WE HAVE NEW HOURS at FOLGER & BURT ARCHITECTURAL HARDWARE ! WE ARE NOW CLOSED ON MONDAYS OPEN TUESDAY - FRIDAY CLOSED DAILY FROM 12-1P FOR LUNCH PLEASE CALL TO SCHEDULE YOUR TIME WITH US. APPOINTMENTS ARE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED TO HELP EXPEDITE YOUR REQUESTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. New Contemporary Hardware from New Zealand Door hardware from Chant Productions is beautifully designed and manufactured keeping innovation and practicality in mind. The two main product ranges from Chant are the Chant handles and Mason handles. The various types of door hardware in these two ranges include hinges, flush pulls, fasteners, casements, handrails, push plates, door stops and many more. Chant also provides quality custom-made door fixtures and hardware such as pull handles, lever handles and cabinet knobs. Click gallery images to enlarge. Visit the CHANT website. See more of our contemporary collection here New Crystal Door Knobs Meet the new knob on the block - the GM Series Pendalogue Crystal Knob from E.R. Butler & Company.
The is the newest addition to the 40 or so crystal door and cabinet knobs that we offer from E.R. Butler. Crystal knobs may be clear, milk, opalescent, amber, ruby, ox-blood, amethyst, cobalt, emerald or black, as well as silvered or etched. Knobs range in size from 2¼ and 1¾ inch diameter and projection for doors to 1¼ inch for cabinets and fine furniture. Along with this collection we have a wide price range of both American and European glass door & cabinet hardware. Click thumbnails for a closer look. Visit our collection pages to see some more examples. These new pulls have companion hinges, door and cabinet knobs. They are shown here in Polished Nickle and Polished Brass but are available in a wide range of stock and custom finishes. (dimen:approx 4.25" or 4.5" in length / 2.5" center to center) Click thumbnails to enlarge and take a closer look. BORN in the USA - Celebrating Homegrown Hardware July 4th has come and gone but it's never too late to honor American INDEPENDENCE
& INGENUITY and the makers of Homegrown American made Hardware. Here's an overview from our collection below. Traditional - Contemporary - Handcrafted. We Have It All. Click thumbnails to enlarge. Sun Valley Bronze exhibiting at the 2009 PCBC convention in SF. Sun Valley Bronze, a family owned, green certified business, is the forerunner of bronze hand cast hardware. As they say on their site, they are "often imitated but never equaled", their unique cast surfaces and living finishes have never been duplicated and stand the test of time. Some selections from their most recent lines can be seen below. We will be featuring their BRAND NEW line of contemporary gate latches and cremones next month. Click thumbnails for a larger view. NEW - Hand Blown Glass Door and Cabinet Knob Collection from Zietta Clara We have a new line of beautiful artisan hand blown glass knobs, cabinet pulls & knobs available now. Click on the gallery to see a sampling from the three collections.
They are solid pieces of blown glass offered in three collections as doorknobs and in cabinet and drawer knob sizes too. A completely modular line of hardware, it is inclusive of various rosette options, independent of the knob so that the client has freedom to choose the design and finish reflective of a particular style in their home and their personal taste as well. All rosettes are compatible with all knobs. Compatible with Baldwin mortise locks and designed to house a standard Baldwin threaded spindle, this line of hardware can be used as passage or privacy interior doorknobs. Contact us for more information. Folger & Burt Architectural Hardware, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of our new web site.We invite you into our showroom for a display of featured selections of the finest in traditional,contemporary and handcrafted decorative hardware. Learn how we work to provide you with the most organized and complete service package possible. Visit some of our recent Installations.
Learn about our Green policy. Explore our Library of Resources, downloadable charts and tools for industry experts and homeowners alike. Each month our News section will feature new items from our collections and new products on the market. Designed to be a helpful resource for industry experts and homeowners alike and a source of inspiration and enjoyment for all who love architectural hardware - we hope you enjoy the site. Reaching to open a door and having the knob actually come off in your hand is like a scene out of a silent movie, but it's something many of us have experienced. When this happens, your first thought might be, "I wish someone were here to see this!" while your second thought is likely be more practical: "Hey, don't I need this to open the door?" You do, indeed, Mr. Chaplin. Here's a simple tutorial on how to fix that knob, so you can be out the door and on your way toward the next low-hanging obstruction or dropped banana peel. The entirety of a doorknob mechanism is called a lockset.
That includes the two knobs or handles; the latch assembly that inserts into the door's edge; and the bolt, the metal shaft that slides in and out of the latch assembly. The metal plate that mounts to the door frame is called the strike plate (because the bolt strikes it when you close the door). Doors that lock are properly called locksets, while doors that don't have locks, such as for closets, are called passage locksets or passage sets. This is good to know if you have to buy a replacement lockset.Now, back to that loose knob…Doorknobs can be attached in a several different ways. If the knob itself came off in your hand, it's probably the kind that slips over a cylindrical spindle, which is mounted to the door as part of the latch assembly. Look for a little slot on the door-end of the knob, then look for a small, matching button on the side or underside of the spindle. Slip the knob back onto the spindle, aligning the slot with the button. Depress the button with a flathead screwdriver so you can slide the knob over it, and push the knob in until the button pops out through the slot.
This often requires a little fidgeting to get the slot in just the right place.If your lockset has a squarish, solid-metal shaft instead of a spindle, the knob is held on by a setscrew, located on the door-end of the knob. Hopefully, your setscrew is still there or is hiding somewhere on the floor below. If not, you'll need to find an exact replacement (or at least a small machine bolt with perfectly matched threading). Loosen the setscrew just enough so that it's not penetrating into the knob's opening. Most setscrews use an Allen wrench, but some take a flathead screwdriver.Some shafts are threaded and some aren't. With a threaded shaft, screw the knob onto the shaft until it is snug with the door, then back it off a bit to allow for smooth rotation. Tighten the setscrew while turning the knob back and forth slightly at first, to ensure the screw is bearing down on one of the flat sides of the shaft. With an unthreaded shaft, simply slide the knob onto the shaft and tighten the setscrew.
With either type, you can play around with the position of the knob (retightening the setscrew each time) to get it as snug as possible to the door without having it bind.If you really want to impress yourself and/or your housemates, here's how to tighten a loose lockset: Look for screws on the plate or rim between the doorknob and the door; only one side will have them. Tighten them with a regular (flathead or Phillips) screwdriver, alternating between the screws as you snug them down to ensure even pressure. Be careful not to overtighten, which can bind the knob and bolt action (this also why you should use a regular screwdriver and not a power screwdriver or a drill).Remove the knob by depressing the button (described earlier) with a small flathead screwdriver or other pointy tool and pulling the knob off of the spindle. Pry off the decorative cover (the one between the doorknob and the door itself; called an escutcheon) with a flathead screwdriver. This should reveal a plate with two screws.