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One of the most common questions we get about door hardware has something to do with if we can get their locks keyed alike.

We've had customers ask us from time to time what might be wrong with their door lock if the key won't come out of the cylinder after trying to unlock the door.

Installing a door knob latch is no big deal, If you have the right tools. And you may find that door latches come in various styles, such as a latch with an attached mortise plate, or the drive in tubular latch. I think the latch with attached mortise plate is usually what would come standard with any door (square or round corners - you can request either), and this style is more secure because it will hold the latch securely with screws. The drive in latch has no screws and relies on the snug fit of the latch and the cross bore hole of the door.

It's interesting (if you get the chance) to learn how a lock works.

We do our best to be available to answer questions for our customers by phone which is why we post our phone number visibly at the top of every page on our website.

With so many activities cancelled, some of us have a little extra time on our hands at home. Now is a great time to get some of those little projects done you've always wanted to do. Here are a few project ideas from Direct Door Hardware.

What is a door closer?

There are several reasons why you should caulk around your front door.

We did already introduce the side plates on this blog before, but it wasn't in great detail like I am about to do here in this post.

Stop Microbes at the door with Kwikset Microban technology.

Mortise locks we have said before are a quite a bit different than a standard tubular latch style lock that are most commonly found on residential doors.

Don-Jo offers high quality hardware products and have a goal to provide a wide range of products, such as replacement strikes, latch protectors, security strikes, filler plates, scar plates, door stops, door pulls, push/pull plates, kickplates and wrap around door reinforcers (which we offer on our site).

I just recently found out that double acting hinge doors (or saloon doors) are most often referred to as cafe doors.

This summer for our family vacation we went to beautiful Lake Tahoe and had a great time with the kids. On one day we went over to tour a cool old castle called Vikingsholm at Emerald Bay which is on the southwest shore of the lake.

A common request we get around our shop is for door knobs or levers made for the small 1-1/2 or 1-5/8" bore hole.

You need door knobs for closet doors in a hallway, but these doors don't necessarily need a knob on the interior, right? Closet doors are typically done in two different ways.

We recommend sticking with the same brand when ordering hardware for a few reasons.

There used to be an interesting website (not sure where to find it anymore) where a man did a study on how many door knobs he touched in a day.

The strike plate is the little plate that goes in the door jamb where the latch or plunger would lock into.