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DIVISION EIGHT
Hollow Metal Doors & Frames
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Section 08 11 13 · Hollow Metal Doors & Frames

Hollow metal doors, priced to win bid day.

Doors and frames, 20-minute to 3-hour labels, prepped for your hardware.

Send us the plans.
We quote in 48 hours.

Full set, spec section, or a photo of the door schedule.

TAKEOFF: CORRIDOR 1 000 OPENINGS 3 (2) 90-MIN LABELS @ STAIR NOT ON SCHED, SEE A-601 101 102 103 104 3'-0" 7'-0"
ProjectDavidson Co. Middle School
SheetA-601
Scale1/4" = 1'-0"
Returned41 hrs
Pricing it anywhere else

Quote builders are built for 3 doors, not 30.

The afternoon of dropdowns

Thirty openings keyed one at a time, and the stair pair still ends at "call for pricing." You send us the set. We do the keying.

The 800 number

Fine for a price check. A 121-opening job needs a door estimator, and that's who answers here.

After the job is awarded

A quote that skipped the plans costs you time during the install.

01 · The count

They bid 96. The schedule said 121.

Twenty-five missed openings come straight out of your profit.

02 · The prep

Prepped cylindrical. Spec said mortise.

Field-modifying a labeled door voids the label. You buy the fix.

03 · The label

The stair needed 90-minute.

A labeled pair is a six-week remake, and the delay damages are yours.

The free takeoff

Other companies ask you to be a door expert. We ask for the plans and give you your afternoon back.

Step 01 · You

Send the set.

Full plans, partial, or a tablet photo.

Step 02 · Us

We count and read.

Every opening, rating, anchor, and prep.

Step 03 · Us

Quote plus submittal.

A bid-ready number, submittal already drafted.

Step 04 · You

Release to fab.

Phased shipping. Lose the bid, owe nothing.

Proof we read the plans

Their quote is a number. Ours shows you the count.

Takeoff report: sample 148 openings · returned 41 hrs

Leaves by configuration

Flush96
Vision lite31
Louvered12
Full glass9

Fire ratings

Unrated 82 20-min 21 45-min 18 90-min 24 3-hr 3

Flags

204A/B: 90-min label required at stair, missing from schedule
HW Set 6: mortise spec, cylindrical prep on 12 doors
Addendum 2: frame type F3 changed to welded
HW Sets 1-5: preps match the hardware schedule
Corridor frames: KD, drywall anchors, per addendum
$VE option: spec's "or equal" clause covers our frame line, saves $4,180
The difference

Most suppliers quote the spec as written. Our experts find the substitutions that protect your margin.

We read every sheet, know what the spec calls for, and flag what can be value engineered before you bid.

Read on every job
  • 08 11 13Gauge, grade, and label requirements
  • A-601Sizes, handing, and ratings
  • FRAMEAnchors, KD vs. welded
  • 08 71 00Hardware preps, verified per opening
  • RFIAddenda conflicts, caught before you bid

Quote tools stop at stock sizes. We quote your whole schedule.

SinglesPairs20-min to 3-hr Vision litesLouversSidelites TransomsWelded framesKD frames Masonry anchorsDrywall anchorsA60 galvanneal StainlessHardware preps
Delivery and trade account

We don't charge extra to deliver fast and on time.

All of it comes standard with a free trade account, verified once.

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  • Premium freight lines prevent time-wasting damage

    Others book low-cost brokers that hand your order off to third parties. Delays and damage follow. We pay premium carriers, padded and top-loaded.

  • Phased release by wing or floor

    Others ship the whole job at once and let you store it. We hold and release on your schedule.

  • A rebate check every January

    Most suppliers keep the volume discount. We mail yours, tiered on your trailing twelve months.

  • Tax exemption and W-9 on file

    Filed once with us. Your public work moves without a hold.

  • Cooperative contract pricing

    Awarded on [co-op contract placeholder]. Public agencies buy without bidding.

What contractors say

Why contractors choose us for their commercial door projects.

They caught two 90-minute stair pairs the schedule never listed.
Chief estimator, 40-person GC · Middle Tennessee
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The frame swap they flagged saved us four grand, and every opening showed up straight.
Project manager, senior living GC · Nashville
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Bid's due Thursday? Send us the plans.

Counted quote and a draft submittal in 48 hours.