Cost Savings

COST SAVINGS

TOTAL OPENING COST SAVINGS Prefinished opening systems eliminate multiple trips to each opening by laborers, installers and painters. Traditional primed hollow metal frames require a minimum of 10 trips to each opening to distribute, install and finish the frame and door and to distribute and install the hardware. The prefinished opening system requires only 2 trips to the opening – one to distribute the material and one to install all components. This results in substantial labor savings – at least 40% – when compared to hollow metal frames.

Approximate total cost for material, finishing, jobsite distribution and installation

		TIMELY		Traditional Hollow metal
Material
Relative Cost – Frame Only
Jobsite Distribution
Relative cost to get door frame and hardware to opening		(1 trip)		(3 trips)
Jobsite Installation
Includes Frame, Door, Lockset		(1 trip)		(3 trips)
Jobsite Finishing
Includes frame and door, surface preparation plus coats paint		(Not required)		(4 trips)
Total Opening Cost
Excluding Door and Hardware