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May 2026 ×

Section 081400 Wood Doors: What the Spec Division Actually Controls (And Where Hardware Coordinators Get Burned)

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps CSI MasterFormat Section 081400 governs the procurement, fabrication, and installation of architectural wood doors. If you are a specifier, construction manag...

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Aug 8, 2026

Adding Card Access to an Existing Mortise Lock: What Actually Has to Change at the Door

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Facility managers, security integrators, and commercial hardware specifiers frequently face the same challenge: a building already has solid-performing mortis...

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Aug 8, 2026

Grade 2 Passage Latchsets on Fire-Rated Openings: Where the Spec Gets Quietly Wrong

When a Passage Latchset Ends Up on a Fire Door A passage latchset looks simple: no key, no thumbturn, just a lever that retracts a latch. But once that latchset goes on a fire-rated opening, the conve...

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Aug 8, 2026

Door Position Switches: Where They Go, How They Wire, and What Goes Wrong on the First Install

What Is a Door Position Switch and Why Does Every Access-Controlled Opening Need One? A door position switch (DPS) is a two-piece magnetic sensor -- a reed switch module and a matching magnet -- that ...

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Aug 7, 2026

HES 1006 vs. Folger Adam vs. Adams Rite Electric Strikes: Picking the Right Strike for the Opening

Three Strike Families, Three Different Jobs When an access control project calls for an electric strike, the choice between the HES 1006 series, Folger Adam heavy-duty strikes, and Adams Rite frame-mo...

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Aug 7, 2026

Communicating Function vs. Exit Function: Choosing the Right Cylindrical Latchset When the Door Swings Both Ways

The Function Number Is the Decision, Not the Lever Style When a commercial door schedule lands on your desk and you see a cylindrical latchset specified as a communicating or exit function, it is easy...

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Aug 7, 2026

Cam Lock or Keyed Latch? Choosing the Right Access Panel Fastening for Your Application

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps Access panels show up on nearly every commercial job site -- electrical chase covers in a hospital corridor, HVAC service hatches above a school ceiling, plumbi...

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Aug 4, 2026

NRP Hinges on Outswing Doors: When the Pin Becomes the Vulnerability

Why the Hinge Pin Is a Security Problem on Outswing Doors This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who specify or install hardware on outswing doors. It explains w...

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Aug 4, 2026

Maison Keying for Apartment Buildings: What Property Managers and Specifiers Need to Get Right

What Is Maison Keying? Maison keying is a specific keying arrangement used in multi-unit residential buildings where every tenant's unit key also opens the common entry doors of the building — vestibu...

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Aug 3, 2026

Through-Bolt vs. Sex Bolt for Exit Devices: Which Fastening Method Belongs on Your Door

Two Ways to Anchor an Exit Device -- and Why the Choice Is Not Interchangeable This article explains the practical difference between through-bolt and sex bolt (also called barrel bolt or Chicago scre...

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Aug 3, 2026

Propping vs. Holding Back: When a Mortise Lock Hold-Back Function Is the Right Answer for Your Door Schedule

What This Article Covers This guide is for commercial hardware specifiers, facility managers, and installing contractors who encounter doors that need to stay latched open during business hours -- but...

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Aug 3, 2026

Mortise Cylinders vs Rim Cylinders: Choosing the Right Cylinder for the Lock Body You Have

The Short Answer: It Depends on What the Cylinder Plugs Into This article helps contractors, facility managers, and hardware specifiers understand the practical differences between mortise cylinders a...

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Aug 2, 2026

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