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Secure Your Home With Top-Grade Door Hardware

High-quality door hardware keeps your family and belongings safe in a secured home. Primary doorknob systems and secondary door locks are often combined to reach each homeowner’s preferred security level. Modern door hardware also elevates the overall aesthetic of your properties. Picking entryway hardware entails looking for qualities such as compatibility with your doors’ specifications, the location of installation, and the security grade.

Check the Door Size
When buying deadbolts and additional door locks, you need to make sure they are the right size for your door’s thickness. Interior doors are usually 1 and 3/8 inches thick, while exterior ones have a standard thickness of 1 and 3/4 inches.

Take Note of the Location
It would be best to keep in mind where the hardware will go, as interior and exterior doors have different requirements. The basic rule of thumb is that the entryways with the most public foot traffic will require more protection than those already in private areas.

Interior Doors
Getting hardware for the rooms inside your home typically involves creating privacy rather than security, since they are rarely accessed by anyone other than your household. Private areas like bedrooms and bathrooms often call for basic bolts and locks. On the other hand, common areas, like the family room, mudroom, and kitchen, only need handles and decorative knobs to tie the interior design together.

Exterior Doors
The front and back entrances of your home require hardware that guarantees a level of security from anything coming from the outside. Put your mind at ease with entryway handle sets paired with additional locks, such as deadbolts or heavy-duty latches.

Look for Security Grading
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) classifies locksets in 3 levels depending on the durability, toughness, and level of security they offer.

  • Grade 1 – Provides the best security and is often utilized in commercial properties. The ANSI, alongside the Builder’s Hardware Manufacturers (BHMA), grants this rating to deadbolts that hold out against 1 million opening and closing cycles and 10 strikes of 75 pounds of force.
  • Grade 2 – Offers intermediate-level protection and is typically used in a residential setting. The ANSI and BHMA test deadbolts in this grade with 800,000 opening and closing cycles and 5 strikes of 75 pounds of force.
  • Grade 3 – Deadbolts in this category are secondary door locks and commonly paired with higher-grade security kits. The ANSI and BHMA test these items with 800,000 opening and closing cycles and 2 strikes of 75 pounds of force.

Get the Best Door Hardware
Whether you’re looking for the sturdy yet stylish locksets from Schlage or in the market for Emtek knobs, levers, and rosettes, you can find them at Hannapel. Visit our stores in Dowagiac, Kalamazoo, Niles, Portage, St. Joseph, South Haven, or Sturgis, Michigan for more options.