David Bolton Wide-Stile vs Narrow-Stile Exit Devices: Choosing the Right Panic Hardware for Your Door Why Door Stile Width Determines Your Exit Device Before Almost Anything Else This article explains the practical difference between wide-stile and narrow-stile exit devices, who needs to care about th... aluminum storefront doors exit devices hardware specification life safety panic hardware Jul 3, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Why the CVR Cladding Kit Gets Forgotten Until the Exit Device Is Already Mounted on the Door What This Article Covers and Who It Helps Concealed vertical rod (CVR) exit devices require precise cutouts in the door face for the top and bottom rod latches. When those cutouts are made and the dev... CVR hardware concealed vertical rod door hardware specification exit devices hardware accessories Jun 29, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Hardware Coordination Problem Nobody Solves Until the Pivot Door Is Already Hung What This Article Covers -- and Who Needs It Aluminum storefront pivot doors show up on retail entries, corporate lobbies, school main entrances, and healthcare reception fronts. They look clean. They... aluminum storefront exit devices floor closers pivot doors storefront hardware Jun 28, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Floor Strike Mount Decision on a Vertical Rod Exit Device: Saddle vs. Flush Before the Concrete Is Poured Why the Floor Strike Mount Decision Has to Happen Before the Slab Is Done This article is for contractors, facility managers, and specifying architects who are coordinating vertical rod exit device ha... NFPA 80 exit devices fire-rated hardware floor strike vertical rod Jun 28, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Dummy Trim vs Night Latch Trim on Exit Devices: Picking the Right Outside Function Before the Door Gets Prepped Why the Outside Trim Function Gets Chosen Last and Causes Problems First This article explains the practical difference between dummy trim and night latch trim on exit devices, who each function is ri... egress exit devices hardware schedules outside trim panic hardware Jun 27, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Cylinder Dogging on Exit Devices: Why the Upgrade Gets Ordered Wrong Before Anyone Checks the Fire Rating What Cylinder Dogging Actually Does on a Panic Bar Cylinder dogging is a feature that lets a building operator use a standard key cylinder to hold an exit device's latch bolt in the retracted position... cylinder dogging exit devices fire-rated openings panic hardware retrofit hardware Jun 27, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Exit Devices for Acoustic Spaces: Keeping Egress Hardware From Fighting the Room Why Egress Hardware Becomes a Problem in Noise-Sensitive Buildings This article is for architects, acoustical consultants, and facility managers specifying or replacing exit devices in spaces where so... acoustic hardware door closers exit devices perimeter seals sound-rated openings Jun 26, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Rim Strike on a Mullion-Free Door Pair: Why the Meeting Stile Clearance Gets Ignored Until the Panic Hardware Binds Why the Rim Strike on a Mullion-Free Pair Is Not an Afterthought This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects who are specifying or installing rim exit devices on pair... door pairs exit devices life safety panic hardware rim strike Jun 26, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Bottom Strike on a Vertical Rod Exit Device: Why the Floor Prep Gets Done Wrong Before the Door Ever Closes What This Article Covers This guide is for commercial subcontractors, facility maintenance technicians, and project managers who are installing or replacing vertical rod exit devices and want to avoid... exit devices fire-rated openings floor strikes installation vertical rod hardware Jun 25, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Why the Top Strike Gets Forgotten When a Vertical Rod Exit Device Is Replaced Mid-Project The Part That Stops the Door — and Stops the Job This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and project architects who are replacing or specifying vertical rod exit devices on alum... commercial door components door hardware replacement exit devices life safety hardware vertical rod hardware Jun 24, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton When the 48-Inch Rim Exit Device Strike Gets Located Wrong Because No One Confirmed the Door Handing Before the Frame Was Set The Problem That Shows Up After the Frame Is Grouted In This article is for commercial subcontractors, facility managers, and project managers who are coordinating door hardware on single doors with a... commercial door hardware door handing egress hardware exit devices rim exit hardware Jun 19, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Panic Hardware on Stairwell Doors: Why the Dogging Function Gets Specified Wrong Before the Fire Marshal Reviews the Egress Plan The Short Answer That Saves You a Failed Inspection This article explains why the dogging function on panic hardware gets specified incorrectly on stairwell doors, who gets caught by that mistake, and... code compliance exit devices fire exit hardware panic hardware stairwell doors Jun 14, 2026 Our Blog
