At Doorstuff, we sell many different types of hinges. In this blog we will be looking at some types of hinges and what makes them different.
Hinges for Fire Doors
These hinges are designed to comply with BS EN1365, meaning they have been tested and fire rated, for use on fire doors. In order to comply with the fire testing of these hinges, they must be used with the appropriate intumescent hinge pads. You will need to purchase one pair of intumescent hinge pads per one pair of hinges. (What is intumescent?)
Hi-load Hinges
Hi-load hinges are heavy duty and designed to take a high load, and can be used on much heavier doors, up to 120kg. Each hi-load hinge is rated to a different door weight, ranging from doors from 60kg to doors of up to 120kg. They come with a 25 year maintenance-free guarantee too. These hinges are also suitable for fire doors and are fire rated, only to be used on fire doors when using an intumescent hinge pad.
Rising Butt Hinges
Rising butt hinges are designed to allow your doors to close slowly using gravity where a door closer is not required, but where it is desirable not to have the door resting wide open. The hinges can be handed on both the right or the left of the door. However these hinges are not fire rated, so they cannot be used on any fire doors.
Parliament Hinges
Parliament hinges are mainly used on external doors. They are used when you want the door to be able to rotate through 180 degrees, clearing the frame to lie flat open against the wall. Again, these types of hinges are not fire rated so should not be used on fire doors.
Counter Flap Hinges
Counter flap hinges are designed to lie flat when in use, the counter flap hinge allows a gap in a bar or countertop to be hinged upwards. They have a back stop which supports the counter at hinge side. These hinges are sold in pairs.
If you have any further questions related to the hinges we sell, or any of our other products, do not hesitate to give us a call or pop us an e-mail, we will be happy to help with any queries.