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- Builders Hardware
Builders Hardware
We stock commercial builders hardware including architectural trim, pivot sets, kick plates, mop plates, surface bolts, flush bolts, door coordinators, continuous hinges, thresholds, and gasketing.
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What Falls Under Builders Hardware on a Commercial Hardware Schedule?
Builders hardware covers everything on a commercial door that isn't the lockset, closer, or exit device. Pull plates and push plates on entry doors. Kick plates protecting door bottoms from foot traffic, cart damage, and wheelchair scuff marks. Mop plates in janitorial service areas. Flush bolts holding the inactive leaf of paired doors closed at head and floor. Door coordinators ensuring that the inactive leaf closes before the active leaf on paired doors. Thresholds and door sweeps sealing the gap at exterior door bottoms. All of it belongs on the hardware schedule, and all of it needs to coordinate in ANSI finish code with the rest of the hardware on each opening.
ANSI Finish Codes: How to Keep Your Hardware Schedule Consistent
Commercial hardware uses ANSI/BHMA finish codes to maintain visual consistency across different manufacturers on the same project. US26D (626) is satin chrome. US32D (630) is satin stainless steel. US10B (613) is oil-rubbed bronze. US3 (605) is bright brass. US28 (628) is aluminum. US15 (619) is satin nickel. Every item on the hardware schedule for each door should carry the same ANSI finish code: the lockset, closer, hinge, kick plate, flush bolt, and trim. Mixing codes on a single opening is a specification error that's highly visible in the finished installation and a common reason for architect's field rejection.
Flush Bolts and Door Coordinators: Why Paired Doors Need Both
Flush bolts on the inactive leaf of a paired door hold that leaf closed at head and floor so the latch can engage its strike. Without flush bolts, the inactive leaf rattles and doesn't provide a secure stop for the active leaf latch. Door coordinators ensure the inactive leaf closes before the active leaf on a paired door with two overhead closers. Without a coordinator, the active leaf can slam shut while the inactive leaf is still swinging, blocking the latch from engaging the strike. Both components are required on paired door openings. Both must be specified on the hardware schedule.