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Frame Prep for Mortise Hardware: What the Frame Has to Be Before the Lock Goes In

Why Frame Prep Is a Mortise-Specific Problem This article covers what has to happen at the frame before a mortise lockset can be installed correctly -- a step that gets less attention than door-side p...

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Sep 23, 2026

When a Standard Push Plate Won't Fit: A Fabrication Guide for Openings with Outside Trim

Why You Can't Always Grab a Push Plate Off the Shelf This article is for hardware specifiers, commercial subcontractors, and facility managers who have run into a maddening field problem: a standard p...

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Sep 23, 2026

Cylinder Finish Matching to Lockset: How to Get Every Opening to Look Like One Decision Was Made

Why Cylinder Finish Matching Gets Overlooked Until It Is Too Late This article is for facility managers, commercial contractors, and specifiers who have ordered hardware correctly by function and keyi...

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Sep 20, 2026

Push Plates and Finger Plates on Commercial Doors: How to Specify the Right Size, Gauge, and Finish for Your Opening

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps Push plates and finger plates are two of the most overlooked items on a hardware schedule -- yet getting them wrong means surface damage, mismatched finishes, a...

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Sep 12, 2026

Passage vs. Closet Function on a Mortise Latchset: Why the Distinction Matters Before the Door Gets Prepped

Two Functions, One Mortise Body — and a Decision That Has to Happen Early This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who specify or install Grade 1 mortise latchsets...

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Sep 11, 2026

Exit Device Finish Matching Across Door Pairs: How to Keep Both Leaves Consistent When the Schedule Gets Built

Why Finish Matching on a Door Pair Is Harder Than It Looks This article is for hardware specifiers, commercial subcontractors, and facility managers who deal with door pairs equipped with exit devices...

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Sep 7, 2026

Door Pull CTC: Why the Center-to-Center Dimension Is the First Decision on Any Pull Hardware Schedule

What CTC Means on a Door Pull -- and Why It Drives Everything Else This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who need to specify or order door pulls without sending the projec...

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Sep 4, 2026

Office Function vs. Entrance Function Locksets: How One Wrong Code Breaks a Hardware Schedule

If you have ever received a hardware submittal back with a red-line on the lock function, there is a reasonable chance the specifier or contractor confused office function with entrance function. Thes...

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Sep 3, 2026

Reading a Sequence of Operation Diagram for Electrified Door Hardware: A Field and Spec Guide

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps Every electrified door opening -- whether it is an access-controlled entrance at a school, a monitored corridor door in a hospital, or a secured server vestibul...

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Sep 3, 2026

Plain Bearing vs. Ball Bearing on a Door with a Closer: Why the Closer Is the Decision-Maker

The Closer Changes Everything About How a Hinge Wears This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who are specifying or replacing hinges on doors that carry a door cl...

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Sep 3, 2026

Why Plain Bearing Hinges Get Replaced Before Their Time: Understanding Load, Use Frequency, and the Closer Pairing Rule

The Hinge Nobody Questions Until It Starts Sagging Plain bearing hinges are among the most common hardware items on a commercial project, and they are also among the most commonly misapplied. This gui...

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Sep 2, 2026

Kick Plate Height Standards: What the Spec Needs to Say Before the Hardware Ships

What This Article Covers Kick plates seem straightforward until the spec is wrong and the wrong plate shows up on a fire-rated door or a wood door with a closer. This guide covers standard height rang...

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Sep 1, 2026

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