the door or to add a 15mm, full width timber threshold to the bottom of our door frame.
Intumescent Strips
The correct, as tested, intumescent strips will be supplied with all fire rated Averta door frames.
Guidance will be given as required but the options will depend on the type of door core used, the fire/smoke rating, any acoustic requirement along with direct specification by the architect.
Generally we use intumescents manufactured by Lorient, ISL, Pyroplex
Acoustic Door Frames
Even though acoustic upgrades always involve an extra or different set of perimeter seals to the door frame, we always deal with any acoustic upgrade as part of the door itself.
The acoustic test evidence is always tied to and dictated by the door core or door blank.
More details will can be found on the Averta Door sections of our website
Construction
Our door frames are constructed using a trenched housing joint, glued and screwed.
The trenching is always machined on our CNC centre to ensure accurate frame widths, each and every time.
Door frames are normally supplied fully assembled but there is an option for double door frames to be delivered loose for final assembly on site. These would be assembled dry in our factory before delivery.