Specifications / Artisan jamb details

Jamb options

The frame.
The opening.
The finished wall.

Choose how the steel frame meets its surroundings. Standard and reveal-width jambs offer two approaches to the depth and finish of the opening.

Profile systems

Artisan / Jamb details

The standard and reveal-width jamb options below describe Artisan Profile. Heritage uses the fixed Door and Jamb Profile dimensions shown in its technical drawing; its profile sections cannot be resized to match these custom details.

Compare Artisan and Heritage ↗

01 / Two approaches

A slim frame.
Or a full steel reveal.

Wall construction and the finished wall thickness shape the junction around a door. Compare the standard frame with a jamb that extends through the full depth of the reveal.

The standard option

Standard jamb

A clean, minimal frame around the opening.

Standard steel door jamb section drawing
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The Standard Jamb follows the slimline aesthetic of our steel door systems. Its versatile design suits internal and external applications, including new-build and existing openings.

Standard jamb included in our quotations
Architectural approach
A slim steel frame around the opening
Applications
Internal, external, new-build and existing openings

Tailored to the finished wall

Reveal-width jamb

A continuous steel detail through the opening.

Reveal-width full-depth steel door jamb section drawing
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Also described as a full-depth jamb, this option is custom-made to match the depth of the finished wall. The steel frame forms the entire reveal, connecting the door with the surrounding wall.

Depth tailored to each project
Architectural approach
Steel forms the full reveal
Jamb depth
Custom-made to suit wall construction and finished wall thickness

Compression seals are not shown in these illustrations.

02 / Plan the detail

Start with
the finished opening.

A drawing of the wall and opening helps us understand the detail you want to achieve. Share what you know; we can discuss the remaining choices with you.

01

Wall construction

Tell us what surrounds the opening and whether it is part of a new build or an existing wall.

02

Finished wall depth

Include the finished thickness where known, particularly if you are considering a reveal-width jamb.

03

The visual detail

Share a section drawing or reference showing how you would like the steel and surrounding finishes to meet.