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Anti-Ligature Hardware for Behavioral Health Units: What the Opening Schedule Has to Get Right

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Behavioral health construction presents a category of door hardware problems that standard commercial catalogs were never designed to solve. If you are a heal...

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Aug 15, 2026 Our Blog

Hold-Back Function on a Mortise Lock: What Actually Happens at the Door When You Activate It

What Is the Hold-Back Function on a Mortise Lock? A mortise lock with a hold-back function does one specific thing: it lets the occupant retract the latch bolt and keep it retracted without holding th...

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Aug 15, 2026 Our Blog

Occupied or Vacant? How Privacy Function Indicators Work (And Where ADA Complicates the Spec)

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps This guide explains how privacy function indicators -- sometimes called occupancy indicators or status indicators -- work on commercial locksets, which applic...

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Aug 14, 2026 Our Blog

Astragal Selection for Non-Rated Door Pairs: Getting the Meeting Edge Right Without Fire-Door Rules in the Way

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Non-rated door pairs -- double doors without a center mullion -- share a common problem: the gap at the meeting edge lets in light, air, sound, and foot traff...

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Aug 14, 2026 Our Blog

Why a Friction Hold-Open Arm Has No Place on a Fire Corridor Door (And What to Use Instead)

The Problem Shows Up at Inspection, Not at Installation This article is for facility managers, commercial hardware contractors, and project architects managing corridor door openings in schools, healt...

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Aug 14, 2026 Our Blog

What CSI MasterFormat Section 087100 Actually Controls (And Where Hardware Specs Break Down)

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are writing, reviewing, or bidding a project with a door hardware specification, the section number on the cover sheet is almost certainly 087100 — Doo...

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Aug 14, 2026 Our Blog

Half Surface Swing Clear Hinges on Hollow Metal Doors: When You Cannot Mortise the Door

The Problem No One Talks About Until the Door Is Already Hung This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architects who face a specific field condition: a hollow metal door that needs swi...

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Aug 14, 2026 Our Blog

Floor Closers on Double-Acting Doors: What Changes When the Door Swings Both Ways

The Problem With Putting a Standard Closer on a Double-Acting Door This article explains how door closers work differently on double-acting openings, which closer types are appropriate, and what speci...

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Aug 13, 2026 Our Blog

Why Cold Storage Doors Lose the Seal at the Bottom First (And How to Fix It)

The Bottom Gap Is Where Cold Storage Energy Goes to Waste This article is for facility managers, maintenance technicians, and commercial contractors working on walk-in coolers, freezer rooms, food pro...

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Aug 13, 2026 Our Blog

Heavy Weight vs. Standard Weight Hinges on Fire-Rated Doors: Why the Wrong Choice Fails the Annual Inspection

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps This guide is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who specify or maintain hinges on fire-rated door assemblies. It focuses on a spec...

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Aug 13, 2026 Our Blog

Drill Attacks on Door Cylinders: What Protection Options Actually Work and When to Specify Them

Why Cylinder Drilling Is a Real Threat on Commercial Openings A drill attack on a pin-tumbler cylinder is one of the fastest and most common forced-entry methods on commercial and institutional doors....

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Aug 12, 2026 Our Blog

When the Frame Sticks Out Too Far: Selecting a Closer Arm Extension for Deep Reveal Openings

The Problem Nobody Catches Until the Closer Is Already Mounted This article is for commercial contractors, hardware schedulers, and facility maintenance teams who have run into a door closer that bind...

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Aug 12, 2026 Our Blog

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