# Favorite alternative to standard interior storefront? **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive - Product Discussions #6\ **Created:** [March 13, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206 "2017-03-13T17:42:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brian\_payne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/brian_payne/32/356_2.png) [@brian\_payne](https://forum.4specs.com/u/brian_payne)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/1 "2017-03-13T17:42:50Z")
I’m stuck in a rut. I need some alternates for standard 1-3/4" or 2" x 4-1/2" storefront for interior glazed partitions. There are a lot of expensive options available, but ideally I’m looking for a cost comparable option that possibly captures a standard partition thickness of 4 7/8". I really dislike how standard SF don’t play nice with base finishes. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![michael\_chusid](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/michael_chusid/32/211_2.png) [@michael\_chusid](https://forum.4specs.com/u/michael_chusid)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/2 "2017-03-13T17:49:06Z")
Wood. Hollow metal frames Structural glass What are you trying to achieve? If it is visibility plus access control without smoke or fire control, use chain or perforated metal. ---
**Author:** ![brian\_payne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/brian_payne/32/356_2.png) [@brian\_payne](https://forum.4specs.com/u/brian_payne)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/3 "2017-03-13T18:26:27Z")
Aluminum & glass. ---
**Author:** ![George\_Everding](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/george_everding/32/20_2.png) [@George\_Everding](https://forum.4specs.com/u/George_Everding)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/4 "2017-03-13T20:23:30Z")
Raco Aluminum frames for interiors was a basis of design our designers preferred when I was active 10 years ago. Economical solution for interior only. It never made sense to me to use an exterior storefront inside a building, except where it was part of a vestibule. For glass and aluminum office storefronts, Raco seemed to work. Here are the other manufacturers listed in the ten-year old section I found, with no guarantees who is still in business, or who is comparable to whom: 1. Dual Lock Partition Systems, Inc. 2. Frameworks Manufacturing Co., Inc. 3. Modulex, Inc. 4. Raco Altura. 5. Versatrac; a division of A. J. May, Inc. 6. Western Integrated Materials, Inc. 7. Wilson Partitions, Inc. ---
**Author:** ![Davemetzger](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/davemetzger/32/389_2.png) [@Davemetzger](https://forum.4specs.com/u/Davemetzger)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/5 "2017-03-13T21:14:25Z")
Colin has these under 08 1125 - Interior Aluminum Doors and Frames, in [4specs.com](http://4specs.com) ---
**Author:** ![George\_Everding](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.4specs.com/george_everding/32/20_2.png) [@George\_Everding](https://forum.4specs.com/u/George_Everding)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/6 "2017-03-13T21:37:52Z")
I used 08 1216 and called it “Interior Aluminum Frames” - MF16 lists that number as “Aluminum Frames”. ---
**Author:** ![jpjordan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jpjordan](https://forum.4specs.com/u/jpjordan)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.4specs.com/t/favorite-alternative-to-standard-interior-storefront/3206/7 "2017-03-13T22:22:33Z")
I describe these products for my clients in Houston as “RACO-type frames.” There were developed by the Ragland Company for a large commercial office developer here in Houston. It is a pretty slick system. The extruded wall thickness is not as thick as storefront. While this is appropriate for a commercial office environment, it should not be used in a school or other institutional application.