Sample Specification Prepared By:
Combs & Associates, Inc.
Manufacturers Representatives
Bill Combs Jr.
1100 Zane Avenue North, Suite #4
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Ph: 763-746-3666
Fax: 763-746-3669
Paul Lepeska, AHC
Section 08 14 16
Flush Wood Doors
PART 1 GENERAL
1.01 WORK INCLUDED
A. Furnish flush wood doors and wood door accessories specified herein, listed in the door schedule, or
required by the drawings.
B. Where door types, elevations, cut-outs or accessories are not definitely or correctly specified and need
to be modified to correct an ommision or conflict, such ommision or conflict should be directed to the
Architect prior to the bid date for clarification by addendum. Otherwise furnish doors and accessories in
the type established by this specification for the appropriate service intended.
1.02 RELATED WORK
A. Section 06 20 00 - Finish Carpentry.
B. Section 08 11 13 – Hollow Metal Doors and Frames.
C. Section 08 71 00 – Door Hardware.
D. Section 08 81 00 – Glass and Glazing
1.03 REFERENCES
A. WDMA I.S. 1-A.
B. AWI – Quality Standards Illustrated, Sections 1300 and 1500
C. U.L. – U.L. Standard 10C – Test for fire door assemblies.
D. ITS (Warnock Hersey) – Certification Listings for Fire Doors.
E. Applicable State and Local Building Codes, including most recently adopted version of IBC.
1.04 SUBMITTALS
A. Comply with provisions of Division One.
B. Wood Door Schedule: As soon as possible after award of contract, submit five copies of the complete
schedule of doors indicating quantity, type, dimensions, cutouts, hardware sets, species and other
pertinent data.
1. For each door leaf, reference the door number as established on the plan and in the door schedule.
2. Submit manufacturer’s data sheets, completely describing door construction for each type of door.
C. Samples: Door finish samples shall accompany submittals. Minimum size 8-1/2” x 11”. A minimum of
three samples of each finish shall be furnished with the intent to show color range and finish appearance.
Each finish sample should be individually identified and dated.
1.05 QUALITY ASSURANCE
A. Qualifications:
1. Manufacturer: Furnish flush wood doors of only one manufacturer. Minimum five (5) years experience
in the manufacture of wood doors.
2. Supplier: A company experienced in the door, frame and hardware industry for a minimum of two (2)
years.
B. Regulatory Requirements:
1. Furnish UL or Warnock Hersey labeled doors for all fire labeled and 20 minute openings, whether
specifically called for in this specification or not.
2. Furnish doors that conform to all applicable state and local building codes including IBC, UL10C
positive pressure testing requirements. Where specified doors do not conform with applicable codes,
such omission or error should be directed to the Architect prior to the bid date for clarification by
addendum, otherwise furnish doors as required by code.
1.06 DELIVERY, STORAGE AND HANDLING
A. Deliver, store and handle in strict compliance with the manufacturers printed instructions and in
accordance with Division One.
B. A label shall be provided on the top of each door leaf that identifies the manufacturer, the door number
and the fire rating.
C. Doors shall be delivered to the jobsite in the manufacturer’s original unopened poly bags.
D. Deliver the doors after the building is enclosed, dry, heated and adequately ventilated.
E. Do not drag the doors on the ground, floor, or across one another.
F. Receive, inventory and store doors flat, off the floor, on a level surface in a secure and dry
environment, protect against loss and damage. Do not store doors where they will be exposed to direct
sunlight.
G. Stockpile doors sufficiently in advance to ensure their availability as needed. Coordinate delivery ,
handling, and installation of doors to ensure orderly progress of total work and minimize or eliminate
losses and damage.
1.07 WARRANTY
A. Provide manufacturers written guarantee against warpage, delamination, and defects in materials and
workmanship for the lifetime of the installation on interior doors.
B. Warranty shall provide for repair or replacement of the door as originally furnished. Manufacturer can
elect to repair or replace defective doors. Manufacturer will assume reasonable costs for labor and
materials involved with the repair or replacement of the doors including refinishing, rehanging and
reinstallation of hardware as required.
PART 2
PRODUCTS
2.01 ACCEPTABLE MANUFACTURERS
A. The following manufacturers are approved, provided that they comply with all the requirements of this
section:
1. VT Industries
2. Algoma Hardwoods
3. Eggers Industries
4. Marshfield Door Systems
2.02 CONSTRUCTION
A. Doors are to meet criteria for the latest edition of ANSI/WDMA I.S. 1-A Premium Grade.
B. Doors are to employ five-ply construction. Stiles and rails to be securely glued to core, and the entire
assembly to be sanded flat as a unit before application of cross-banding.
C. Particleboard cores to be 28 to 32 pounds per cubic foot average density and comply with
particleboard standard ANSI A208.1, Grade 1-LD-2.
D. Internal blocking to be supplied at hardware locations to reduce the need for thru-bolted hardware as
much as possible.
E. Crossbanding to be hardwood composite material and be assembled to the core using type 1 water
resistant glue, hot press method.
F. Outer stiles (vertical edges) of same species to match face veneer to be applied to door using type 1
water resistant glue. Exposed crossbanding is not allowed along stile edges.
G. Top and bottom rails shall be constructed of structural composite lumber, or approved noncombustible material on fire-rated doors, and sealed at the factory to stabilize moisture content within the
door.
H. Face veneer to be assembled to the crossbanded door using type 1 water resistant glue, hot press
method.
I. Doors shall be machined for mortised hardware items. Pilot holes (5/32”) shall be drilled for hinge
screws, and pilot holes shall be drilled for lock fronts.
J. Doors shall be individually poly bagged at the factory prior to shipment to the job site.
K. Fire rated door construction shall meet requirements for IBC to have been tested per UL10C positive
pressure, Category “A”. Any intumescent material required shall be built into the door. No frame applied
intumescent material will be allowed.
L. Provide metal astragals and channels only where fire rating will not allow metal-free edges.
M. Provide wood moldings for glass cut-outs on non-rated and 20 minute rated doors, ANSI/WDMA I.S.
1-A type M2, recessed beveled, compatible species. Provide metal vision frame on 45, 60, or 90 minute
labeled doors, prime painted. If louvers are shown, provide metal louvers, prime painted.
2.03 FACE VENEERS
A. Face veneers to be Grade “A” as defined by ANSI/WDMA I.S.1-A.
B. Cut: Plain Sliced
(Quarter Sliced) (Rift Cut) (Rotary Cut)
C. Species: Red Oak
(See list at the end of specification for a typical list of choices)
D. Matching: Book Match
(Slip Match) (Random Match)
E. Veneer Assembly: Running Match (Balance Match) (Center Balance Match)
F. Pairs of doors shall be pair matched, transom panels shall be continuous matched.
2.04 FACTORY FINISHING
A. All doors (except where MDO faced doors primed at the factory for painting in the field are specified)
and wood mouldings are to be finished at the factory using a U.V. cured, AWI TR-6, catalyzed
polyurethane finish, premium grade.
B. Finish shall be: clear.
(Stained, color selected from manufacturers standard colors)
(Stained to match custom color per color sample provided by Architect)
PART 3 EXECUTION
3.01 EXAMINATION
A. Examine the frames into which the doors are to be installed to verify they are the correct type, size,
location and swing for the doors provided. Verify they are installed plum and square.
B. Examine the doors for any damage, manufacturing defects, and compatibility with hardware
scheduled. Verify the factory finish is the correct color and applied without defects.
C. If there are any issues with the doors or the frames do not proceed with the installation. Contact
appropriate supplier to correct unsatisfactory conditions and proceed with installation only after corrections
have been made.
3.02 INSTALLATION
A. Install doors in strict compliance with the manufacturer's printed instructions and recommendations.
B. If the top or bottom rails are cut in the field for fitting, they must be re-sealed before hanging the door.
C. Deliver to the owner one (1) complete set of installation and maintenance instructions as provided by
the door manufacturer.
3.03 ADJUSTMENT, CLEANING, AND PROTECTION
A. Adjust each door so that is swings and operates freely.
B. Clean all exposed surfaces following the recommendations of the manufacturer.
C. Protect each door during construction to leave clean and free of defects. Place the poly bag over the
door to provide protection if needed.
END OF SECTION 08 14 16
Paragraph 2.03.C Species:
The following is a list of wood species typically used for wood doors:
Red Oak
White Oak
Select White Maple
Select White Birch
Natural Birch
American Cherry
Ash
African Mahogany
MDO (Medium Density Overlay) primed for painting.
Natural Maple
Walnut