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Monthly Archives: January 2012
I am looking for some tracking to fit four 30″ wardrobe sliding doors. Do you have any, I need it in one length?
With 4 wardrobe doors of 30″ width, I estimate you’re looking for about 3 metres of track. The SAHECO SF-30 or SAHECO SF-53 would be the best systems – which one will depend upon the weight of the doors, they … Continue reading
Posted in sliding door gear, wardrobe & cupboard doors
Tagged saheco, sf-30, sf-53, track length, wardrobe doors, wardrobe sliding door gear
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I am looking for a door closer for our fire door that goes from utility room to the integral garage, currently it operates with a spring loaded device (not adjustable) that slams the door shut with a big bang. Can you recommend a door closer which would close the door without slamming it shut?
An overhead hydraulic door closer would be a good solution for your slamming problem. For a large fire door (and width is the most important dimension to consider) you might go for a medium to heavy duty door closer like … Continue reading
Posted in door closers
Tagged Eurospec, F2003, geze, slamming, t2024, TS1500, TS2000NV, TS4000
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I need to fit a door closer on my shop door. Our location is close to the sea in Cornwall and the door in question is facing the sea so the wind is an issue. The closer does not need to be so strong that customers think we are closed but I do need the door to close automatically behind them. When the door opens it goes back against a wall. Please advise!
The door closer we would recommend for your scenario would be the Geze TS4000. It is fully adjustable in power size, so you’ll be able to set it up to operate exactly as you want it, and it’s easy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornwall, front door, geze, seaside, TS4000, wind picks up door
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What are the dimensions of the Exidor 297 push pad?
The Exidor 297 is 159mm tall x 55mm wide x 80mm projecting. You can see dimensioned diagrams, plus loads of other info on the pdf at this link (pdf’s towards the bottom of the page).
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Tagged dimensioned diagram, Exidor 297, panic hardware, push pad
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Your frameless glass pull handles, can they be used on 6mm thick glass/polycarbonate?
They are suitable only for glass (or polycarbonate) of 8, 10 or 12mm thickness, or somewhere in between, and would not tighten enough to use on 6mm thickness.
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I am looking for interior door locks for the doors in my house to help control room access to my autistic son. Can you advise me please?
We can suggest using “keyed alike” 3 lever locks on your internal doors – this would mean you would only need to carry around one key and it would operate all the locks (although they come with 2 keys each, … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 lever lock, escutcheons, internal doors
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Can I replace this Exidor 285 rebated double door panic hardware?
This photo shows an obsolete Exidor 285 push bar for double rebated fire escape doors. The obvious identifying feature is the offset touching push bars, angled at the conjunction. To replace a set like this, order our Exidor 296-4, which … Continue reading
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Tagged double rebated doors, Exidor 285, Exidor 294, Exidor 296-4, fire secape doors
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What Sliding Door Goes Seamlessly Back into the Wall?
From this description, it sounds as if you’re looking for a pocket door system, where the door slides back into a cavity in the stud walling like this photo? We supply two different basic designs of pocket doors – the Hideaway … Continue reading
Posted in pocket doors, sliding door gear
Tagged architrave-free, Hideaway, iMpero, pocket door, sliding door gear
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How much wall space does a Hideaway need?
Q: I’ve ordered a Hideaway pocket door system today, but before it arrives tomorrow I need to know how much space to leave in my wall for the whole thing to fit in? A: You need to allow 2 x (door width) … Continue reading
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Tagged Hideaway, wall space
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