Illustrated Guide To Door Hardware Design Specification Selection

Your one-stop, comprehensive guide to commercial doors and door hardware—from the brand you trust Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection is the only book of its kind to compile all the relevant information regarding design, specifications, crafting, and reviewing shop drawings for door openings in one easy-to-access place. Content is presented consistently across chapters so professionals can find what they need quickly and reliably, and the book is illustrated with charts, photographs, and architectural details to more easily and meaningfully convey key information. Organized according to industry standards, each chapter focuses on a component of the door opening or door hardware and provides all options available, complete with everything professionals need to know about that component. When designing, specifying, creating, and reviewing shop drawings for door openings, there are many elements to consider: physical items, such as the door, frame, and hanging devices; the opening's function; local codes and standards related to fire, life safety, and accessibility; aesthetics; quality and longevity versus cost; hardware cycle tests; security considerations; and electrified hardware requirements, to name a few. Until now, there hasn't been a single resource for this information. The only resource available that consolidates all the door and hardware standards and guidelines into one comprehensive publication Consistently formatted across chapters and topics for ease of use Packed with drawings and photographs Serves as a valuable study aid for DHI's certification exams If you're a professional tired of referring to numerous product magazines or endless online searches only to find short, out-of-date material, Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification, Selection gives you everything you need in one convenient, comprehensive resource.

Your one-stop, comprehensive guide to commercial doors and doorhardware—from the brand you trust Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware: Design, Specification,Selection is the only book of its kind to compile all therelevant information regarding design, specifications, crafting,and reviewing shop drawings for door openings in one easy-to-accessplace. Content is presented consistently across chapters soprofessionals can find what they need quickly and reliably, and thebook is illustrated with charts, photographs, and architecturaldetails to more easily and meaningfully convey key information.Organized according to industry standards, each chapter focuses ona component of the door opening or door hardware and provides alloptions available, complete with everything professionals need toknow about that component. When designing, specifying, creating, and reviewing shopdrawings for door openings, there are many elements to consider:physical items, such as the door, frame, and hanging devices; theopening's function; local codes and standards related to fire, lifesafety, and accessibility; aesthetics; quality and longevity versuscost; hardware cycle tests; security considerations; andelectrified hardware requirements, to name a few. Until now, therehasn't been a single resource for this information. The only resource available that consolidates all the door andhardware standards and guidelines into one comprehensivepublication Consistently formatted across chapters and topics for ease ofuse Packed with drawings and photographs Serves as a valuable study aid for DHI's certificationexams If you're a professional tired of referring to numerous productmagazines or endless online searches only to find short,out-of-date material, Illustrated Guide to Door Hardware:Design, Specification, Selection gives you everything you needin one convenient, comprehensive resource.

Virtually every door and drawer variation that a cabinetmaker is likely to encounter is addressed and explained in full color in this comprehensive guide. Designed to provide tips for the professional woodworker as well as inspire the hobbyist, this reference focuses on basic door and drawer construction, including tips for creating tambour, frame and panel, flat panel, louver, split panel, and coopered doors. A door gallery is included, as are discussions of advanced door and drawer construction, including historical door and cabinet styles, edge banding, and working with solid wood and nonwood composite panels.

Includes various directories: Directory of the Producers' Council; Building products directory; Product/maintenance literature directory; etc., etc.