Publications

CSDMA has produced a number of leading edge industry publications including:

  • Canadian Metric Conversion Guide for Steel Doors and Frames
  • Canadian Fire Labeling Guide
  • Recommended Specifications for Commercial Steel Door and Frame Products
  • Selection and Usage Guide for Steel Doors and Frames
  • Recommended Dimensional Standards for Commercial Steel Doors and Frames

These publications are available by request on line at: info@csdma.ca

The Recommended Dimensional Standards for Commercial Steel Doors and Frames is available for download as a PDf file. The guide was last updated in 2000 and is the most current version of the guide. The list of members in the guide has been updated in 2007 to reflect the current member Companies.

The new CSDMA Recommended Specifications for Commercial Steel Door and Frame Products – Section 08 11 00, 2006 is available for download. This is a Word for Windows (.doc) format version of the complete CSDMA Product Specifications. It includes; full specifications for commercial, industrial and institutional steel doors and frames; outlines specifications for stainless steel, lead-lined, sound and blast retardant products; and the Tables/Appendixes for all the 08 11 00 Series Specifications.

In addition, the following pre-compiled, individual CSDMA Recommended Specifications, in Word for Windows (.doc) format or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf), can be downloaded, edited and utilized as project and/or office masters:

Blast Specifications – Oct 2022 v1101 [ MS Word ] PDF ]
Steel_Door_Frame_Product_Specifications-OCT-22 v1101 [ MS Word ] PDF ]
Commercial_Specifications-Oct 2022 v1101 MS Word ] PDF ]
Lead-Lined-Specifications-OCT-22 v1101 MS Word ] PDF ]
Sound_Specifications-Oct-2 v1101 MS Word ] PDF ]
Fire-Labeling-Guide-2022 v1101 MS Word ] PDF ]
Blast Retardant Steel Doors and Frames – Section 08 39 53, 2009 MS Word ] PDF ]
CSDMA Fire Labeling Guide 2009 [ ] [ ]
CSDMA Fire Labeling Guide 2009 (French Version) [ ]
Lead-Lined Steel Doors and Frames – Section 08 34 49, 2009 MS Word ] PDF ]
Recommended Dimensional Standards – 2000 – July 17-2009 [ ]
Recommended Selection and Usage Guide – Section 08 11 00, 2009 MS Word ] PDF ]
Sound Retardant Steel Doors and Frames – Section 08 34 73, 2009 [ MS Word ] PDF ]
Stainless Steel Doors and Frames – Section 08 11 19, 2009 MS Word ] PDF ]
Steel Door and Frame Products Specification – Section 08 11 00, 2018 MS Word ] PDF ]
Storage and Installation Guide – May 25, 2012 MS Word ] PDF ]

Click on the appropriate document link to begin the download.