Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection

Your one-stop, comprehensive guide to commercial doors and doorhardware—from the brand you trust

Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification,Selection is the only book of its kind to compile all therelevant information regarding design, specifications, crafting,and reviewing shop drawings for door openings in one easy-to-accessplace. Content is presented consistently across chapters soprofessionals can find what they need quickly and reliably, and thebook is illustrated with charts, photographs, and architecturaldetails to more easily and meaningfully convey key information.Organized according to industry standards, each chapter focuses ona component of the door opening or door hardware and provides alloptions available, complete with everything professionals need toknow about that component.

When designing, specifying, creating, and reviewing shopdrawings for door openings, there are many elements to consider:physical items, such as the door, frame, and hanging devices; theopening's function; local codes and standards related to fire, lifesafety, and accessibility; aesthetics; quality and longevity versuscost; hardware cycle tests; security considerations; andelectrified hardware requirements, to name a few. Until now, therehasn't been a single resource for this information.

• The only resource available that consolidates all the door andhardware standards and guidelines into one comprehensivepublication
• Consistently formatted across chapters and topics for ease ofuse
• Packed with drawings and photographs
• Serves as a valuable study aid for DHI's certificationexams

If you're a professional tired of referring to numerous productmagazines or endless online searches only to find short,out-of-date material, Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware:Design, Specification, Selection gives you everything you needin one convenient, comprehensive resource.