Custom Steel Window and Door Specification & Ordering Process for Architects
One project, one team, from first sketch to delivery.
- Showroom visit. Optional, and the fastest way to settle profiles, glazing and finish.
- Design consultation. Design intent reviewed against what each system can carry.
- Proposal and accuracy check. Dimensions, operation, glazing and finish confirmed against the project documents; the deposit releases the project to drafting.
- Drafting and review. CAD drawings for every opening, revised against your comments.
- Signature. Once the full set is signed, the order enters production and no further changes are allowed.
- Manufacturing. 14 to 16 weeks from signed drawings.
- Delivery and support. Shipping typically takes about two weeks, up to three to the East Coast, with installation support for the contractor.
Specification moves faster once the product has been seen in person. The PINKYS Los Angeles flagship in Vernon, designed by Jeremiah Brent, displays every profile system with its corner sections, operable doors and a working lift-and-slide system, alongside custom gothic arch windows, steel-framed partitions and the full range of Rocky Mountain Hardware finishes.
Visits are by appointment. Bring the plans and opening dimensions, and the Studio Steel team will review the project on site. Specific products or configurations can be prepared in advance on request.
PINKYS is best engaged during schematic design, while opening sizes and configurations remain open. The Studio Steel team reviews design intent against what each system can carry and identifies configurations that need rethinking before they reach the drawing set, where changes cost far less than at submittal. Curved and arched heads, oversized pivots, full bi-fold walls and interior partitions are all within scope, with maximum sizes confirmed by profile system and glazing.
Recommended documents include floor plans and elevations, an opening schedule, the energy compliance path, and structural requirements from the engineer of record. Documents can follow as the design develops, though a project that arrives with final dimensions and selections can often be drawn in a few days.
Shop Drawings
Every opening gets architecturally detailed CAD drawings, drawn to its actual dimensions, issued for review, revised against comments and reissued for signature. Drawings are issued as PDFs.
Drafting time depends on the project's size and how settled the design is. A project with final dimensions and selections can be drawn in a few days, and revisions typically return within three to five business days.
Before signing, the contractor or installer verifies every dimension and installation type against site conditions. PINKYS builds to the dimensions on the signed drawings.
| Element | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Elevations | Outside and inside views, overall size, lite divisions and panel widths |
| Section cuts | Keyed sections through frame, jamb, threshold and meeting points |
| Specification block | Around twenty fields per unit: design, size, jamb, threshold, mounting, active leaf, swing direction and pattern, finish, glass, lock, handle and location, stay, roller catch, screen, thermal break, hinge, bore holes |
| Glazing | Unit makeup by layer, such as 5+12A+5, with coating and lite type |
| Hardware | Part numbers, locations and bore hole positions |
| Dimensions | Millimeters with inches bracketed throughout, so the drawing reads easily in either unit of measurement |
| Packing schedule | Package counts by component, for whoever receives the delivery |
| Approval block | Signature line. The approved drawing supersedes estimates, invoices and any prior correspondence |
If any drawing needs revising, reject the set and contact your sales representative rather than signing. Once signed, no further changes are allowed.
Performance & Compliance
| Requirement | Studio Steel |
|---|---|
| Energy | Thermally broken systems NFRC certified; Ottostumm W50 TB as low as U-0.21 (fixed) and U-0.31 (casement). Data supplied for energy modelers. See NFRC Ratings and Title 24 Compliance. |
| Impact | Florida Product Approval for large and small missile impact on select products, with more in progress. See Impact & Hurricane Ratings. |
| Glazing | Tempered as standard; laminated and triple pane by profile system. See Glass Options. |
| Structural | Fabricated to the loads and anchoring specified by the engineer of record. |
Units are built to the signed drawings, finished through the eight-stage coating system, glazed and inspected before packing, whether the order is one opening or several hundred. PINKYS ships nationwide on its own trucks and flatbed carriers.
Deliveries are curbside, and the project team provides labor to offload. Any damage must be reported to PINKYS within three days of delivery to qualify for the claims process. Store units according to the PINKYS storage instructions, since improper storage voids the warranty.
PINKYS does not install, but provides installation guidance in English and Spanish. A dedicated support team works with the installing contractor through completion, and field questions go back to the team that drew the project.
Production takes 14 to 16 weeks and begins when the shop drawings are approved and signed, not when the deposit is made. Shipping follows, typically about two weeks and up to three to the East Coast.
The deposit releases the project to drafting. During drafting, the drawings are reviewed and adjusted until they are ready for signature, a stage that can take days or weeks depending on the project. Because production doesn't begin until the drawings are signed, completing review promptly keeps the overall schedule on track.
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