Dear Santa, I don’t want to rush things, considering it’s not even December and all, but last year you pointed out I was a little late with my letter so I didn’t want to make the same mistake. I know you’re in the business of granting requests so I thought I’d get mine in while […]
Read moreI’ve previously discussed fire-rated doors and hurricane-rated doors here on the blog. Those are the most well known and loved door ratings , but did you know there are more ratings than those? In fact, even within those ratings there’s quite a bit of differentiation that’s actually pretty detailed. If you’re new to the door […]
Read moreFire-rated doors will increase the safety of your facility in a pretty big way, and they’re fairly easy to install. However, what most people don’t realize is there are several things that can easily cause your door to lose its fire-rating. Instead of having you search all over the internet and Google phrases such as, […]
Read moreIn the world of hardware, wind can be our biggest enemy. So much so, we even have to go as far as to have windstorm-rated hardware to be certain hardware can withstand heavy winds. Door closers are often a casualty of heavy winds. Slamming doors are usually a product of heavy winds and, really, I […]
Read more“My safe won’t open!” is a pretty common phase our technical service representatives when customers call in, and that’s because malfunctioning safes are a relatively common problem. Thankfully, most of the time the solution is a simple one and won’t take much of an effort to fix. However, determining what the problem is might leave […]
Read moreChoosing between painted doors or laminate doors for your facility may not rank up there in the top five life changing decisions you’ll ever make, but I say, why not be prepared? If you’re in the process of a constructing a new building, this is inevitably a choice coming your way and one you should […]
Read moreA common question in our industry is whether to use mortise locks or cylindrical locks on the doors within their facility. While it might not be a simply “this or that” question, I think I can give you some information that will point you in the right direction. If you aren’t sure of the difference […]
Read moreWhen it comes to the world of doors and locks, you’re not necessarily stuck with only standard keys. You may choose to go the e-key route. But isn’t it best to know the pros and cons before making any decision? I say yes. Let’s check out some of the advantages and disadvantages to both of […]
Read moreHave you ever watched someone walk into what they thought was a door equipped with automatic openers? Most of the time they don’t even slow down, and just keep barreling through as they think the door is going to magically slide open for them. Is it mean that I get a little bit of joy […]
Read moreDelayed egress continues to make its way into random conversations I’ve been having this week, and I feel like this may have been the universe nudging me to write a post about it. I’m not one to argue with the universe. As we’ve discussed here and here, it isn’t the simplest of topics. There are […]
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