High-quality heavy-duty hinges are much more reliable and longevous in rugged environments due to their numerous properties and their corrosion resistance.

Door Coordinator: What to Do When It Fails in Heavy Use Doors

Let’s be honest: after a couple of years, even the best-installed double doors start misbehaving. One leaf shuts too early, the other drags behind, and [...]

October 29th, 2025|Solutions|

Waterproof Hinges: The End of Rust and Gate Failures in Humidity

You’re managing gates in a high-humidity, high-chlorine environment — a water-park ride entrance, a service access, or a perimeter barrier. Then it happens — one [...]

October 21st, 2025|Solutions|

Waterson Hinges for Interior Soundproof Door: Limits and Fixes

It’s a familiar frustration. A client requests an interior soundproof door for privacy and acoustic control, but once installed, the door refuses to latch completely. [...]

October 8th, 2025|Solutions|

Prehung Door Hinges: From Install Hassles to Smarter Design

Every contractor has faced it: the prehung door looks clean on the pallet, but once it’s in the opening, the head jamb binds tight against [...]

October 3rd, 2025|Solutions|

Gate Closer Cold Weather: How to Cold Proof Your Front Gate

You’ve specified heavy gates that operate flawlessly year-round—then winter hits. Suddenly, the closer resists, gates refuse to latch, and frost creeps across hinges. In cold [...]

September 23rd, 2025|Solutions|

Mortise Hinge vs Surface Hinge: Key Differences and Applications

Door and gate hinges rarely make the spec sheet headline, but they’re where projects win or lose inspections. One wrong call between mortise and surface [...]

September 22nd, 2025|Blog, Solutions|

Is Spring Piano Hinge Strong Enough for Your Door?

If your door weighs more than 100 lb, can a spring piano hinge really handle it—or will it fail early? Spring piano hinges give you [...]

September 9th, 2025|Blog, Solutions|

How to Stop Squeaky Door Hinges: Make the Creak Quiet!

Nobody likes squeaking. That creaking sound makes your door feel old, cheap, and annoying. Worse, if left untreated, it wears down your hinge until one [...]

August 20th, 2025|Solutions|

Half Surface Hinges vs Full Surface Hinges: What to Know

Every gate hinge looks like a simple piece of metal—until you realize the wrong choice could mean sagging gates, code issues, or costly callbacks. That’s [...]

August 18th, 2025|Blog, Solutions|

Hinges for Round Pipe: 3 Best Ways to Install

“Can self-closing hinges be attached to a circular post? Or does it need to be bent?” That’s a great question—and one we hear often from [...]

August 15th, 2025|Blog, Solutions|
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