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Wiring an Electric Hinge Through a Fire-Rated Wood Door: The Cable Routing Decisions That Get Made After the Door Is Already Hung

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Electric hinges are one of the cleanest ways to transfer low-voltage power from a door frame to a lockset, electrified exit device, or access control reader o...

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Jun 4, 2026

Mixed-Corner Spring Hinge Replacements: Why the Frame Mortise You Already Have Decides the Leaf You Order Next

The Replacement Order That Arrives Wrong A facility manager at a school or clinic calls for a replacement spring hinge on a self-closing corridor door. The hinge is ordered, it ships, the installer op...

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Jun 4, 2026

Specifying Straight Door Pulls for Push-Pull Sets: Why Finish Lead Time Gets Ignored Until the Job Stalls

The Problem Nobody Flags Until the Opening Is Ready This article is for commercial subcontractors, facility managers, and architectural hardware consultants who spec or procure straight door pulls for...

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Jun 3, 2026

Surface-Applied Aluminum Astragals on Door Pairs: Why the Final Seal Adjustment Gets Left for After Move-In

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Surface-applied aluminum astragals seal the meeting edge between the two leaves of a door pair. This article is for commercial subcontractors, facility mainte...

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Jun 3, 2026

Mixed Corner Profiles on a Spring Hinge Set: Why the Frame Prep Decides Which Leaf Goes Where

The Corner Profile Problem Nobody Flags on the Submittal This article is for commercial door installers, facility maintenance crews, and hardware specifiers who have ordered a spring hinge set and arr...

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Jun 2, 2026

Baseboard Door Stops: Why the Projection Length Gets Picked Before Anyone Measures the Baseboard

The Stop That Looks Right and Still Fails Baseboard door stops are among the smallest line items on any hardware schedule, but they generate a disproportionate share of callbacks. A stop specified wit...

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Jun 2, 2026

Magnetic Lock Kits With Built-In Keypads: Why the Egress Compliance Check Happens After the Kit Is Already Ordered

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps A bundled magnetic lock kit that includes a 1,200-pound lock body, weatherproof keypad, power supply, and push button looks like a complete solution on the pr...

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Jun 2, 2026

Bundled Magnetic Lock Kits: Why the Power Supply and Keypad Decisions Happen After the Door Is Already Picked

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps A bundled electromagnetic lock kit -- one box that includes a maglock, a weatherproof keypad, a power supply, and a push-button request-to-exit (REX) device -...

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May 31, 2026

Choosing the Right Circuit Count on an Electric Hinge Before the Access Control Scope Is Written

Why Circuit Count Is a Decision That Happens Too Late This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects managing electrified openings where power transfer runs through the hinge. Spec...

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May 21, 2026

SVR Exit Devices on Standard 3-0 Doors: Why the Rod Travel and Strike Height Get Miscalculated Before the Device Ships

What This Article Covers -- and Who Needs It A surface vertical rod (SVR) exit device on a standard 3-foot-wide, 7-foot-tall door looks straightforward on a schedule. The door size is common, the devi...

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May 20, 2026

Passage Knob Latches in Commercial Buildings: Why Grade 2 Is the Right Call — Until It Isn't

What This Article Covers This guide helps contractors, facility managers, and architects make the right call on passage knob latches for commercial interior doors. Specifically, it addresses when a Gr...

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May 20, 2026

Mixing Square and Radius Corner Spring Hinges on the Same Door: When the Frame Prep Decides the Hinge Profile

The Problem That Shows Up at the Jobsite, Not on the Schedule This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who have ordered spring hinges and discovered — after the door was prep...

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May 18, 2026

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