Builders Hardware Guides

How Hettich presents Grant sliding and folding door hardware: the TopLine Grant 6000, 7000, 1200, 5000 and SD/HD/XHD series and the Grant folding systems, the loads Hettich prints, the Silent System, our Grant and SD parts, and SlideLine M for furniture doors.

What do H101, NL350 and 88lb mean in our Hettich AvanTech YOU set titles? A planning guide to AvanTech YOU sets, Actro YOU and Quadro runners, load classes, front fixing clips, rear brackets, Push to open Silent and Practica jigs.

Replacing a Hettich concealed hinge? This guide uses Hettich's Sensys and Optimat brochures to identify the hinge model, door mounting option and cup, the mounting plate type and distance D, and the opening angle limiters, soft opening and Optimat face frame hinges.

Our Hettich parts are listed by number. See where Hettich prints its order numbers, what the description next to them tells you, which numbers are ours, and which system your part belongs to: Sensys, Optimat, AvanTech YOU, Quadro, Grant or SlideLine M.

Kampel prints charts that pair Formica, Wilsonart, Nevamar and Pionite laminate colors with SeamFil and ColorFlex numbers. Learn how to read the columns, proportions and marks, why color names do not always match, and which tubes we list.

What do Kampel numbers such as 941, CF8001 and CF9001 mean? A guide to SeamFil laminate repair colors, ColorFlex and ColorFlex II caulk numbers, the Standard and Woodgrain SeamFil kits and SF99 solvent, from Kampel's current documents.

Replacing a Sugatsune push latch or cabinet catch? Find the catalog page for your item number, read the force under the name Sugatsune prints, then match the door gap, color letters, strike version and screws, from the ML-30S and MC-37 to BCTS tension catches.

Which Sugatsune ALT-ST pocket door system fits your cabinet? How to read ALT-ST15 and ALT-ST20 item numbers, inset D360 or overlay D10, the S, M, L and LL door height ranges, slide lengths and cabinet depths, with links to the four installation manuals.

Soft-down, lift-assist, lift-up or lock open? This guide explains Sugatsune lid stay types (SDS, CSD, NSDX, HDS, ARN, SLS-ELAN, SLUN, LADH, L, LSP, LK), the opening direction Sugatsune prints for the soft-down and lift-assist stays, and how Sugatsune sizes them by torque and door weight.

Sugatsune item numbers such as SDS-210/U, ALT-ST15-D360LL-19 or HES3D-E190DN-UL combine a series, a size or type, and sometimes a color or finish code. Here is how to read them from Sugatsune's General Catalog 501 and product pages.