When you are building or renovating in coastal areas, it should come as no surprise that the labeling standards for stainless steel doors and frames also include hurricane reinforcement. These standards typically include a steel-stiffened core, 16 or 14 gauge stainless or galvanized steel, and properly anchored frames. The standards can vary with each community, so be sure to check with the local building codes before starting any project.

In virtually any construction project, commercial or residential, it pays to consider stainless steel doors and frames for the performance stainless steel offers over other materials.

Here are five reasons to consider stainless steel doors and frames:

X-Rays are a form of ionizing radiation, meaning as the rays pass through matter in sufficient quantity, they disrupt the molecular orbit of electrons to form ions, a process that expends the energy of the x-ray while the ions formed break off from the molecules and collide with more electrons, which creates more ions.

In humans and animals, this process can become an uncontrolled chain reaction with excessive or continued exposure, so nuclear medicine personnel must be shielded from radiation exposure, or face catastrophic health consequences.

No matter what the job calls for, our team at National Custom Hollow Metal can help! We can build custom steel doors and custom metal frames to your specifications in any size up to 5’X12’, and frames in any size up to 10’x12. Doors are available in galvanneal or stainless steel in a variety of thicknesses, and can be built to order in a matter of days.

Custom doors from NCHM are durable, easy to maintain, and attractive, and you can expect any of our products to outlast the buildings in which they are installed. And the good news is that they’re surprisingly affordable. Here are the product lines that NCHM can build to order: