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Handing lift off hinges

Posted on 18th July 2012 by Editor

Taken from Royde & Tucker‘s literature, this useful illustration is helpful for deciding which hand hinges are required:-

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Is there a special tool required to install the AA45 concealed door closer. I was wondering how you open and fix the second face against the spring tension?

Posted on 31st May 2012 by Editor

Yes, they come with a small metal retainer which holds the chain out while you fit it.  You’ll need to attach the plate to the frame (or a spare bit of wood) then pull the chain out as far as … Continue reading →

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Please can you advise me as to which sort of door closer I should buy; I have two doors which are 1100mm wide solid heavyish doors. I want them to be easily opened by the tenants, and not to slam closed, but to close slowly and fully?

Posted on 18th April 2012 by Editor

If the doors are going to get a lot of traffic, we’d recommend a GEZE TS4000, or at least a GEZE TS2000 NVBC (a door of 1100mm wide will require at least power size 4) but if there are any … Continue reading →

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Congratulations Stuart!

Posted on 4th April 2012 by Editor

We’d like to say a big thank you & well done to Stuart Christie for planting the Doorstuff flag at Mount Everest Base Camp.  Home today, he’s raised a shed load of money for the British Heart Foundation and achieved a huge … Continue reading →

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What is a rebated door?

Posted on 14th March 2012 by Editor

I need to put crash bars on double doors, can you tell me what are rebated doors? Rebated double doors have a lip on the vertical edge where they meet, called a “rebated meeting stile”.  Shown in the photo below, … Continue reading →

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Enabling and Disabling an External Door Handle For Security

Posted on 14th March 2012 by Editor

Q: Our local club has an external opening emergency exit door which is fitted with an Exidor panic bar on the inside. Externally there is no way of opening the door and due to the door opening to an external smoking … Continue reading →

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We recently bought your R40.16 timber sliding door kits up to 40kg, but we’ve changed the doors to heavy pine ones as they’re going to have regular use. Do you have anything suitable?

Posted on 14th March 2012 by Editor

For doors up to 80kg each in weight, you can use the same track as the R40 that you already have, and buy the Rollan 80 extra door packs, this will give you the wheels etc to run in the … Continue reading →

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What is the floor guide for the Geze Rollan & Perlan sliding door gear like?

Posted on 16th February 2012 by Editor

Imagine an upside down capital “T” shaped peice of metal, about 1.5″ long, which is screwed to the floor or threshold, a groove is morticed into the bottom of the door and the door slides back and forth on the guide … Continue reading →

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Is it possible to buy spare parts for a Exidor 200 series push bar?

Posted on 16th February 2012 by Editor

Yes, spare parts are a relatively inexpensive way to extend the life of panic hardware.  You can view Exidor panic hardware spare parts, optional extras and keeps on our website here.

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I’m after some door runners for a custom made door. The runners will need to be 2 metres wide. The weight of the door will be roughly 40kg. It is not a pocket door, just sliding across the wall. Is there also a way for the door to stop it slamming against the walls?

Posted on 10th February 2012 by Editor

We do the economical Rollan 40.24 which is suitable for doors up to 40kg.  If you want to go for something which closes the door softly at each end (and your door is at least 840mm wide), we recommend the … Continue reading →

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