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Sourcing Door Hardware for Historic Restoration: Period Accuracy, Modern Code, and What to Specify

What This Guide Covers and Who It Helps Historic restoration projects sit at a difficult intersection: the owner wants hardware that looks like it belongs to the building's original era, the architect...

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Jul 20, 2026 Our Blog

The Occupancy Indicator on a Privacy Mortise Latch: Why the Spec Gets Written Before Anyone Confirms the Door Prep

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps A Grade 1 privacy mortise latchset with an occupancy indicator is a specific tool for a specific problem: a single-occupancy restroom, a medical exam room, or...

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Jun 21, 2026 Our Blog

Privacy Mortise Latchsets: Why the Cointurn Function Gets Specified Wrong for the Room Type

The Problem Nobody Catches Until the Door Is Already Hung This article is for contractors, facility managers, and architectural specifiers who are selecting or reviewing privacy mortise latchsets for ...

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Jun 14, 2026 Our Blog

When the Mortise Lock Function Code Gets Changed After the Door Schedule Is Already Submitted

Why This Keeps Happening on Multi-Door Commercial Projects This article is for contractors, project managers, and specifiers who have been through the experience of submitting a hardware schedule, get...

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Jun 11, 2026 Our Blog

Apartment Entrance Mortise Locks: Why the Function Code Gets Chosen Before Anyone Asks About the Building's Egress Path

The Function Code Problem Nobody Flags Until Residents Move In This article is for contractors, property managers, and architects specifying or replacing mortise locksets on apartment entrance doors. ...

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Jun 6, 2026 Our Blog

Apartment Entrance Mortise Locks: Why the ANSI Function Code Gets Changed After the Lease Structure Is Set

Why the Function Code on an Apartment Entrance Mortise Lock Is Not a Hardware Decision This article is for contractors, property managers, and architects specifying or replacing mortise locksets on ap...

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May 15, 2026 Our Blog

Deadbolt Mortise Locks in Storeroom Applications: Why the Lock Function Is Only Half the Decision

What This Article Covers and Who It Helps A storeroom deadbolt mortise lockset seems like a straightforward spec: storeroom function, mortise body, deadbolt throw, done. In practice, facility managers...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Intruder-Function Classroom Locks: Choosing and Specifying the Right Mortise Lock for School Security Upgrades

What This Guide Covers This article explains how intruder-function classroom mortise locks work, what separates them from a standard classroom function lock, and what facility managers, school constru...

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Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog

Mortise Locks Explained: Problems, Benefits, and the Right Solution for Commercial Doors

What This Article Covers -- and Who It Helps This guide explains what a mortise lock is, where it outperforms other lock types, the most common problems contractors and facility managers run into, and...

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Apr 19, 2026 Our Blog