Division 08: Openings
Division 08 covers doors, frames, door hardware, windows, storefronts, curtain walls, glazing and louvers.
MasterFormat group: Facility construction
What Division 08 includes
- Hollow metal doors and frames
- Wood doors
- Door hardware
- Aluminum storefronts and curtain walls
- Windows and skylights
- Glazing
Who bids Division 08
Door and hardware suppliers, and glazing contractors.
What an estimator should check
- 01Door schedule against the hardware sets in the spec.
- 02Fire ratings on the life safety plan against the door schedule.
- 03Glass types by location.
- 04Who installs doors and hardware, and who only furnishes.
Takeoffs in Division 08
Takeoff Tool reads one spec section, counts the items on the plans and flags where the spec and the drawings disagree. Each trade page says if the trade is live or opening.