Building renovations can change how people move through and use a facility. Offices may relocate, departments may change, and contractors may need temporary access to work areas. When a project includes new doors, locks, or other hardware, facility managers should...
When replacing a commercial door or ordering new hardware, it helps to know which way the door is handed and how it swings. These details affect the door, frame, hinges, lock, closer, and other hardware. If the handing is unclear, a quick description may not be enough...
An automatic door operator can make a commercial entrance easier to use, but adding one to an existing doorway takes more planning than choosing a push button. The door, frame, hardware, traffic patterns, and surrounding space all affect which solution may fit....
Commercial doors work hard every day. In schools, healthcare facilities, churches, offices, and manufacturing buildings, repeated use puts stress on hinges, locks, closers, and the surrounding door structure. When hardware loosens or mounting areas begin to...
Commercial double doors are common in schools, healthcare facilities, churches, municipal buildings, manufacturing plants and other facilities where a wider opening is needed. While they may look like two standard doors installed side by side, paired doors can require...
In a busy commercial facility, the lower portion of a door often takes more abuse than almost any other part of the opening. Carts strike it. Shoes push against it. Janitorial equipment bumps it. Deliveries move through it. In healthcare, schools, manufacturing...
