Guide to choosing door hardware

The Door Accessories that complements your door—the Door Hinges, Locks, Lever Handles, Door Closers, Flush Bolts, Door stopper, faithfully perform their jobs. Should you choose the door hardware, it is important to account for budget, style and function. As a professional suppliers of door hardware, D&D offers a combination of architecture door hardwares to suite the individual building whatever it is exterior or interior, meeting not only the requirements for design and function, but also the desired budget.

The appropriate specification and correct selection of hinges is crucial to their performance and depends on the following factors; 1. Is it a fire, smoke or emergency escape door? 2. How heavy is the door and what are the door dimension (height, width and thickness)? 3. What is the door's construction and are there any unusal features that could affect the hinges? 4. Where is the door situated e.g internal or external; is it near the coast or in a swiming pool? 5. What level of use/abuse will the door be subject to e.g office, hospital or school corridor? 6. What other items of hardware are to be fitted, that may be affect the hinge performance, typically door closer or door stops? 7. Any other unusal features involved e.g. door has radius top or the door is a bifold.

The door closer is a hydraulic device similar to the spring on the door head. When the door is opened, it can be released after compression, and the door can be closed automatically. It has the function of spring door, which can ensure that the door can be closed to the initial position accurately and timely after being opened.