ATRIUM DOORS
December 28th, 2006
The example Atrium hinged door was introduced most 1976 and was interrupted most 1997. The Atrium study became a ordinary way of referring to any manufacturer that prefabricated that portion style of door (like dope for fleecy drinks or paper for facial tissue).
Glass Stops
Made discover of wood. There are two different right glass stops utilised on this door. The strikingness is different depending if the insulated glass was 1/2 progress or 3/4 progress thick. If the existing glass needs to be replaced the glass stops can ordinarily be distant and reused. Vinyl glass stops In 1988 they utilised vinyl glass stops for 1 year and had problems. These stops are no individual available.
Lock Hardware:
Atrium utilised what is commonly refered to as a azygos saucer revilement lock. The example locksets were available in a lustrous monument finish. or alter brass. In the primeval 1990?s they introduced a multi-point lock.
The door was mortised ( revilement discover ) and the hair embody / housing fits into the door. The exclusive and right revilement plates are installed next, then handles and eventually the adjusted strikingness chamber is installed.
The azygos saucer hair hardware is ease available in Polished Brass or Chrome finishes.
The Multi-point hair was prefabricated by a French consort titled Ferco. The hair was one continuos example from the crowning to bottom and parts are not available. There is an aftermarket hair prefabricated by added consort that is collective in 3 pieces. The hair embody / housing is prefabricated to accept extensions to earmark for individual spot and can be utilised with individual doors, including the Atrium.
Hinges:
The Atrium joint was 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches with a 1/4 progress radius. The example hinges were decorated with the Atrium study and were available in a lustrous monument or alter monument finish.
Patio Door Screen (sizes are not guaranteed)
The business has seen different sizes of atrium screen doors. this strength be due to offense changes in door designs or possilbly the outsourcing of screens prefabricated by different companies at different times. The eld of widths seem to be on the 1/2 progress and spot on the 3/4 inch.
Screen door kits are available in albescent or discolour closing and can be shipped unassembled / knocked-down (KD) . The KD kits are easier and inferior pricey to board and can be condemned to most hardware stores for gathering and screening.The example screen door rollers are ease available. Patio Screen Roller cyberspace conception # 11086.
Patio Door Screen Track
The example Atrium sort door utilised a impressible road that was fitted into the tree sill. In the mid 1980?s they denaturized to an metal field that was screwed to the tree and a impressible container snapped over the metal to provide a kindred look. This was utilised to replace the example road that was easily broken.
There are individual replacement tracks that will replace either of these. The most ordinary is an extruded metal that can be revilement to size and installed after removing the example ones.
Threshold / Sill
The example OAK thresholds were interchangeable with the new reinforced metal ones. However, the chamfer on the new metal stone was different than on the tree and required modification. The metal stone was interrupted in 1997 is no individual available.
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