Residential Soft Close Front Door Hinges: How to Choose, Install & Adjust the Right Hinge for Your Home
Your front door is usually the heaviest door in your home and the one you use the most. Every time it slams, the impact goes [...]
Spring Loaded Door Hinges for Multifamily Residential Buildings
For multifamily buildings, specify self-closing spring hinges listed for use on fire-rated doors and adjustable to ADA closing speed and opening force. They replace a [...]
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. [...]
Fire Rated Apartment Entry Door Hinges: Upgrade Your Safety
Most commercial self-closing hinges still adopt either spring or hydraulic damper for [...]
How Do Commercial Glass Door Hinges Affect Acoustics and User Safety
"We installed frameless glass doors in our client's open plan office, and now every door slam echoes through the entire floor. The tenant is also [...]
Installing Frameless Shower Door Hinges: Step by Step with Waterson Hinges
"Do Waterson have frameless glass hinges? Can you send me a guide on how to install them for my shower door?" The answer is yes, [...]
What Are the Most Common Issues With Storm Door and How do Waterson Hinges Fix Them
Quick Answer The most common issues with storm door hinges self closing include door slamming from wind gusts, sagging hinges, latches not catching, and closer [...]
Soft Close Shower Door Hinges: Slam Free Rust Free Matter
Quick Answer Soft close shower door hinges use hydraulic damping that engages around 15 to 20 degrees before the door fully closes, slowing the glass [...]
Waterson Wall to Glass Hinges Installation: A 2026 Full Guide
Quick Answer Yes, a glass door can close on its own without a floor mounted closer by using wall to glass hinges instead. Waterson wall [...]
Why Commercial Glass Door Closer Hinges Fail in High Traffic Buildings
Quick Answer Commercial glass door hinges fail in high-traffic buildings due to mechanical fatigue, heavy door loads, improper installation, hydraulic seal degradation, and environmental corrosion. [...]