9.7.5. Site-built Windows, Doors and Skylights

9.7.5. Site-built Windows, Doors and Skylights
9.7.5.1. Application and Compliance
  1. Materials, design, construction and installation of windows, doors and skylights that separate conditioned space from unconditioned space or the exterior but that are not covered in the scope of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, "NAFS - North American Fenestration Standard/Specification forWindows, Doors, and Skylights," shall conform
    1. to
      1. the remainder of this Subsection or Subsection 9.7.4., and
      2. the applicable requirements in Subsection 9.7.6., or
    2. to Part 5.
  2. Glass for site-built windows, doors, sidelights for doors, and skylights shall comply with Section 9.6.
9.7.5.2. Resistance to Forced Entry for Doors
  1. Except for exterior doors to garages and to other ancillary spaces, this Article applies to
    1. swinging entrance doors to dwelling units,
    2. swinging doors between dwelling units and attached garages or other ancillary spaces, and
    3. swinging doors that provide access directly or indirectly from a storage garage to a dwelling unit. (See Note A-9.7.5.2.(1).)
  2. Doors, frames and hardware that conform to a security level of at least Grade 10 as described in the Annex to ASTM F 476, "Security of Swinging Door Assemblies," are not required to conform to Sentences (3) to (7). (See Note A-9.7.5.2.(2).)
  3. Except as permitted in Sentence (2), wood doors as described in Sentence (1) shall
    1. be solid core or stile-and-rail type,
    2. be not less than 45 mm thick, and
    3. if of the stile-and-rail type, have a panel thickness of not less than 19 mm, with a total panel area not more than half of the door area.
  4. Except as permitted in Sentence (2), doors described in Sentence (1) shall be provided with
    1. a deadbolt lock with a cylinder having no fewer than 5 pins, and
    2. a bolt throw not less than 25 mm long, protected with a solid or hardened free-turning ring or beveled cylinder housing. (See Article 9.9.6.7.)
  5. Except as permitted in Sentence (2), an inactive leaf in double doors used in locations specified in Sentence (1) shall be provided with heavy-duty bolts top and bottom having an engagement of not less than 15 mm.
  6. Except as permitted in Sentence (2), hinges for doors described in Sentence (1) shall be fastened
    1. to wood doors with wood screws not less than 25 mm long and to wood frames with wood screws so that at least 2 screws per hinge penetrate not less than 30 mm into solid wood, or
    2. to metal doors and metal frames with machine screws not smaller than No. 10 and not less than 10 mm long. (See Note A-9.7.5.2.(6).)
  7. Strikeplates for deadbolts described in Sentence (4) shall be fastened
    1. to wood frames with wood screws that penetrate not less than 30 mm into solid wood, or
    2. to metal frames with machine screws not smaller than No. 8 and not less than 10 mm long. (See Note A-9.7.5.2.(6))
  8. Except for storm or screen doors, doors described in Sentence (1) that swing outward shall be provided with hinges or pins so that the doors cannot be removed when they are in the closed position. (See Note A-9.7.5.2.(8).)
  9. Solid blocking shall be provided on both sides at the lock height between the jambs for doors described in Sentence (1) and the structural framing so that the jambs will resist spreading by force.
9.7.5.3. Resistance to Forced Entry for Windows
  1. In dwelling units, windows, any part of which is located within 2 m of adjacent ground level, shall conform to the requirements for resistance to forced entry as described in Clause 5.3.5 of AAMA/WDMA/CSA 101/I.S.2/A440, "NAFS - North American Fenestration Standard/Specification for Windows, Doors, and Skylights." (See Note A-9.7.5.3.(1).)

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