Spartan Doors – International Door Exporters

January 29, 2021 by Matthew Ait

We now export doors!

Spartan Doors are now official door exporters. The company recently completed a large manufacturing order for a business in Papua New Guinea. The order included Maxi and Mini fire doors, fire rated vision panels, metal frames and hardware. International projects are becoming increasingly attractive to door exporters because of the quality and cost of Australian products.

There were no issues during production and we even provided storage for the pallets while the customer arranged their freight. The customer’s freight consolidator was repacking the order and loading them into a container, meaning Spartan Doors did not have to package the order ready for international shipping with treated pallets, but this can be done if needed. The doors, frames, panels, and hardware were successfully exported to the satisfied customer.

This was a big milestone for the company as it was our first international project. It demonstrates that Spartan Doors has the experience and capability to manufacture doors to Australian and international standards. It also shows that we are trusted by the Australian door industry enough to be chosen as an export product. We encourage exporting customers to arrange their preferred freight as it saves time and materials for both parties.

Spartan Doors is excited to provide high-quality doors to customers all over the world. If your business is looking to export doors or if you require more information on our manufacturing capabilities, please contact us today via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

Door Frame Dimensions Explained

January 20, 2021 by Matthew Ait

Door Frame Dimensions

When discussing these dimensions, it is important to understand the different types and the roles they play. There are five key types, these are Wall Opening Size, Frame Overall Size, Reveal Size, Door Size and Clear Opening Size. Australian construction and manufacturing standards outline that these dimensions must be followed in conjunction with their relevant catalogues.

Door Dimensions

Types of Door Frame Dimensions

Wall opening size

Wall opening size is the biggest dimension. It is the dimension of the opening in the wall that the door frame and door will be built in (it also accounts for floor clearance). Therefore, it must be the largest in order to fit the door frame and door inside it.

Frame overall size

This is the second largest dimension and is the height and width of the door frame. It needs to fit inside the wall opening but also be big enough to fit the physical door and its clearances. A standard difference between wall opening size and frame overall size is 5mm on the height and width. This allows enough clearance for the frame to fit inside the opening.

Reveal size

Reveal size is the third largest dimension and put simply, it is the space inside the frame that the door needs to fit in.

Door size

The door size is the fourth largest dimension. It is the height, width and sometimes thickness of the physical door inside the frame. This is the dimension you see online when looking for doors for your business or home. The difference between the reveal size and door size can vary depending on the type of door. As an example, a fire door has a tighter tolerance (less of a difference between door size and reveal size) than a solid core door.

Clear opening size

The smallest dimension is the clear opening size. This is the space needed so that objects of a certain width can fit through a doorway. It must be documented to align with the mandatory fire and safety regulations as well as wheelchair access. This can be the most difficult to calculate as it depends on how far the door can swing when open, and the door thickness and the stop dimension. We can assist with calculating this dimension.

The document below shows the relationships between frame overall size, reveal size and door size:

For more information about door dimensions or Spartan Doors capabilities, please contact us today via [email protected] or call 1300 784 852.

The Christmas Rush! – Supplying Timber Veneer Doors

December 23, 2020 by Matthew Ait

Secure Timber Veneer Doors

Christmas is a busy time for everyone, including Spartan Doors and its customers. Our production facility recently completed an order for 21 secure timber veneer blockboard core doors. The customer required nine different types of the door, which were laminated and finished with a custom bottom rebate seal. Each door was compliant to SCEC (Security Construction and Equipment Committee) standards. Spartan Doors enjoyed working closely with the customer to manufacture and deliver their project on a tight deadline.

Our SCEC standard veneer doors are very popular in the ACT and Spartan Doors look forward to working with more ACT businesses in the future.

Spartan Doors manufacture thousands of high-quality timber veneer doors with a variety of custom modifications. Veneer doors are available as semi-solid, solid and fire-rated (1 & 2 hours), up to a size of 2700mm x 1200mm. We offer a range of finishes which include, European Beech, American Cherry, Tasmanian Oak, Teak, Victorian Ash and White Aspen. If you require a different finishing option, please contact us to speak with one of our sales representatives.

For more information on our timber veneer door capabilities, contact us via email at [email protected] or call 1300 784 852

Door Cutouts And Profiling

December 14, 2020 by Matthew Ait

Capabilities – Door Profiling and Door Cutouts

Spartan Doors has profiling capabilities through door cutouts. This service aligns with our company goal to provide the highest quality doors with the fastest lead times. Our off-site profiling solutions will give you a clear advantage in today’s ever-changing and competitive marketplace.

How?

Off-site profiling can be added as an option to any of our supply proposals for doors and frames. All we require is a hardware schedule to be sent with the other standard documents in the door package and we can add profiling as an option. Once the project becomes live for us, we follow these standard steps:

Step 1 – Submit shop drawings for customer review
Step 2 – Once shop drawings are approved, schedule manufacturing
Step 3 – Quality check the manufactured product
Step 4 – Organise delivery to site in coordination with the contractor

Why Door Profiling and Cutouts?

Lower cost
Reduced mess
Improved finish
Time saving
Reduced risk

Here are some of the hardware preparations we can do off-site:

• Hinge cutouts with pilot holes
• Lock & mortice lock preparations
• Bottom & perimeter seal rebates
• Reed switch and power transfer routing
• Face recessing for door protection and kick plates

For more information about our door profiling and cutouts, contact us via email or call 1300 784 852

Custom Industrial Doors With I-Beam Cut Out

November 23, 2020 by spartan_admin

Here at Spartan Doors, we enjoy being able to manufacture a highly custom product to be able to suit any situation.

In this instance, our customer needed a solid core door, clad in sheet metal, but with a customised cut out to accommodate the I-Beam that their overhead crane runs on.

We supplied these highly specialised custom industrial doors as a prehung door system which made installation at the customer’s factory a breeze.

With our CNC door making machine, we can accommodate all manner of unusual shapes and designs that may be needed in any situation or for any other design of custom industrial doors.

In this particular project, we used additional blockboard in the top cut out to ensure the strange shape had the required strength and rigidity while minimising warping.