David Bolton Why the Label on a Fire-Rated Wood Door Is the Most Important Thing You Cannot Drill Through What Is a Fire Door Label and Why Does It Matter on Wood Doors? A fire door label is the physical evidence that a door assembly has been manufactured, tested, and listed to withstand a defined fire ex... NFPA 80 fire door compliance fire door hardware label service wood fire doors Oct 15, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton The Keyed Removable Mullion on a Fire-Rated Pair: Why This One Component Shapes the Entire Opening Spec What This Article Covers This guide is written for commercial contractors, hardware specifiers, and facility managers who are configuring a fire-rated door pair and trying to understand how a keyed re... NFPA 80 exit devices fire-rated door pairs removable mullion windstorm compliance Sep 7, 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 SVR Exit Device on an Oversized Door: Why the 4x8 Opening Changes Every Installation Decision Why the Door Size Is Not Just a Catalog Filter This article is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and hardware specifiers working with surface vertical rod (SVR) exit devices on oversize f... NFPA 80 SVR exit device exit devices fire-rated hardware oversized doors May 11, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Why SVR Exit Devices Fail Annual Fire Door Inspections — and What to Fix Before the Inspector Arrives What This Article Covers Surface vertical rod (SVR) exit devices are among the most common fire-rated exit hardware configurations on pairs of commercial doors. They are also among the most frequently... NFPA 80 SVR panic hardware exit devices fire door compliance fire door inspection Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Fire-Rated Rim Exit Devices: Why the Door Label Is Just the Beginning of Code Compliance More Than a Panic Bar: What Fire Exit Hardware Actually Requires This guide is for commercial contractors, facility managers, and architects working with fire-rated door assemblies that require egress... NFPA 80 exit devices fire door compliance life safety rim exit hardware Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog
David Bolton Fire-Rated SVR Exit Devices: The Annual Inspection Checklist That Keeps You Code-Compliant Why Fire-Rated SVR Exit Devices Demand a Dedicated Inspection Routine This guide is for facility managers, maintenance contractors, and life safety inspectors who are responsible for keeping fire-rate... NFPA 80 exit devices facility maintenance fire door compliance panic hardware Apr 23, 2026 Our Blog
