Formed bronze
Monumental entrances in formed architectural bronze, custom fabricated.
CSI 08 42 36 · Balanced Door Entrances
Ellison Balanced Doors
The reference manufacturer in an 08 42 36 specification.
Southeastern Wisconsin — Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Washington, Ozaukee, Waukesha and Walworth counties — is covered by Hadley Associates, not T.FIN.
The line
Balanced door entrances in bronze, stainless and aluminium
A balanced door carries its weight on an offset pivot and partially counterbalances wind and stack pressure — so a large, heavy monumental entrance can still meet ADA opening-force limits on a high-rise or an exposed site. Ellison builds them custom in bronze, stainless, aluminium and wood.
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Documents
Everything you need to specify it.
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Guide specification
Section 08 42 36 — balanced door entrances
BIM
Revit objects
Details
Technical drawings
Performance
Test reports
Warranty
Standard warranty
Installation
Installation and maintenance
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Systems
What the line actually covers.
Formed stainless steel
Stainless entrances for civic, transit and healthcare thresholds.
Extruded aluminium
Painted or anodised aluminium balanced doors for commercial entrances.
Tempered glass / narrow stile
Minimal-stile balanced doors where the design brief wants glass, not frame.
Wood
Wood-faced balanced doors with aluminium frames.
PowerNow
Power-operated balanced doors, including concealed-shaft operator integration.
Technical
The numbers a spec writer asks for.
Published values come from the manufacturer’s current documentation. Anything we have not confirmed is marked as pending rather than guessed.
| Minimum stile (formed bronze) | 2¾" — 3½" preferred |
|---|---|
| Minimum top rail | 2¾" — 3½" preferred |
| Minimum bottom rail | 6" — 10" recommended for 2010 ADA Standards compliance |
| Scope of supply | Doors, jambs, frames, thresholds, operating mechanism, power operation, activation, safety sensor, finish hardware |
Your contact for this line
Steve Grubish
Sales Manager
- steve@tfinbuild.com
- (507) 676-2561
- Book the AIA course on this line
- 202 N Cedar Avenue, Owatonna, MN 55060
AIA continuing education
- An Introduction to Custom Balanced Doors1 LU | HSW · Hosted on The Continuing Architect
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