Fire Door Hinge Shims

The removable pin provides easier installation or removal of door.

Fire door hinge shims.

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. Nelson wood shims 0 25 in x 1 25 in x 11 75 in 42 pack fir wood shim. Fire door shim instructions. 1 16 of 110 results for door hinge shims e z shim ez hs350bp 3 5 hinge shim 18 pack 18 pack white.

4 6 out of 5 stars 762. The shims did the job perfectly and were easy to fit. The national fire protection agency requires the use of only steel shims when shimming commercial fire rated doors. Radius door hinges 12 per pack feature a 5 knuckle full mortise design.

Using shim c only door will be relocated in direction of arrow y. More buying choices 4 45 14 new offers. Our 16 gauge stainless steel peel and stick ready shim works perfect for fire doors and satisfies nfpa 80. Free shipping on your first order shipped by amazon.

The instruction below show how to apply the shims to achieve the correct clearance for your fire doors. Radius door the everbilt 3 1 2 in. Most commercial installers do not know of this requirement. Steel shims are also acceptable for use in fire rated openings per nfpa 80.

These shims are the only peel stick shim on the market designed specifically for commercial doors. 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. Using shim d only both door and centerline of hinge barrel will move in direction of arrow y. See their publication nfpa 80.

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. 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. Get it as soon as fri oct 9. Radius satin nickel door hinge value pack 12 per pack the everbilt 3 1 2 in.

They don t look exactly like the images on here but work just the same. It s difficult to cut to size swells or breaks down in moist conditions and is not permissible in fire rated openings. Our fire door shims are only 1 16 inch thick and can be applied to any fire rated door. The shims will not deteriorate in exterior openings as the steel should be galvanized.

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.