Acorn Hardware for a Wood Gate: Gate Strap Hinges with Pintles, Thumb Latches for 3 and 4 Inch Gates, Cane and Curled Bolts
Hanging a wooden gate with Acorn hardware? See how Acorn's gate strap hinges fasten, which heart thumb latch set fits a gate up to 3 or 4 inches thick, and what comes with its curled, cane and barrel bolts.
ABH Push and Pull Hardware: AB70 Push Plates, AB110 x 73C Sets, AB112 and ABBF157 Pulls, 18200 Edge Pulls
An AB70C, an AB110 x 73C/73CL or an 18200-7 on the hardware schedule? Here is what ABH's numbers say about plate size and thickness, pull centers, push bar sets, mounting types and edge pull lengths, based on ABH's current price list and cut sheets.
ABH Kick, Mop and Armor Plates (PP0050, PP0062, PP0125): Thickness, Sizes, Finishes and Screws
PP0050, PP0062 or PP0125 on a door schedule? The digits give the plate thickness. Here are ABH's standard mop, kick and armor plate heights, the five widths, the finish limit on 16 and 34 inch plates, the screw packs and the options.
Marks USA Lock Numbers: Series 5 Mortise Locks, 175 Levers and 145 Deadlatches
A Marks USA number such as 5RW96J/32D or 175N/26D-234 carries the series, function and finish, plus the trim on a mortise lock. Here is how to read Series 5 mortise locks, 175 levers and 145 Defender deadlatches before you order a replacement.
Don-Jo Latch Protectors, Wrap-Around Plates and Door Reinforcers: How to Choose by Door, Lock and Backset
Fixing a pried door edge, covering old holes after a lock change or guarding the latch on an outswinging door? Match Don-Jo latch protectors, wrap-around plates and door reinforcers to the door swing, lock, backset and door thickness.
ABH Architectural Door Pulls: Grips, Lengths, Center-to-Center and Mounting Types (AB6310, AB6160, AB3311)
A door schedule or a submittal gives you an ABH pull number such as AB6310-48 or AB6160-84. Here is what the length after the dash means, which centers go with it, how ABH mounting types differ and which finish code to quote.
Choosing an ABH Overhead Stop: Concealed or Surface Mount, Medium to Extra Heavy Duty, and the A, RA, SA, SL and N Versions
Replacing an ABH overhead stop listed as 1023SL, N4424RA or 3333A? See how ABH sorts its holders and stops by mounting and duty, what the N, A, RA, SL and SA letters mean, and how to check a stop against the door closer.
Rockwood Item Numbers: Offset Pulls, Push Plates, 890 and 891
Ordering the same Rockwood pull or plate again? Here is how Rockwood's current catalogs list BF offset pulls, BTB, C and HD mounting suffixes, 70C push plates, bar set T codes, RM numbers and the 890 and 891 pocket door parts.
Corbin Russwin ED5200 and ED7200 Exit Devices: Model Numbers, Trim and Functions
ED5200A, ED7200, N955ET, 630 LHR: a Corbin Russwin exit device order puts the device type, fire listing, outside trim, finish and hand into a few codes. We read each part and point to the official templates and installation instructions.
Yale and ACCENTRA Commercial Lock Numbers: Mortise, Cylindrical, Deadbolt and Exit Devices
Have a Yale commercial lock and an old number such as AUR8807FL x RH x 626? Here is how ASSA ABLOY ACCENTRA, the current name of Yale Commercial, builds the numbers for its mortise, cylindrical, deadbolt, exit device and nexTouch models.
