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November 17, 2016 No Comments

Large Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door with Man Door

General Specifications

Standard Sing Core Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Blanks are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the door. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with recycled foam. The foam material is available in various forms depending on your specification. The default is recycled EPS foam. Natural wood lock blocks can be positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement and/or as pivot hardware anchor points. The core material is framed by 1.25-inch wood stiles and rails for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering 20 gauge cold rolled steel as exterior material (skin) according to your specifications. The man door opening is cut out to architectural specifications.

Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Surface Material

The door blank surface material is made of 20 gauge cold rolled steel unless otherwise specified. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.

Click here for tips on How to Create the Right Sing Panel for your specific project.

Every Sing Core manufactured door blank is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and professional grade is guaranteed for 50 years for warp-free and structural integrity.

Detailed Specifications:

Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core pivot door blank is intended for use in:

Single family dwelling interior applications
Multifamily dwelling, low-rise professional office, library and low-rise motel interior applications
Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications

Cold Rolled Steel Pivot Door Materials: Sing Core cold rolled steel door blanks are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:

Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with recycled EPS foam
Core material is framed with solid wood stiles and rails
Facings are 20 gauge cold rolled steel
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components

Man Door Component: The man door leaf is created to specifications to match the large cold rolled steel pivot door and is to be fitted inside the opening in the large pivot door panel. In this case, 20 g cold rolled steel with 1.25 embedded solid wood frame and lock blocks on either side of the man door.

Architectural Specifications Substitutes

For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.

Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants can be inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the cold rolled steel pivot door and man door leaf. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)

Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot door with man door from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your cold rolled steel doors during transport.

Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors in an upright position and allow to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.

Preparation: Per manufacturer’s specifications, ensure that openings or attachment walls are constructed plumb, true and level prior to installation. Select fasteners of adequate type, number and quality to assure proper function.

Installation: Installer shall be specialized in the installation of the type of work that is associated with the project and will comply with manufacturer’s installation policies and procedures to ensure proper end use.

Verify that attachment, hinging and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly

Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors and man doors are the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished condition unless specified otherwise in writing for use in interior applications only. Any exterior use must be approved in advance to avoid warranty exception and sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary. In reference to exterior applications:

Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no wall panel components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary

Machining: Sing Core large cold rolled steel pivot doors are easy to work with in the metal shop for machining or on-site for finishing, and fastening.

Strength Performance: Patented Sing Core has an unsurpassed strength as compared to other lightweight substrate materials tested at 660 PSI (based on 2″ x 2″ grids and 3/4″ thick) for superior structural integrity and is resistant to warp, twist and crack when compared to other materials.

Light Weight Performance: Sing Core weighs much less than other traditional building materials, as much as 50% less; or more, as little as 4 lbs. per sq. ft. yet sustainable and true green technology.

Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core door pivot blanks feature built-in insulation value with an R3 (can be upgraded to to R6.5 or more) rating per inch, depending on architect’s specifications.

Acoustical Performance: Sing Core standard pivot door blanks have a natural sound-deadening quality for noise control. Standard sound transmission class (STC) is 30*. Additional noise control specifications can be met at the behest of the customer or designer and must be noted in advance.

Eco-friendly: Sing Core is manufactured using natural wood fibers, no formaldehyde, or toxic chemicals, is created using less energy than any other core material with little or no waste. The structure of Sing Core is 100% renewable (nature-grown) clean wood fiber and/or recycled material.

Warranty: Sing Core pivot door blanks come with a 10-year warranty, while professional manufactured pivot door blanks can be structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.

Basic Sing Door Spec Drawings: Click here

Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.

Door Specifications
Door Width	Rough Opening Width	Rough Opening Height 6/8
2/0 (Single)	26″	82-1/2″
2/4 (Single)	30″	82-1/2″
2/6 (Single)	32″	82-1/2″
2/8 (Single)	34″	82-1/2″
3/0 (Single)	38″	82-1/2″
4/0 (Double)	*50″	82-1/2″
4/8 (Double)	*58″	82-1/2″
5/0 (Double)	*62″	82-1/2″
5/4 (Double)	*66″	82-1/2″
6/0 (Doulble)	*74″	82-1/2″

See also: Door Technical Information

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* Note: STC rating varies according to size, thickness, skin, and other factors. Sing Core does not rate doors, although we are fortunate enough to have one of the best sound testing labs in the world, here in the Pacific Northwest. If you require a specific STC rating, Sing Core can build a door to your architectural specifications and have the resulting door tested at our rating facility for an official rating.

November 14, 2016 No Comments

Insulated Wall Panels

When it comes to insulated wall panels, one company is head and shoulders above the rest. SingCore insulated wall panels are the only Eco-friendly lightweight high strength insulated wall panels imbued with climate control and sound deadening characteristics helping to create the best solutions for wall partitions.

There’s never been an easier or more sustainable solution for semi permanent walls than SingCore’s insulated wall panels, which thanks to their high performance patented structure which is more high precision (+/- .006 in.) lightweight (a fraction the weight of other solid insulated wall panel core materials) and stronger than steel (660 PSI) pound for pound.

Insulated Wall Panel Insulation Materials

For discriminating architects, artisans, builders and contractors, Sing insulated wall panels can be customized to feature the rigid interior insulation material to maximize the R-value of your insulated wall panels for the use they were intended such as room partitions, temporary walls, walls, moveable walls, temporary walls, operable partitions, curtain wall room dividers, wooden room dividers, or room dividers, Eco friendly room divider.

All our insulated wall panels are manufactured by hand in our custom insulated wall panel manufacturing facility nestled into the pristine Pacific Northwest of Washington State.

Ease of Assembly

You get to select any of the many methods of assembling your insulated wall panels. We do not lock you in to any particular connection method as every situation and application for Sing insulated wall panels is completely unique as are the connection methods specified for any particular insulated wall panel application.

You can completely manage the connection method you desire, or we can custom manufacture your insulated wall panel system to be pre-configured with your connection method built in to each insulated wall panel.

Some of the more sought after insulated wall panel connection methods include using cam lock insulated panels which connect easily and completely. The only tool necessary for connecting two or more insulated wall panels is a simple Allen wrench. And because each Sing insulated wall panel is so lightweight, on person can easily assemble insulated panel walls.

Another high end connection method includes integrating Sing T-slot Panels.

Insulated Interior Wall Panels

For inside the home, restaurant, store, hotel, factory, yacht or government facility, the Sing insulated wall panel solution is the primary problem-solver when it comes to strength, reliability and ease of use. When not in use, these insulated interior wall panels pack flat for easy storage and can feature any flat building material on the exterior surfaces to match any interior design.

Exterior Insulated Wall Panels

You never know where you’re going to find Sing insulated wall panels, as they could be beneath the sea (US Navy) or in outer space (NASA) and anywhere in between. Exterior insulated wall panels can be custom designed and built to architectural specifications to endure any climate (even Arctic expeditions) and are reusable and easy to assemble, disassemble, transport and store.

How Can I Get Your Insulated Wall Panels?

It’s easy, if you’re an architect, millwork or other commercial or industrial manufacturing facility you will likely qualify for a wholesale account and can click here for pricing. Otherwise, you can get your Sing insulated wall panels at any supplier or retailer where you find insulated panels for sale. All you have to do is to specify that you want, “SingCore inside,” and we will handle the rest. Homeowners, click here.

November 7, 2016 No Comments

Art Exhibition Wall

When it comes to supporting the arts, you might be surprised how much SingCore stands behind the artists and their work.

An art exhibition has many challenges when developing the space available and transforming it into a delightfully exquisite artistic experience. In many ways, the actual flow and design of a particular art exhibition is as artistic as the art showcased.

Whether the art exhibition is taking place in an established gallery, private showing or an artists gallery, the art gallery exhibition will be much more exhilarating if you’re augmenting your design and flow using Sing temporary exhibition walls, an advanced improvement in museum science industry exhibit design.

These temporary exhibition walls are not just your ordinary exhibition wall. The portable gallery walls could be one of the best art show display ideas to be used among galleries and museums, making every art exhibition a unique experience for gallery patrons and supporters.

Having portable exhibition walls gives the museum or gallery the freedom to design and redesign the available space to maximize the artistic expression while empowering the creative process, like the Rumney Guggenheim Gallery.

You might be surprised to discover how much New York at is backed by Sing portable gallery walls.

The designer of a particular exhibit, especially if it is a traveling display art gallery exhibition, is an opportunity to showcase – not just a unique viewing experience for your location – but adds value to the gallery or museum.

Sing exhibit wall panels are insulated lightweight and high strength exhibition panels that help to create a high end exquisite exhibit wall that can be reconfigured on the fly, if necessary. Among any movable walls for art galleries, the Sing solution is the most convenient to use material that is easy and simple to assemble and disassemble, use, reuse, breakdown and store for the next special occasion.

The secret lies deep within the patented exhibition panel design based on a torsion box hybrid system that is stronger than steel (660 PSI) pound for pound, yet extremely lightweight for easy deployment of your exhibition display system.

Sing exhibition wall panels are dead flat and remain straight and true for long periods of time. In fact, Sing exhibition wall systems are manufactured using the most advanced Eco-friendly exhibition booth material that are the only portable gallery walls that can be fully backed by our 50 year warp-free and full structure guarantee.

That’s why you will find Sing temporary exhibition walls throughout the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Cincinnati Museum Center, like in this Princess Diana exhibition, for example:

You can find Sing exhibition panels for sale via your regular distributor currently serving your exhibition art gallery at an art gallery moveable wall price that makes sense for all your art gallery exhibitions.

See Also: Modular Exhibit Systems

October 31, 2016 No Comments

Large Cold Rolled Steel Door Modular Assembly Specifications

General Specifications

Standard Sing Core Cold Rolled Steel Door Blanks are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the door. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with recycled foam. The foam material is available in various forms depending on your specification. The default is recycled EPS foam. Natural wood lock blocks can be positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement or as anchor points. The core material is framed by 1.25-inch wood stiles and rails for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering 16 gauge cold rolled steel as exterior material (skin) according to your specifications.

Cold Rolled Steel Door Surface Material

The door blank surface material is made of 16 gauge cold rolled steel unless otherwise specified. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.

Click here for tips on How to Create the Right Sing Panel for your specific project.

Every Sing Core manufactured door blank is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and professional grade is guaranteed for 50 years for warp-free and structural integrity.

Detailed Specifications:

Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core door blank is intended for use in:

Single family dwelling interior applications
Multifamily dwelling, low-rise professional office, library and low-rise motel interior applications
Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications

Cold Rolled Steel Door Materials: Sing Core cold rolled steel door blanks are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:

Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with recycled EPS foam
Core material is framed with solid wood stiles and rails
Facings are 16 gauge cold rolled steel
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components

Large Door Component Assembly: The largest doors (see 10×10 example drawing tot he right) may not be easily transported from the factory to the job site. In cases such as these doors are divided into two or more modular components and joined together on site using patented Sing biscuit joining method. This method results in a near seamless joining of two or more door blanks without compromising flatness or structural integrity.

Architectural Specifications Substitutes

For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.

Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants can be inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the cold rolled steel door. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)

Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core cold rolled steel door from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your cold rolled steel doors during transport.

Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core cold rolled steel doors in an upright position and allow to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.

Verify that attachment, hinging and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly

Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core standard cold rolled steel doors is the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished condition unless specified otherwise in writing for use in interior applications only. Any exterior use must be approved in advance to avoid warranty exception and sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary. In reference to exterior applications:

Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no wall panel components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary

Machining: Sing Core cold rolled steel doors are easy to work with in the metal shop for machining or on-site for finishing, and fastening.

Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core door blanks feature built-in insulation value with an R3 (can be upgraded to to R6.5 or more) rating per inch, depending on architect’s specifications.

Acoustical Performance: Sing Core standard wall panels have a natural sound-deadening quality for noise control. Standard sound transmission class (STC) is 30*. Additional noise control specifications can be met at the behest of the customer or designer and must be noted in advance.

Warranty: Sing Core standard door blanks come with a 10-year warranty, while professional manufactured door blanks can be structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.

Basic Sing Door Spec Drawings: Click here

Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.

Door Specifications
Door Width	Rough Opening Width	Rough Opening Height 6/8
2/0 (Single)	26″	82-1/2″
2/4 (Single)	30″	82-1/2″
2/6 (Single)	32″	82-1/2″
2/8 (Single)	34″	82-1/2″
3/0 (Single)	38″	82-1/2″
4/0 (Double)	*50″	82-1/2″
4/8 (Double)	*58″	82-1/2″
5/0 (Double)	*62″	82-1/2″
5/4 (Double)	*66″	82-1/2″
6/0 (Doulble)	*74″	82-1/2″

See also: Door Technical Information

Appearing regularly in Contemporary Architecture Design

October 24, 2016 No Comments

Oversized Doors Exterior

Beverly Hills Large Oversized Exterior Doors

Specializing in oversized doors exterior doors are often the most problematic due to their potential oversized door failure in exterior applications, SingCore is the answer.

Any oversized door with premium SingCore inside could be guaranteed for 50 years.

Guaranteed for what? Warp-free performance and full structural integrity guaranteed. Only doors with SingCore inside can offer such a warranty, even oversized doors exterior with high precision and performance.

Oversized Doors Exterior Metal Door

The patented SingCore process produces Eco-friendly large oversized doors exterior metal doors that are lightweight and stronger than steel pound for pound. While we assist architects, engineers, designers and door manufacturers to create the best oversized doors exterior metal door made of any metals such as aluminum, brass, copper and other types of metals, the most popular metal door we produce are steel doors.

Oversized doors-exterior steel diamond plate door

We are proficient in the ecologically respectful manufacture of all kinds of oversized doors exterior steel doors using all kinds of steel including cold rolled steel doors, diamond plate steel doors, galvanized steel doors, hot rolled steel doors, stainless steel doors, and more.

Oversized Doors Exterior Steel Door

Our most popular oversized doors exterior steel door is the steel door with window. The large oversized steel doors with window cutouts are used in a variety of applications including being used as exterior security doors, followed by oversized doors exterior steel double doors.

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Prepping hot rolled steel oversize exterior doors

Steel exterior security doors have the benefits of being lightweight steel as well as having the insulation characteristics of SingCore inside offering added safety, security, climate control and sound deadening qualities.

Exterior steel double doors are twice as impressive as their single steel door alternative because they are double exterior steel doors. Steel double doors exterior steel can be specified and built to custom architectural or engineered specifications.

So, if you’re looking for a steel double entry door, SingCore’s oversized doors exterior steel double entry door may well be the best steel entry doors made in the USA, if not the world.

Fiberglass Entry Doors with Sidelights

Next up are our fiberglass entry doors with sidelights that are becoming more popular among our homes located in climate sensitive areas. In regions with a wide range of weather exposure or experience a great deal of extreme weather conditions, fiberglass entry doors with sidelights offer substantial features sought out by end users.

Fiberglass oversized doors exterior styles also include the front door with window, arched front door, double front doors with glass and oversized exterior doors.

Regardless of the type or style of your oversized doors exterior requirements or desires, note that SingCore door blanks are able sport any size window glass openings as well as support and bond to any flat building material for the ultimate in design and performance spanning a wide array of possibilities.

Replace Exterior Door

It is common for us to receive calls in the field for building replacement doors for existing builds or renovation of classic traditional doors, as well as architectural replacement doors in new projects in the process of being built.

Whenever the engineers, architects, builders, contractors, designers or the end client becomes aware of the SingCore attributes, they consider specifying all their doors have SingCore inside, especially if there is a large oversized door issue that may result in expensive installation and maintenance costs over time.

If you want your oversized doors exterior attributes to include:

Lightweight
High strength
Eco-friendly
Warp-free
Insulation
Climate control
Noise dampening
All backed by a 50 yr guarantee

Only SingCore can deliver all this and so much more.

October 17, 2016 No Comments

Professional Maple Ply Sliding Door Specifications

General Specifications

Professional Sing Core doors are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the door with patent pending composite stiffeners to strengthen and prevent door warping over time. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with urethane foam insulation, stiffeners are added to support the performance of the door for specific end use application(s). Other foam insulation material is available in various forms depending on your specification. This default on this professional maple ply door is urethane foam. Natural wood lock blocks are positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement or as anchor points. The core material is wood framed by 1 1/4-inch natural wood for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering an exterior material (skin) according to your specifications. The default on this professional series is a wood-grain maple ply material. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.

Click here for tips on How to Create the Right Sing Panel for your specific project.

This professional Sing Core manufactured door is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and is guaranteed for 50 years for warp-free performance and structural integrity.

Detailed Specifications:

Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core door is intended for use in:

Single family dwelling interior applications
Multifamily dwelling, low-rise professional office, library and low-rise motel interior applications
Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications

Product Description: 2.5-inch sliding door panel manufactured by Sing Core

Door component includes unfinished door panel only

Door Panel Materials: Sing Core doors are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:

Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with urethane foam and stiffeners to spec
Core material is framed with wood stiles and rails
Facings are maple ply
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components

Architectural Specifications Substitutes

For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.

Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants are inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the door. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)

Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core door from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your door during transport.

Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core door in an upright position and allow to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.

Preparation: Per manufacturer’s specifications, ensure that door frame openings are constructed plumb, true and level prior to installation. Select fasteners of adequate type, number and quality to assure proper function.

Verify that sliding hardware and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly

Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core professional sliding door is the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished quality unless specified otherwise in writing. Any sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary.

Edge-band edges to encapsulate Sing Core (see T-molding)
Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no door components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary

Machining: Sing Core doors are easy to work with in the millwork shop for CNC machining or on-site for finishing, sawing, sanding, cutting and fastening. No specialized skills or equipment is necessary, other than standard woodworking tools. Treat Sing Core doors just like you would any other standard door blank.

Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core professional doors feature built-in urethane insulation value with of R6.5 rating per inch, or more, depending on architect’s specifications and the utilization of other rigid insulation material(s).

Acoustical Performance: Sing Core standard doors have a natural sound-deadening quality for noise control. Standard sound transmission class (STC) is 30*. Additional noise control specifications can be met at the behest of the customer or designer and must be noted in advance.

Warranty: Sing Core professional manufactured doors are structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.

Basic Sing Door Spec Drawings: Click here

Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.

Door Specifications
Door Width	Rough Opening Width	Rough Opening Height 6/8
2/0 (Single)	26″	82-1/2″
2/4 (Single)	30″	82-1/2″
2/6 (Single)	32″	82-1/2″
2/8 (Single)	34″	82-1/2″
3/0 (Single)	38″	82-1/2″
4/0 (Double)	*50″	82-1/2″
4/8 (Double)	*58″	82-1/2″
5/0 (Double)	*62″	82-1/2″
5/4 (Double)	*66″	82-1/2″
6/0 (Doulble)	*74″	82-1/2″

See also: Door Technical Information

Appearing regularly in Contemporary Architecture Design

October 13, 2016 No Comments

Hot Rolled Steel Wall Panel Spec

General Specifications

Standard Sing Core Hot Rolled Steel Wall Panels are manufactured with patented Sing Core material as the base interior substrate of the wall panel. The Sing Core substrate material is created using a vertical grain natural wood torsion box design while the traditionally empty voids are filled wall to wall with recycled foam. The foam material is available in various forms depending on your specification. The default is recycled EPS foam. Natural wood lock blocks can be positioned at locations as necessary for locking mechanism placement or as anchor points. The core material is framed by 1-inch T-slot stiles and 1-inch natural rails wood for finishing strength and attaching hardware. The torsion box is completed by adhering 16 gauge hot rolled steel as exterior material (skin) according to your specifications.

Wall Panel Surface Material

The wall panel surface material is made of 16 gauge hot rolled steel unless otherwise specified. Bonding agent used in adhesion of the entire composite material is formaldehyde-free.

Click here for tips on How to Create the Right Sing Panel for your specific project.

Every Sing Core manufactured wall panel is unfinished (unless specified otherwise) and is guaranteed for 10 years for structural integrity.

Detailed Specifications:

Scope: Subject to local building codes, the standard Sing Core wall panel is intended for use in:

Lighter use industrial building and factory, hotel and retail sales building interior applications

Product Description: 1.132-inch hot rolled steel wall panel manufactured by Sing Core

Wall component includes unfinished wall panel only

Wall Panel Materials: Sing Core wall panels are manufactured using Eco-friendly cold-press process. Composite materials include:

Sing Core vertical wood-grain torsion substrate filled with recycled EPS foam
Core material is framed with T-slot stiles and wood rails
Facings are 16 gauge hot rolled steel
Formaldehyde-free bonding agent is used for adhesion of all components

T-slot Stiles

T-slot consists of an extruded aluminum square T-slot profile with four open T-slots, one on each face. The profile has align-a-grooves to assist in aligning connecting profiles. The profile is compatible with 10-series T-slot fasteners. The four open T-slots enable access from any direction and are useful for joining hot rolled steel wall panels securely and accurately.

Architectural Specifications Substitutes

For information on some of our architectural substitutes click here.

Interior Blocking: Solid wood implants can be inserted as lock blocks or anchor points. Also additional stiles (T-slot or vertical wood implants) or rails (horizontal wood implants) can be positioned at any desired location inside the wall panel. (Note: Depending on your expectations, solid wood implants should be supported by at least 12 inches of Sing Core material to maintain true flatness.)

Delivery: Reasonable care is taken to ensure safe transportation of your Sing Core wall panels from factory to your location including proper crating to protect the natural beauty of your wall panels during transport.

Storage and Protection: Store your Sing Core hot rolled steel wall panels in an upright position and allowed to acclimate to room temperature following shipment receipt or prior to finishing or installation.

Verify that attachment, hinging and latching assemblies operate freely and correctly

Finishing: The finishing of the Sing Core standard hot rolled steel wall panels is the responsibility of the client due to the product being delivered in unfinished condition unless specified otherwise in writing fro use in interior applications only. Any exterior use must be approved in advance to avoid warranty exception and sealing must be in accordance with manufacturer’s specifications to protect against a variety of environmental conditions as necessary. In reference to exterior applications:

Seal all 6 surfaces with two coat minimum on operable panel(s)
Finishing or re-finishing must be completed following acclimatization and installed within 7 days
Avoid finishing after rain (or damp) or during periods of higher than average humidity
At least once a year, conduct periodic inspections of coating to ensure no wall panel components are exposed
Reseal the surface as necessary

Machining: Sing Core hot rolled steel panels are easy to work with in the metal shop for machining or on-site for finishing, and fastening.

Insulation Performance: Standard Sing Core wall panels feature built-in insulation value with an R3 (can be upgraded to to R6.5 or more) rating per inch, depending on architect’s specifications.

Warranty: Sing Core standard wall panels are come with a 10-year warranty, while professional manufactured wall panels can be structurally guaranteed and warp-free for 50 years under normal conditions.

Custom-cut Window/Lite Openings: Lite openings for glass inserts can be custom cut per your specifications (drawings above show examples of standard openings) for glass insertion.

Door Specifications
Door Width	Rough Opening Width	Rough Opening Height 6/8
2/0 (Single)	26″	82-1/2″
2/4 (Single)	30″	82-1/2″
2/6 (Single)	32″	82-1/2″
2/8 (Single)	34″	82-1/2″
3/0 (Single)	38″	82-1/2″
4/0 (Double)	*50″	82-1/2″
4/8 (Double)	*58″	82-1/2″
5/0 (Double)	*62″	82-1/2″
5/4 (Double)	*66″	82-1/2″
6/0 (Doulble)	*74″	82-1/2″

See also: Door Technical Information

Appearing regularly in Contemporary Architecture Design

October 13, 2016 No Comments

Millworks Crestmark and SingCore

Celebrating 19 years of serving customers with high end custom products, Crestmark Architectural Millworks is a dynamic and fast-paced company serving the millwork needs of commercial builders and general contractors in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

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The Crestmark Architectural Millworks Team

One of Crestmark’s special abilities is to work hand-in-hand with the contractor to achieve the architect’s vision in a creative process involving the delicate balance of high precision and performance, visual and mechanical aesthetics, logistics and budget considerations.

According to President Sean Olsen, “We have a reputation of being very creative, using products like SingCore to achieve what the architect wants, while making it a practical thing to do.”

A case in point: Crestmark was approached by Webcor Builders to provide solutions for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), who required a sensitive artwork storage area with very low volatile organic compounds (VOC) and unique design characteristics, such as 10 foot tall cabinet doors with hidden hardware and 1/8 inch reveals between doors. Crestmark Senior Manager, Jim Farahmand, says “Regarding size, weight, and stability concerns, it was obvious conventional composite cores were going to be prohibitive.”

Originally, the Crestmark team had discovered SingCore as a resource for “building 16 foot torsion box shop table tops that needed to be dead-flat.” Says Olsen, “We looked at SingCore and thought it was light and had the look the Museum required as well as stability sufficient for the application.”

“SingCore’s engineers and fabricators were flexible and able to provide a fully sealed core, custom blocking, aluminum cladding, and facing materials with paintable surfaces to satisfy the architect’s stringent requirements.”

Production Manager, Patrick Silva, recalls how easy the SingCore material was to work with, “I was surprised at how light the material was. Normally a four foot by ten foot door core weighs a couple hundred pounds, but instead it was light enough almost to handle the entire piece myself,” Silva continues, “I’ve had issues with warped panels before, and to have this material which is so nice, flat, stable and easy to work with is great.” Silva also applauds the support staff at SingCore in terms of pre-engineering the panels to, “have slightly larger perimeter blocking and aluminum cladding so that we could trim them down and band the edges in our shop.”

Once the cabinetry was installed, Crestmark’s installation crew were able to maneuver and align the doors to the cases, and report that “the weight factor of the 10 foot tall [SingCore] doors was a huge advantage,” recalling that the installation of the cabinetry into the wall was the most challenging part of the job, not attaching the large doors as one might expect.

Project Manager, Jim Farahmand reports, “I don’t think we’ve ever seen such stringent specifications on anything quite like the SFMOMA due to the mediums they wanted to protect, and SingCore came through in fine style.” and added, “The product was instantly acceptable to the architect, so we were able to move forward very quickly and get it done.”

Having successfully completed prominent projects like the SFMOMA expansion has brought in other quote requests from new potential clients seeking out Crestmark’s particular brand of problem-solving and creative millwork solutions.

Initial invitations to bid can range from very complete, with detailed architectural specifications, to rudimentary drawings and concepts. It’s important for Sean Olsen and Jim Farahmand to decide which projects are a good match for Crestmark’s services because even though they do not charge their clientele for estimates, they may invest an entire week to estimate one millwork package. Exercising discernment, the Crestmark team reviews each new proposal, deciding which project to invest in.

Airbnb, Inc. was one such new client who approached Crestmark with plans calling for “two large sliding doors 20 to 25 feet long by 9 to 10 feet tall that could be operated on either side of a concrete wall.

“SingCore offered us the flexibility to provide a lightweight, multi-panel solution that could be assembled on site with internal blocking where we needed it to accommodate the hardware.”

Patrick Silva interjects “These two huge sliding doors were clad with White Oak, wire-brush finished, and could have weighed thousands of pounds… but instead, we made them weigh a couple hundred pounds apiece.”

President Sean Olsen

Crestmark President, Sean Olsen says, “For two people to be able to handle these huge doors from the shop, to stage it, disassemble it, transport it to the job site and not have to worry about access, saves both time and energy, which is a great advantage.

Silva asserts, “The fact that anybody can open these doors single handedly is clearly not simply a function of the hardware, but rather because the door is so light. It’s an impressive application.”

Senior Manager, Jim Farahmand reinforces, “To take the pieces we’re provided, not to have to move mountains to make it happen and to end up with this monolithic feature that people are in awe of is a clear indication of how versatile SingCore can be.

“Our confidence in our vendors like SingCore enables us to arrive at solutions quickly because we know the material will perform well within the limits of its component hardware; the engineering goes a lot more smoothly and we know SingCore also stands behind their product.”

“As far as warranty goes, if the customer requires a ten year warranty on the doors we’re providing, we know we’re covered by SingCore’s fifty year warranty, and so our response can be ‘OK. No problem,’ which is great for us and instantly reassuring to the client.”

Crestmark Architectural Millwork is optimistic about the current trend of growth in the industry. According to President, Sean Olson, “The market is turning around and we’re seeing continued growth in negotiated work again.” Unlike the last eight years that were focused on hard-bidding which was a difficult time industry-wide.

Jim Farahmand says, “SingCore’s team of engineers can assist us if a secured client is facing budget issues, often helping us to value-engineer the products while still helping the architect achieve the vision they’re looking for.”

Crestmark Architectural Millworks
5640 West End Road
Arcata, CA 95521
Phone: (707) 822-4034
Email: info@crestmarkam.com

SingCore
P.O. Box 1691
McCleary, Wa 98557
Phone: (360) 495-3577
Email: info@singcore.com

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