Fire Door Hinge Shims

These shims are the only peel stick shim on the market designed specifically for commercial doors.

Fire door hinge shims.

Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon. The removable pin provides easier installation or removal of door. The national fire protection agency requires the use of only steel shims when shimming commercial fire rated doors. Radius door the everbilt 3 1 2 in.

Most commercial installers do not know of this requirement. The instruction below show how to apply the shims to achieve the correct clearance for your fire doors. Steel is the ideal material for hinge shims. If your door is leaning and the screws on all hinges are tight you may need to shim one of the hinges to get the door level again.

Radius satin nickel door hinge value pack 12 per pack the everbilt 3 1 2 in. Our fire door shims are only 1 16 inch thick and can be applied to any fire rated door. Item 3982 model csh12 42 12 48b. Steel shims are also acceptable for use in fire rated openings per nfpa 80.

It s difficult to cut to size swells or breaks down in moist conditions and is not permissible in fire rated openings. Nelson wood shims 0 25 in x 1 25 in x 11 75 in 42 pack fir wood shim. Using both shims c and d will relocate the door in direction of arrow y by a greater amount than by using either c or d alone. Our 16 gauge stainless steel peel and stick ready shim works perfect for fire doors and satisfies nfpa 80.

Get it as soon as fri oct 9. Using shim c only door will be relocated in direction of arrow y. Open the door and support it with a wedge while you remove the hinge that needs to come out and slip the shim behind it. 4 6 out of 5 stars 762.

Using shim d only both door and centerline of hinge barrel will move in direction of arrow y. The shims will not deteriorate in exterior openings as the steel should be galvanized. Use cardboard or premade pre drilled shims. More buying choices 4 45 14 new offers.

Rated 5 out of 5 by mjl87 from shim your door to perfection fitted new hinges on a newly painted door which required shims for the hinges as the new hinge was slightly thinner than the original hinges. Radius door hinges 12 per pack feature a 5 knuckle full mortise design. According to nfpa 80 section 6 4 3 4 steel shims are the only acceptable shim to be used when shimming fire rated door assemblies. See their publication nfpa 80.

They don t look exactly like the images on here but work just the same.