Stone Double Doorframe

A stone wall with a double opening

As a stone entrance piece, the Stone Double Doorframe holds a Double Door in its opening. It is a building piece in both ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended, described in game as "A brick-and-mortar wall that provides entrance to a structure." It works as a wall, holding a building up and closing off an area, with a gap added for going in and out.

Placement and support

The frame can stand on any Foundation, Fence Foundation or Ceiling except the Thatch Roof, and it can also go on top of another wall. A Double Door fits the opening and can be locked, keeping others out while you and your tribe still pass. Pieces built on top get support reaching 2 ceilings out along the x and y axes, and 1 ceiling diagonally when the frame sits directly above a foundation.

Engram and recipe

The engram unlocks at level 31 for 6 engram points, and the frame is crafted in your inventory from 30 Stone, 16 Wood or Fungal Wood and 12 Thatch. Crafting takes 3 seconds and gives 3.12 XP. Each frame weighs 4 and they stack to 100, so a full stack weighs 400. Loot is another source: 44 crate types can contain it, including Genesis Blue, Genesis Green and Genesis Red.

What can damage it

As a stone structure it only takes damage from certain sources. The wiki's list includes metal weapons (5%), explosives (150%), the Cannon (about 137%), the Ballista Turret (40%), Alpha Creatures (10%), Titans, and creatures such as the Deathworm, Magmasaur and Roll Rat. If the doorframe is destroyed, building pieces that depend on it for support fall with it, and demolishing it refunds nothing for those extra pieces. Doorframes leave a house's insulation unchanged, with the door open, closed or missing.