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Build a secure home with Park Avenue Locks

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In this blog, we are going to talk about how Park Avenue Locks can help to build a secure home, does it sound difficult. Don’t feel insecure until you’re with Park Avenue Locks, Let’s break this ice, Park Avenue is leading in the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and surrounding locations with a large inventory of architectural hardware.    The company is very well recognized by the H.P.D and S.C.A How Park Avenue Locks can help to figure out the best hardware and locksets for your home - There are numerous locksets and door hardware that are available on Park Avenue Store, Which are divided into sections so that you could search the stuff that you’re seeking for. Even at Park Avenue Locks, anyone can shop locks or hardware from Top-brands. Let’s understand this by categories. Categorized Products - Park Avenue Locks has divided every product into its category so that customers won’t need to search a lot for a particular product, Imagine any user is sea...

Things to Consider While choosing the Right Door Closer

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Choosing the right door closer to your door is extremely important. Because there are plenty of choices to choose from when purchasing your door closer supply, getting the right closer to fit your door needs, can be challenging.   So we’ve put together inhere a short guide, to help you make the right choice for your door closer. 1. CONSIDERING THE TYPE OF DOOR Is the door internal or external? Is it opening outward or inward? If the doors are External, they have not fired doors, and these doors do not need an electromagnetic door closer. For doors that are opening inward and outward, some closers can be model-specific also angle brackets may often be required. 2. CONSIDERING THE AVAILABLE SPACE Measure the height and width of the framing and the door. · The power size of the closer is Depending on the door weight. For optimal performance choose a closer with a larger power size for heavier doors. · A concealed door closer may be required...

Everything you need to know about Yale Door Locksets

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A door lock is used to restrict access to an area and deadbolt frames in the door lock add an extra layer of security when used in combination. And when you focus on your loved ones’ total security all you need is to choose Yale. Because Yale understands it better than anyone and to prove this expertise the company presents you its 4600 Series knob lockset. It is one of the premium product that’s non-handed and field reversible. More than that it also offers Yale 5400CK Series knob locks- a premium choice for heavy-duty door locks . Benefits of Yale Locksets From Park Avenue Locks- Yale locksets stand with time and worth the cost and trust. Quick and easy installation process. Yale door locks can be used for both commercial and residential purposes. Yale locks are available in multiple attractive finishes and designs to fulfill every need. Clean and polished looks in a variety of styles. Durable locking system with advanced security. About Park Avenue Locks C...

What defines an exit device? And the difference between Fire exit hardware and panic hardware

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Generally speaking, an exit device is a term used for panic hardware, whether a panic device or fire exit hardware. It is characterized by an actuating mechanism that spans at least half the width of the door. It may be of the touchpad, crossbar, or recessed style. Note, that In order to be considered code-compliant, the length of the touchpad or crossbar must be at least half the width of the door, anything less than half the width of the door is not code-compliant. Panic hardware Panic Hardware definition: Panic Hardware is an exit device that is certified and tested meeting all the test standard requirements of the UL 305 – Panic Hardware. For i.e. one of the major requirements is that the hardware must be unlatching when a max. The force of 15-pound is applied to the crossbar or touchpad. Fire exit hardware Fire Exit Hardware Definition: In addition to the testing of Panic Hardware, Fire Exit hardware devices are also tested under UL 10C – Positive Pressure Fire...

Is it code compliant to have a deadbolt installed as a separate lock, at the door of Assisted Living Facility Dwelling Units?

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In a means of egress, most doors are required to unlatch with one Single Operation for egress. However, for many residential occupancies, there is an exception to this requirement, in the International Building Code (IBC) & NFPA 101 – The Life Safety Code for dwelling units and sleeping units (AKA guest rooms and individual living units) of Residential occupancies. But to most assisted living facilities this exception does not apply.   Thus, in an assisted living facility, such installation of a separate deadbolt with a lockset or latch set on a dwelling entry door unit would be classified as Non-code-compliant. Assisted living apartments may seem the same as residential occupancy. The IBC classifies some assisted living facilities as Use Group I-1 and NFPA 101 classifies them as Residential Board and Care occupancies. Whilst in the NFPA 101 occupancy type, the word “residential” is included for an entry door for an assisted living apartment, it is however not o...

A Complete Guide, to Understanding the different Lock Functions, which are best suited for Classroom Uses.

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The "Classroom" Lock Function The Classroom Function has typically been widely accepted for uses within Classrooms (Function: ANSI mortise F05/bored F84). In "Classroom function", the doors are only locked from the outside with a key (from the hallway). Usually, in the mornings a Class or staff member would unlock the doors and will put it into the “passage mode”.  This function has a great advantage that during the school day, staff and faculty, students, have easy access to the classroom while being unlocked, and there are no worries of any accidental instances of the door locking. However, in the rare event of a required lockdown, a staff member or teacher must go into the hallway in order to lock the door, thereby putting themselves at great risk as well as using up valuable time to lock the doors. Additionally, in order to lock the doors, there'll always have to be present someone who's a key-holder. The "Classroom Security" Function The funct...

Commercial Door Locks Types To Secure Your House

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Your home’s security is tensionless with door locks. How your door locks prove to be your security controller? Have your door lock guaranteed to protect it from bulgers. Whether it’s a house or business, talking about security, The first thing that clicks on mind is high-tech cameras but, the common and best way to ensure safety is to install  commercial door locks .  Commercial door locks hold huge importance for your house because the place we live should be the most reliable and safe residence. The door locks are barriers to your unprotective edge of living.      There are so many types of  commercial door hardware   that should be installed for the right door and the right type of lock. Park avenue Locks have a major variety of locks that will easily fit your requirements. Their dealing and accepting your point of view is very professional. Commercial door locks have many varieties to secure your house, some of them are:   Cylindrical Locksets...