Builders Hardware Guides

PM453, PC80, PT40: each Schlage Performance Series number lists its fields in a set order. Read the function, the EL or EU electrified versions, the cylinder letter, the lever and rose codes and the finish, one field at a time.

The Don-Jo ADR-1, ADR-2 and ADR-3 share one length, gauge and door thickness. What sets them apart are the cutouts on Don-Jo's templates and, on the ADR-3, the hand. Here is how to tell them apart and read the finish codes.

Single door or pair, push or pull side, and whether a pair opens together or independently: that decides which LCN Senior Swing 9500IQ to order. See how LCN matches the 9531IQ, 9542IQ, 9553IQ and 9563IQ to an opening, with arms, covers, finishes and controller setup.

Finishing a house in Emtek and need stops to match? Here are Emtek's floor bumpers, baseboard stops, magnetic stop and hinge pivot stop by number, with sizes, finish lists and what Emtek says about hinges.

Fitting a pocket or sliding door with Emtek hardware? Compare flush pull and edge pull sizes, then match a passage, privacy, keyed or dummy lock to the door thickness and the prep already cut in the door.

Matching the small pieces to a Baldwin handleset? Here are the door knockers, bell buttons, house numbers, door viewers and letter box plates by number, with Baldwin's printed sizes and the finish codes listed for each piece.

A 6 inch Emtek pull can be 6-3/4, 6-7/8 or 7-1/4 inches overall, depending on the line. See Modern Edge, Jasper and Westridge sizes by number, plus the appliance pulls and knobs of the Jasper and Westridge lines and the finish codes.

Looking for a Deltana door stop that matches your hardware? Charts by mounting place: baseboard, floor, wall and hinge pin, plus magnetic holders, with what numbers such as BDS30, UFB5000 and HP70 mean and which series have a short finish list.

Buying a new NGP door sweep with no old number to match? Compare vinyl, neoprene and nylon brush profiles by their printed dimensions, see what NGP lists for each material, and find the finish letters for the 97V, 200N, 199N, 600 and 601.

Fixing or matching a CRL pull on a glass door? Here are CRL's CM straight, CD offset, ladder and shower pulls by size, what CRL's sheets list for glass and for wood or aluminum doors, and the washer and stud kits.