Monthly Archives: October 2013

Using the GEZE Rollan sliding door gear within an opening instead of a pocket door kit, such as the Hideaway or iMpero (building a homemade ‘pocket’ of your own design). Is there a reason why this wouldn’t work?

The GEZE Rollan sliding door gear can be used inside your own stud work to form a pocket door system – quite a lot of people do this in our experience.  The only disadvantage might be that in order to get a … Continue reading

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Pictograms and fire door signage – available here!

All mandatory signs for fire check doors needs to be white writing on a circular blue background to be in accordance with BS5499-1:2002.  (This is not to be confused with fire escape doors and the associated green man running signs.)  Approved … Continue reading

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Grand Designs feature Japanese tatami room with sliding doors

Last night Kevin McCloud’s Grand Designs featured a couple creating a Japanese style home in the Welsh woodlands complete with their own beautiful Tatami room with mats, cushions, Ikebana flower arrangements and sliding paper doors.  When planning large expanses of sliding doors, it … Continue reading

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What is the backset of a lock or latch?

The backset is the distance from the front of the lock to the centre of the spindle as shown above.  If you intend to use new locks on an existing door, replacing your old ones, you will need to ensure … Continue reading

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Case Study: when Hi-Load hinges would have been a better choice

The hinge on the left is a stainless steel 4″ ball bearing butt hinge spotted on a fire door in the gents’ toilet of a busy Exeter department store.  The hinge on the right is a new stainless steel 4″ ball bearing … Continue reading

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Heavy duty Lockey 1150 digital locks – in stock at Doorstuff

With a magnetic deadbolt, 14 press buttons and over 7,000 combinations, this heavy duty lever operated mechanical digital lock offers simple operation combined with a robust but stylish design making the 1150 the ideal system for areas in heavy use.  The … Continue reading

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Under the bonnet of a TS3000V – how to adjust the power, closing speed and latching action.

We looked under the hood (or slide plate to give it the correct name) of a GEZE TS3000V door closer to photograph the fitting holes and adjustment screws, here’s what you’ll find there.  Its very similar to the TS2000NVBC  but … Continue reading

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Introducing the SF-T telescopic sliding door kit – now in stock!

Suitable for 25mm to 44mm thick timber doors, this simple accessory kit allows two timber doors to be used in a telescopic method. The doors are arranged with one door in front of the other.  It can be used in … Continue reading

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