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DAT E : N OV E M B E R 2 0 0 9 | R E P L AC E S : AU G U S T 2 0 0 3
I N S TA L L AT I O N
Vantage offer a wide range of snap-on couplers and trims to deliver tidy integration between products. Often aluminium windows and
doors are joined together with pressed metal covers that are secured to window and door with visible blind rivets or screws. Pressed
metal covers usually have raw edges and are deformed at fixing points and do not provide a high quality finishing solution.
Vantage snap-on couplers and trims are sealed to the main frame at the nailing fin position. This may not sound like much but it makes
sure the joint is waterproof and keeps untidy caulking away from the face of the window/door.
The data and illustrations on the following pages highlight some of our couplers and trims and their basic features:
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• For entry doors going into clad walls we offer a half closer
that removes the unsightly external frame recess.
THERMAL HEARTTM
HEAVY TRANSOM COUPLER (72241)
• This 100mm x 50mm snap fit double box transom coupler
allows us to join 100mm windows over hinged, bi-fold or
sliding doors.The stronger coupler allows us to offer wider
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THERMAL HEARTTM
EXTRA HEAVY TRANSOM COUPLER (72242)
• This 163mm x 50mm snap fit double box transom coupler
allows us to join 100mm windows over bi-fold or sliding
doors. This extra stronger coupler allows us to offer very
wide transoms that are required on bi-fold and sliding
doors.
• The thermal break and dual colour option is maintained
through the coupler.
• The illustration right shows Series 726 awning window
coupled to Series 731 stacking sliding door.
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The following pages show a number of typical door building-in details and coupling arrangements, if the information you require is not
covered in these pages contact your local Vantage fabricator.
Installing Frame
Check measure diagonals
during installation
Fix the door to structure with steel building-in lugs
Building-in lugs at approx.
or nails, shim as indicated. 450mm maximum centres
Installation of sliding doors to be in accordance with Australian Locate one lug at lock keeper
Standard AS 2047. position
Important Note:
If you install door frames and/or panels out or square or without
sufficient shims the doors won't perform correctly.
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Head
Header Trimmer
12mm Clearance between reveal and header No packing
Timber reveal
Series 541
Frame size
Sill tile
Timber flooring
Floor joist
Brickwork
Sill Flashing
Frame size
Timber reveal
Brickwork
Jamb Packing by builder
Stud
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: HALF FULL SIZE
Head
Header Trimmer
12mm Clearance between reveal and header No packing
Stud opening size = Frame size + 70 (with hardwood sill)
Timber reveal
Series 541
Frame size
Sill tile
Optional
Timber flooring
Brickwork
Floor joist
Sill Flashing
Frame size
Timber reveal
Brickwork
Jamb Packing by builder
Stud
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Head
Header Trimmer
12mm Clearance between reveal and header No packing
Timber reveal
Series 541
Frame size
Continuous caulking
Stud
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: HALF FULL SIZE
Head
Header Trimmer
12mm Clearance between reveal and header No packing
Timber reveal
Series 541
Frame size
Sill tile
15
20
Continuous caulking
Sill 130 75
Screw through the tubular
sill at this location and Shims
at 450mm max. centres.
Seal the screw head to the
countersunk recess.
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Frame size
Timber reveal
Brickwork
Stud
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Head
Internal brick
wall
Cement render
Series 541
Frame size
Sliding door
illustrated
15
Sill tile
20
Floor slab Continuous caulking
Extruded aluminium
adjustable storm mould
with clips at 450mm
maximum centre.
Cement render
Head
Internal brick
wall
Cement render
Series 541
Frame size
Caulking
Important Note: Don't seal Carpet or Floor tiles
over drainage holes
15
Sill tile
20
Floor slab Continuous caulking
S c rew t h ro u g h t h e
160 75 tubular sill at this
Sill
location and Shims at
450mm max. centres.
Seal the screw head to
the countersunk recess.
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Frame size
Extruded aluminium
adjustable storm
mould
with clips at 450mm
maximum centre. Cement render
Brick wall
Brick wall
Building-in lugs at 450mm
maximum centres.These centres
Jamb would be reduced in high wind
load areas.
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42066
81022
Note:
Load bearing 76mm diameter mild steel column can be fitted inside the aluminium coupler, the strength of the steel column would
depend on the load it has to carry and would be specified by the structural engineer.
Adjoining windows still have to comply with Section 5 of AS1288 and will require grade 'A' safety glass if they fall within 300mm of
the door opening.
Timber reveal
Sliding Door
Door W Window W
102
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81022
Note:
Load bearing 51mm diameter mild steel column can be fitted inside the aluminium coupler, the strength of the steel column would
depend on the load it has to carry and would be specified by the structural engineer.
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81022
42
Note:
Load bearing 51mm diameter mild steel column can be fitted inside the aluminium coupler, the strength of the steel column would
depend on the load it has to carry and would be specified by the building engineer.
Adjoining windows still have to comply with Section 5 of AS1288 and will require grade 'A' safety glass if they fall within 300mm of
the door opening.
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I n s ta lla ti on Date: NOV 09
Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: NOT TO SCALE
Timber reveal
610mm 45°
910mm
Wing windows C = Centre door/window 48
Note:
The above layout suits the 102mm bay coupler (42026) with 102mm windows or doors on the front and any of the 102mm windows
or doors on the wings.
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81022
42022
101.6
Note:
Load bearing 76mm diameter mild steel column can be fitted inside the aluminium coupler, the strength of the steel column would
depend on the load it has to carry and would be specified by the structural engineer.
Adjoining windows still have to comply with Section 5 of AS1288 and will require grade 'A' safety glass if they fall within 300mm of
the door opening.
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Return windows
wall construction
or
102
Note:
The above layout suits the 102mm bay 90° (42022) with 102mm windows or doors on the front and any of the 50mm windows or
102mm windows or doors on the wings.
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: HALF FULL SIZE
Typical 90° Double Corner layout (using the 102mm couplers 42022)
Wall lining
Timber reveal
Return windows
102
Also available:
We can offer a 180° coupler that will wrap around
steel columns as shown below.
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42022 42066
101.60
Note:
If the corner coupler is used without a steel load bearing column the assembly won't be load bearing.
This detail above left shows how these couplers can be used to join 102mm windows to each other.
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42025
2
Internal view
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Fr a m e He ig h ts T ra n so m
W id th W in d o w Do o r R a ti n g s (P a )
Fixed highlight height
mm mm mm S U
1810 600 2100 3000 4500
2110 600 2100 1939 2908
2410 600 2100 1372 2058
2725 600 2100 1017 1526
3175 600 2100 714 1071
3589 600 2100 523 815
3625 600 2100 507 797
16015
Wind Ratings (Pa) Transom 16112 with 42001.
42001
Sliding door height
Internal view
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The main feature with this option is strength and that the
102mm frame lines through with the door frame under.
Internal view
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Sliding door
15 17
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Door to Window
Ixx = 865 x 103mm4
Important Note:
This non-load bearing coupler can't be used
to support building structure.
External view
Internal view
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17
O/A Frame width
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Replaces: aug 03
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'Paddington' Trim
This Federation external trim can be clipped to the
sliding doors as detailed.
• The trim clips to the 'Longreach' frame extender
which snaps to the door.
• Trims can be painted to match the frame or
another colour as a contrast.
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Note:
With the centre nailing fin on door frame broken off.
The door frame is sealed to EF trims at this location
with continuous closed cell foam tape.
On Series 541 the trim will only clip to head and
jambs.
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: full size
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Bi-Fold Door
Head
Cement render
Bi-Fold Door
Head
Timber reveal
Nail reveal to header without shims @ 450mm maximum
centres, this spacing will reduce in higher wind load areas.
Note
Ensure that there is no external
obstruction that will clash with the Alternative square internal threshold available.
opening of the door panels.
This could include light fittings and or
sloping eaves lining.
Fit rigid PVC sill protector over
running rails during construction.
Snap-in splayed aluminium threshold fitted after the sill is
screwed to slab, apply protective tape to threshold which
will be removed by builder just before hand over.
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Bi-Fold Door
Head
Cement render
Note
Ensure that there is no external
obstruction that will clash with the
opening of the door panels.
Fit rigid PVC sill protector over
Run floor finish over sill and up to the weather leg.
running rails during construction.
Applied by builder.
102mm frame
Floor finish
10
Important Note
50
70 Most Important
This sill treatment is not water resistant and is
only suitable for applications where there is no
Sill exposure to the weather.
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Jamb
Jamb
Extruded adjustable aluminium storm mould 10036 secured to
frame with rigid PVC clips @ 450mm maximum centres.
Note
If storm moulds are used on Bi-fold doors make sure the bottom
roller carriage doesn't clash with the trim.
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: NOT TO SCALE
Bi-Fold Door
Note
This trim would also clip to the Bi-fold door frame, but the
bottom roller carriage would crash into the trim on those
configurations where a wheel occurs on the last panel (i.e. BFD2,
Jamb BFD4 and BFD6).
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Highlight
Jamb
alternatives
102mm
Awning or fixed lights in
Series 517 framing
42027
Seal the box stiffener to both frames
50
Standard 44mm
wide frame
102mm
Bi-fold door or
Hinged door
frame.
Door Jamb
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Replaces: aug 03
Doo r B u ildin g in D e ta i l s Scale: NOT TO SCALE
Louvre highlight windows are made with full width louvre 3600 2100 600 2041 3062
window frame . Details on how we create a fixed light in the 3900 2100 600 1600 2571
louvre frame are shown in the Series 525 section. 4200 2100 600 1264 2192
4500 2100 600 1017 1892
4800 2100 600 831 1651
3600 2400 600 1900 2850
3900 2400 600 1487 2380
4200 2400 600 1169 2020
4500 2400 600 937 1738
Adjustable glass louvre window
4800 2400 600 763 1512
Series 525
Important Note:
The Pascal Ratings listed below cover the strength of the
transom only and in most cases this number will be reduced
by the rating of the door meeting stiles. Cross section detail
42027 through this transom occurs later in these notes.
102mm
Bi-fold door or
Hinged door
frame.
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50
Most Important
This is not a load bearing coupler.
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Replaces: aug 03
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mm mm mm S U
3600 300 2400 2200 4233
3900 300 2400 2200 3527
4200 300 2400 1993 2989
4500 300 2400 1702 2568
4800 300 2400 1385 2232
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