Door hardware consulting services
Three services, all for doors, frames and hardware, all done remotely from your drawings and submittals. Every job gets a fixed quote before work starts.
Architects and interior designers
Door hardware specifications, written by a hardware specialist
Most architecture firms do not keep a door hardware specialist on staff, and Section 08 71 00 is where that shows: wrong lock functions, missing closers on rated doors, exit devices that do not fit the door, and hardware that fights the frame. We write the section for you, opening by opening, so it bids cleanly and installs the first time.
- ■Section 08 71 00 Door Hardware in your office format (CSI three-part)
- ■Hardware sets, one per opening type, with function, finish and quantity for every item
- ■Hardware set assignments added to your door schedule
- ■Code review of every opening: fire rating, egress, accessibility
Architects, door subcontractors and distributors
Door hardware schedules and hardware sets
A hardware schedule is where a project either comes together or falls apart. Every opening needs the right set, handing, function, finish and keying, and one wrong line becomes a door that will not lock or a frame prepped for the wrong hinge. We build the schedule, opening by opening, from your drawings.
- ■Door schedule with opening numbers, sizes, types, ratings and hardware set assignments
- ■Hardware sets written out item by item
- ■Handing for every leaf
- ■Keying schedule draft for the owner's keying meeting
General contractors, construction managers and owners
Door, frame and hardware submittal review
Doors, frames and hardware are long-lead items, and a mistake caught after release costs weeks. We review the Division 08 submittal against the specifications, the drawings and the code before you approve it, and send back a marked-up list of exactly what needs to change.
- ■Line-by-line review of the hardware submittal against Section 08 71 00
- ■Frame and door submittal check: gauges, profiles, anchors, preps, labels
- ■Opening-by-opening comparison against the door schedule and plans
- ■Code check of rated and egress openings