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Door Hardware Specification Review: A Walk Through

Have you ever sat down and looked at your door hardware specification? Fascinating stuff, isn’t it? (Can you sense my sarcasm?) But, if you grabbed a pot of coffee and poured over your specs, my guess is you would notice a few things that needed improvement. We find multiple issues on every review we perform. […]

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5 Door Maintenance Issues: Through the Eyes of a Door Nerd

If you want to notice door maintenance issues wherever you go, just come and work at LockNet. You will officially become a door nerd and will never look at doors and locks the same way again. I always made fun of my parents and brother growing up, because they constantly inspected doors wherever we went. […]

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Applying a Surface Vertical Rod Exit Device

My company is managing a [very] large nationwide project for a new customer – the client wants to install surface vertical rod exit devices on one opening of their high-security facilities. The issue that has exhausted all of our potential solutions is they have no desire in changing their keyway. What kind of entry hardware […]

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The Substandard Door and Hardware Schedule

How much time and money could you save by getting it right the first time? Your door schedule is the foundation of your facilities’ physical security – failure to get it right has a host of negative impacts – your bottom line, your schedule, and perhaps the most valuable, your time. From national chains employing […]

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Gate Hardware- Things Your Architect Doesn’t Know

Get excited – today we’re going to talk about gate hardware.  While you may think it’s as easy as slapping a lock on a gate to control access to restricted areas, it’s actually not that simple – all sorts of codes apply.  I usually consult (read: annoy) one of our Specification Consultants when I’m writing […]

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