Types of astragal offered from Steelcraft are as follows:
"Z" Astragal - For information on "Z" astragal types and attachment refer to the TD Manual page 3.3.17.
Most commonly used on double ...
The standard gap between a pair of doors will be 3/16" when used with a Steelcraft "Z" astragal. If a wide inactive leaf is requested (no astragal) the gap between the doors will be...
Astragals are required on:
3 hour fire rated pairs:
Double doors - swinging in the same direction
Double Egress - swinging in opposite directions
Fire rated Dutch Doors
Fire rated 1 3/4" t...
Use the 575-2 strike with 9975 device on a pair of 1 3/4" thick doors with overlapping astragal mounting on the exterior of the active door. The strike lip has been cut off to eliminate any interfe...
Astragal must be applied to pull side of active leaf, since placing the stragal on the inside of the inactive leaf will interfere with the active door closing.
When factory installed on GrainTech® doors:
Finish Stain - YES, top caps, bottom caps and astragals are stained (prior to attachment) to match the GrainTech® door finish.
GrainTech® Steel - NO, t...
An Astragal is an applied molding attached most commonly to the meeting edge of doors to:
Protection against weather conditions
Minimize the passage of light between the doors
Retard the passa...