Fire-rated door is a matter of life and death. Waterson hinges provide the durability, ADA compliance, and enhanced safety needed for secure residential living.
“Hello. It’s just a standard residential house entry door from the garage. We have little ones. And the airflow constantly slams the door. Just waiting [...]
When choosing door hinges, you need to understand the difference between full mortise and non-mortise hinges—especially if you're concerned with durability, aesthetics, and application suitability. [...]
When fire happens, every second matters. In that chaos, the stairwell is your designated escape route. It’s where people instinctively run and expect to get [...]
NFPA 80 is a comprehensive standard that sets the minimum requirements for fire doors or smoke doors, and other protective openings in buildings. It covers [...]
Most commercial self-closing hinges still adopt either spring or hydraulic damper for [...]
Most commercial self-closing hinges still adopt either spring or hydraulic damper for [...]
Most commercial self-closing hinges still adopt either spring or hydraulic damper for [...]
How do you keep a fire door code-compliant when the door must close and latch reliably without adding bulky overhead closers? According to NFPA 80, [...]
Recently, a customer just shared with us the reason why she chose spring loaded door hinges instead of a door closer on her project: “Just [...]
When someone asks for a fire rated door closer with hold open, the conflict is built into the request. Most people don’t live in NFPA [...]