The Door Hardware Stakeholders "The stakeholder" It sounds like it could be the name of a piece of hardware, right? Perhaps available in...

Invisible Doors Sounds spooky right? 😱 There are lots of times when a high end design will want to make a door "disappear". Maybe it's a...

Surface Closers are Ugly! What other options are there? Out of all of the hardware pieces that are commonly attached to doors everywhere,...

Consultants sure are expensive, aren't they? Some of their hourly rates are real eye poppers! Why pay another person to do something when...

It is easy to look at a finished hardware spec (or a finished building for that matter), and it seems as though it dropped out of the...

Spring is in the air. And in some hinges too. Spring hinges (ANSI/BHMA A156.17) can be an economical substitution for an ordinary closer...

Continuing the discussion on door hardware grade from the previous posts. (Grade Series Part 1) (Grade Series Part 2) (Grade Series Part...

Continuing the discussion on door hardware grade from the previous posts. (Grade Series Part 1) (Grade Series Part 2) The rubber meets...

Continuing the discussion on door hardware grade from the previous post. Very brief recap: “grade” indicates the minimum tested...

What does "grade" mean for door hardware? If you have a little experience with reviewing door hardware specs or researching door hardware...

"I can't stand door hardware." "The specs are basically done, now I just need to do the.. door hardware." "A new submittal came in. Oh...