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Top-Hung vs. Bottom-Supported Sliding Door Hardware: How the Load Path Changes Everything About Your Spec

Which Sliding Door System Belongs on Your Project? This article helps contractors, facility managers, and architects decide between top-hung and bottom-supported sliding door hardware before the door ...

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Oct 13, 2026 Our Blog

Automatic Door Operator Not Responding in the Field: A Step-by-Step Diagnostic Sequence Before You Call for a Unit

When the Operator Stops Cooperating: Start Here, Not at the Unit This guide is for facility technicians, commercial door contractors, and maintenance crews dealing with a low-energy or automatic door ...

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Sep 27, 2026 Our Blog

Interconnected Locksets for Residential Entry Doors: What They Are and When to Specify Them

What This Article Covers This guide explains what interconnected locksets are, how they differ from standard bored locksets and separate deadbolts, and when specifying one makes sense for residential ...

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Sep 22, 2026 Our Blog

Hospital Tip Hinges: Why the Tip Style on a Swing Clear Hinge Is Not a Cosmetic Choice

A Small Detail That Shows Up on Every Inspection and Every Cleaning Round This article is for facility managers, healthcare construction managers, and architectural specifiers who are putting together...

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Aug 21, 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

Swing Clear Hinges in Retrofit Projects: Getting the Doorway Width Right Before You Order

The Problem Nobody Catches Until the Wheelchair Arrives This article covers how swing clear hinges work in retrofit accessibility projects, why the clear opening measurement is the number that matters...

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Aug 10, 2026 Our Blog

One Turn to Get Out: How Interconnected Locksets Work and Where They Belong on a Residential Entry Door

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps If you are a contractor installing hardware on a multi-family building, an assisted living facility, or a townhome development, or if you are a facility manag...

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Jul 9, 2026 Our Blog

Swing Clear Hinges on ADA Corridor Doors: Why the Clear-Opening Width Gets Lost Before the Hinge Is Ever Ordered

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Swing clear hinges are specified precisely because they increase the usable clear opening width of a door — a critical detail on ADA-accessible routes in hosp...

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Jun 30, 2026 Our Blog

Swing Clear Hinges on Narrow Corridor Doors: When the Geometry of the Opening Forces the Hinge Choice

What This Article Covers Swing clear hinges solve a specific geometry problem: when a standard hinge would leave the door leaf partially blocking the opening at 90 degrees, a swing clear moves the doo...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

How a Swing Clear Hinge Actually Creates Clear Width — and Where Contractors Get It Wrong

What This Guide Covers This article explains how swing clear hinges work mechanically, which job conditions call for them, and the common specification and installation mistakes that cancel out the cl...

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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

Specifying Straight Door Pulls for Commercial Openings: A Practical Guide

Why the Door Pull Is Never Just a Door Pull A straight door pull looks simple enough on a hardware schedule line item. But get the center-to-center (CTC) dimension wrong, order the wrong finish for a ...

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Apr 22, 2026 Our Blog

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