Builders Hardware Guides

Replacing a BEA push plate or adding a wireless one? Match the plate to its box, read the face from the part number, and pair a 900 MHz or 433 MHz transmitter with a receiver of the same frequency.

Replacing or specifying an LCN closer? Compare the 4040XP, 4010, 4110, 1460 and 3130 by mounting and handing, see what the REG, RW/PA, EDA, CUSH and hold open arms do, and check the door before you order.

Reordering the outside trim for a Von Duprin exit device? It has to suit the device series and type and give the function you want outside. The guide covers the 996L lever, 990 pull and 388 trims, what R/V and M mean on 98/99 trim, and where the lever number, hand and finish appear in the item number.

Replacing a mortise or rim cylinder with a GMS part? The number holds the length, keyway, finish, cam and keying. Here is how to read codes such as M118SC10BATA2, R118KW10BA2 and ICM726DST, and what the AR and AT cam codes mean.

Replacing or rekeying a Schlage cylinder on a mortise lock, an exit device or an IC housing? Schlage's price book and L Series manual show how the number ties a cylinder to its lock, cam, length, keyway and finish, and which keys suit construction cores.

Ordering only the body or only the trim for a Schlage L9000 mortise lock? Match the function number, lock case, hand and trim pack the way Schlage's service manual and price book list them, plus armor front, strike and spindle.

Fitting out a whole house with Schlage hardware? See which F Series function each door takes, from F51A keyed entry at the front door to F170 on a pair of closet doors, and how lever, trim and finish codes keep every door matched.

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.