Has anybody had any problems with the issue of exterior paint on exterior door frames? If the whole frame is painted with that paint, wouldn't a portion of it be considered "installed in the building interior"? Am I over-thinking this and it's a non-issue, or is this something that needs to be addressed via VOC restrictions for paint on exterior door frames?
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Peter Doo
PresidentDoo Consulting LLC
203 thumbs up
June 2, 2011 - 4:08 pm
The requirement is for "...paints and coatings installed in the building interior..." You have a non-issue.
Paul Silverberg
PresidentSilverberg Associates
4 thumbs up
July 22, 2011 - 9:08 am
I have a similar issue, but in our case we were going to paint both the door and the frame with an exterior paint. Would that make any difference? Just to clarify, the interior face of the door would be painted with an exterior grade paint, and I would like to know if that paint needs to meet the VOC limits for the building interior.
John Drigot
Design/LEED SpecialistThe Neenan Company
185 thumbs up
August 18, 2011 - 10:08 am
Paul,
Yes, I believe the exterior paint would need to meet the VOC limits since it is inside the weatherproofing system. If the frame is metal you can categorize it as an anti-corrosive/anti-rust paint for which the VOC limit would be 250 g/L.