This article appears in the January issue of the DHI Security + Safety Magazine and is reprinted here with their permission.
Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know About Door Closers by Vince Butler
Door closers – if you’ll pardon the pun – literally go over most people’s heads. They are usually installed at the top of doors and door frames, out of the line of sight, unnoticed. Most door closers are purposely designed to match the door and frame so they don’t attract attention.
This week has been a special one in St. Louis. The 100th PGA Championship is being held at the Bellerive Country Club. What does this have to do with door hardware you may ask? We’ll get there, you just have to scroll through a lot of golf photos first.
There are a lot of golf fans and players on the Hager team. Many of our customer and sales outings take place on a golf course. When it was announced that the PGA would hold their 100th tournament in St. Louis a cheer went up and plans were made. We have several team members volunteering and attending the event this week. Below are pictures taken through August 9th. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to see photos from the final three days.
The Southerly is a multi-family community that offers a contemporary lifestyle with all the modern conveniences. Besides the high-end amenities like a heated saltwater swimming pool and bocce and cornhole courts, making sure the tenants were safe was a prime consideration when the architects and developer were planning this project.
We’ve had a busy first quarter and we wanted to share our most recent product announcements in case you missed any!
January 8, 2018 – 3300 Series Grade 3
We added the 3300 Series Grade 3 tubular leverset to our lock line. Offered in four functions – passage, privacy, entry and single dummy, along with five finishes: US3, US10B, US15, US26, US26D. It’s field reversible with a thru-bolt design for ease of installation. This Grade 3 lock provides a perfect solution for multi-family and assisted living facilities when suiting with Grade 1 and Grade 2 products.
We’ll be heading down to San Antonio, Texas in a few weeks to exhibit at the 2016 Texas Society of Architects Design Expo. This is one of the premier regional architectural shows in the country. Architects take this show seriously and are extremely generous with their time on the expo hall floor.
Last year we highlighted our new 9400 Series stainless steel sliding barn door hardware. This year, we added the Conestoga to our sliding door hardware line, which is powder coated black aluminum for a rustic appearance. There are four styles of hangers offered; three face-mount and one top-mount. Sliding barn doors continue to be a popular choice with architects and end users. In addition to saving floor space, sliding doors also meet ADA requirements and are easy for people with disabilities to use.
With the Conestoga as the latest addition, we feel our sliding door hardware product line provides a variety of design choices for your architectural needs. Of course, we will have many other product lines on display too.
In its second year, the Great Oaks Charter School is part of a collection of schools that includes Academia Antonia Alonso School and Kuumba Academy. The building was originally a bank, operating as MBNA then Bank of America. It was donated in 2012 by Bank of America to the Longwood Foundation to start the Community Education Building (CEB).
Owner: Community Education Building
Architect: Homsey Architects, Inc.
General Contractor: Wohlsen Construction
Distributor: Premier Door, Frame and Hardware
Hager Sales Rep. Agency: Hardware Specialty Group
Our new catalog is out! If you have requested a catalog in the last few months and haven’t received it yet, you should be shortly. In the meantime, we did upload a file to our website, both complete and in sections.
Here is a link to the catalog on our website –Hager Catalog
If you’re new to Hager or the door hardware industry the general information in front of the hinge section. has great tips. You can find information on ANSI, how many hinges are needed to support a different weighted doors, security features, and specialty hinges. Did you know we have two different styles of cover channels for our Roton continuous hinges? Click here to learn more.
Did you know we have two different styles of cover channels for our Roton continuous hinges? Click here to find out more.
Of course, we aren’t just a hinge company. You can find information on our locks, exit devices, and closers by clicking each product line name.
A couple of new products we’ve released in the last few months in our exit device line include a flush end cap and photoluminescent push bar cover option. You can learn more about these products by reading our blog post.
We know you’ll take some time to familiarize yourself with all the great information found in our new catalog. Of course, you can always call your local sales representative or our customer service department for more info.
Have a great day and thanks for your support!!
Last week several Hager team members descended upon Austin, Texas for CONSTRUCT. As noted in previous blog posts CONSTRUCT is the annual education and exhibition for the Construction Specifiers Institute, better known as CSI (not the one on TV).
Guitar art in Austin’s airport
This time next week several of our team members will be making their way to Austin, Texas for CONSTRUCT. If you haven’t registered yet, there is still time. If you’re on the fence we wrote about the benefits a few weeks ago which you can read here.
Stop by Booth 516 and say hello to our team:
Adam Bucko Western Regional Sales Mgr
Debra Powers Architectural Rep for TX & OK
Ken Kimutis Kimutis/Chisum, local Sales Reps
Will Chisum Kimutis/Chisum, local Sales Reps
Brian Clarke Dir. Arch Specs & Tech Support
John Cohrs Sr Architectural Spec Writer
Bob Wilkins Dir. of Marketing & Product Dev
Ginny Powell Digital Marketing Specialist
If you work in the St. Louis area and are looking for a local CSI chapter, the Continuing Education Programs was just published by the Greater St. Louis CSI chapter. Besides continuing education credits with programs like Design Guidelines for the Visual Environment and Sustainability in Construction Administration, there will also be a tour of the Arch River Grounds on October 19th. Of course, the annual Golf Classic, being held on September 21st, is always a fun time. Find out more information on the Greater St. Louis CSI Chapter’s new website here.
As you can see Hager is committed to the mission of CSI. We work hard to make sure our specifications are clear, concise and fair. Our goal is to provide door hardware that meets code while supporting the architect and end user in their goal of a safe and secure building.
We hope to see you next week!
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
We have received numerous requests for clarification due to an editorial change concerning the maximum allowable force to operate door hardware when the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design became effective in March of 2012.
Prior to the 2010 edition the ADA standards required door hardware to have “a shape that is easy to grasp, and does not require tight grasping, tight pinching, or twisting of the wrist to operate.” The wording does not reference any other section nor does it mention a force limitation. A paragraph relative to door opening force, which is different than operational force, stated that interior, non-fire-rated doors must have a maximum opening force of 5 pounds, but clarified the statement by stating, “These forces do not apply to the force required to retract latch bolts or disengage other devices that may hold the door in a closed position.”
Section 404.2.7 on door hardware reads: “Door and Gate Hardware. Handles, pulls, latches, locks and other operable parts on doors and gates shall comply with 309.4. Operable parts of such hardware shall be 34 inches (865 mm) minimum and 48 inches (120 mm) maximum above the finish floor or ground. Where sliding doors are in the fully open position, operating hardware shall be exposed and usable from both sides.”
