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Electric Hinges as Power Transfer Devices: How They Work and When to Specify Them

What Is an Electric Hinge and What Problem Does It Solve? An electric hinge looks almost identical to a standard commercial ball bearing hinge from the corridor side. The difference lives inside: conc...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

SVR Exit Devices on Non-Rated Oversized Doors: A Specifier's Field Guide to Sizing, Prep, and Outside Trim

What This Guide Covers Surface vertical rod (SVR) exit devices on oversized, non-rated openings introduce a specific set of decisions that a standard rim-device spec simply does not address. This guid...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Clearing the ADA Threshold Height Hurdle: Ramp Thresholds on Accessible Door Openings

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps When a door opening sits on an accessible route, the threshold is not just a weatherseal or a floor transition piece -- it is a compliance checkpoint. Facility ...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Ball Bearing Hinges on Commercial Doors: How to Size and Specify Them Right the First Time

Why Getting Hinge Spec Right Matters Before the Door Ever Gets Hung This guide helps contractors, facility managers, and specifiers choose the correct ball bearing hinge size, quantity, and configurat...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

SVR Exit Devices on Oversized Fire-Rated Doors: What Changes at 4x8

Why Door Size Changes Everything on a Fire-Rated SVR Opening This guide is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who are specifying or installing a surface vertical rod (SVR) e...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Round Knobs vs. Lever Handles: Specifying the Right Office Entry Lockset for Accessibility and Code

Why the Knob-vs-Lever Decision Still Matters on Commercial Projects If you are specifying or replacing hardware on office entry doors, one of the first questions you will face is simple but consequent...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

Fire-Rated Automatic Door Bottoms: How to Specify and Install Them Right

Why the Gap at the Bottom of a Fire Door Matters More Than You Think The space beneath a fire door is one of the most overlooked details in door assembly compliance. Too much clearance and you fail an...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

Kick-Down Door Holders: Where They Work, Where They Don't, and How to Spec the Right Stop

What This Guide Covers Kick-down door holders are one of the most misused pieces of hardware in commercial buildings. They are inexpensive, easy to install, and genuinely useful in the right setting. ...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

How Electric Hinges Route Power to Electrified Door Hardware — A Specifier's Guide

What Is an Electric Hinge and Why Does It Matter? An electric hinge — sometimes called a power transfer hinge or electrified hinge — is a full mortise butt hinge that contains concealed internal wirin...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

Nylon Brush Astragals on Door Pairs: A Specifier's Guide to Getting the Seal Right

Why the Meeting Stile Gap Is a Problem Worth Solving On any pair of commercial doors, the vertical gap where the two leaves meet in the center is one of the most overlooked details in a hardware sched...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

Hospital Tip Hinges: When and Why to Specify Them for Demanding Openings

If you have ever pulled a hardware schedule for a healthcare project and seen the note hospital tip next to every hinge line item, you may have wondered exactly what that detail accomplishes and wheth...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

Occupancy Indicator Locksets: Specifying Privacy Hardware That Actually Works in Commercial Openings

What This Guide Covers Privacy hardware with built-in occupancy indicators is a small but critical specification decision in commercial, healthcare, educational, and institutional projects. Get it wro...

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Apr 22, 2026

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