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+++Fire Rated Doors - Common Violations+++

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA www.houseofdoors-salem,com As you look around your facility at your fire rated doors you may not be aware of some of the more common violations that void your fire ratings: 1. Painted or missing fire labels 2. Poor clearance around perimeter of your door in the closed position 3. Use of kick-down door holders / doors blocked in a hold open position 4. Broken veneer on a wood door / puncture of metal skin on a metal door 5. Broken or defective hardware items 6. Missing or incorrect fasteners 7. Bottom flush bolts that do not project 1/2" into the strike 8. Auxiliary hardware items that interfere with the intended function of the door (barrel bolts, deadbolts, etc) 9. Area surrounding the fire door assembly blocked by furniture, equipment, boxes, etc. If even one of these issues is present your door assembly is in violation and is no longer considered a fire rated assembly. House of Doors, Inc in conjunction wit

+++Aluminum Geared Continuous Hinges+++

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA Phone: 540-765-2173 The truth about aluminum geared continuous hinges: Myth: Geared aluminum continuous hinges are difficult to install Fact: Geared continuous hinges are no harder to install than a set of butt or pivot hinges and require no costly mortising, preparations or reinforcement - House of Doors offers installation Myth: Geared aluminum continuous hinges are expensive Fact: Though initially they may cost slightly more than traditional butt hinges it has been proven that a continuous geared aluminum hinge may last 50+ years and requires no maintenance, saving you SUBSTANTIALLY over the life of the assembly Myth: Aluminum hinges are not as strong as stainless steel hinges Fact: Geared aluminum continuous hinges have been proven to last over 25,000,000 cycles and are available to hold doors up to 1,000lbs Geared aluminum continuous hinges are a secure and long-term solution for high-traffic commercial door openings

+++Fire and Egress Door Assembly Inspections+++

House of Doors is pleased to announce its partnership with Accuwrite Door Inspections LLC . Accuwrite Door Inspections provides fire and egress door inspections as required by NFPA 80 2007. Please feel free to contact Accuwrite today for more information and to ensure your facility is up to code.

ADA Low Energy Automatic Door Operators

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA Phone: 540-765-2173 Good afternoon. I wanted to take a moment to let you know/remind you that we supply and/or install ADA Low Energy Automatic Door Operators. We offer multipule manufacturers as well as a wide range of options. Please feel free to contact us today to set up an appointment for us to field verify your existing conditions and help you select the operator that will best suite your needs. Just a reminder we offer installation on all material we sell . We also will service most all brands of hardware, hollow metal frames and doors, wood doors, bath accessories, as well as bath partitions. Should you need field measurements taken or field verification we would be more than happy to provide those services as well.

++New Location++

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA Phone: 540-765-2173 In celebration of the start of our third year servicing Southwest and Central Virginia we are moving our offices to a new location . As of Monday the 24th of January 2011 House of Doors will be located at: 7736 Garland Circle Suite 101 Roanoke, VA 24019 Phone and fax numbers will remain as: Phone: 540-765-2173 Fax: 540-765-2202 We will continue to warehouse an extensive selection of doors, door frames, door hardware, bath accessories, and bath partitions. Our new location will provide easier access for pick up and delivery. Feel free to stop by and check out our new offices. Take good care

+++ 35+ YEARS AND STILL GOING STRONG +++

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA ... A Family Tradition  House of Doors first opened it doors to provide and install custom stile and rail wood doors to the residents of the Washington DC Metropolitan area as well as the federal government. With its most recent incorporation being 1974 tradition runs deep. In the early 1990's House of Doors, Inc dove head first into the world of providing and installing architectural hollow metal and wood doors, hollow metal frames and finished architectural hardware to the commercial, industrial and governmental sectors. In recent years adding commercial bath accessories and partitions. House of Doors, Inc. was started by Jack Graboyes, with his two sons Steve and Jeff joining him soon thereafter and now with his grandson Travis on board it truly is a family tradition. Sales staff participate in the latest continuing education seminars relating to ADA, building & fire codes, electronic/access control hardware, and product application

Custom Stile and Rail Wood Doors

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA As a reminder House of Doors, Inc is not only your source for hollow metal doors, architectural flush wood doors, hollow metal frames, door hardware, bath partitions, and bath accessories but is also a custom stile and rail wood door manufacturer. Partial job list: • White House - Washington, DC • US Capitol - Washington, DC • State House of Virginia - Richmond, VA • University of Richmond - Weinstein Building - Richmond, VA • George Washington University - Tompkins Hall - Washington, DC • Virginia Military Institute - New Barracks - Lexington, VA • City Hall - Alexandria, VA • Boar's Head Inn - Charlottesville, VA • Senator Robert Dole Residence • Joint Cheifs of Staff Entrance - Pentagon With a job list like above rest assured quality is job one. Feel free to contact us today to see what we can do for you. House of Doors - Roanoke, VA

Welded hollow metal split jamb frames

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA House of Doors is pleased to announce yet another ground breaking addition to its product line with de La Fontaine's welded split jamb hollow metal frames. This exclusive and patented welded split jamb frame by de La Fontaine is available in a variety of configurations and includes an exclusive state-of-the-art anchoring system to fit various wall and floor conditions. This unique spilt frame comes prefinished from the factory for installation at the end of the construction cycle.The result is a solid, durable and secure opening. Please feel free to contact us today for all of your door, frame, door hardware, bath partition, and bath accessory needs. House of Doors - Roanoke, VA

Just A Reminder

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA Installation is available for most all material we sell Field service is available for most brands of door hardware, hollow metal frames and doors, wood doors, bath accessories and bath partitions Complimentary field measurements of your existing material to ensure the most cost effective replacement We are a stocking distributor for: Ingersoll Rand products including but not limited to: Steelcraft Schlage LCN Glynn Johnson Von Duprin Assa Abloy products including but not limited to: Sargent Yale Corbin Russwin Norton Hager brand products (hinges, locks, closers, exit devices, thresholds, weatherstripping and sweeps) Cal-Royal brand products (locks, closers, exit devices) Mesker brand hollow metal doors and frames Design brand hardware Architectural flush wood doors (unfinished and factory clear finished) Bobrick brand bath accessories + many more top names in the door, frame and door hardwar

House of Doors is your source for Special-Lite

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House of Doors - Roanoke, VA House of Doors is proud to be your preferred source for Special-Lite brand entrance systems. Special-Lite manufacturers a complete HEAVY DUTY exterior entrance system for both new construction and replacement use in the construction market. By specifying a Special-Lite entrance you will enjoy convenience, reliability, and performance advantages beyond your expectations. Since 1971 Special-Lite has been solving entrance problems with high-performance products engineered and manufactured to provide the longest possible service life with minimal maintenance. Special-Lite doors are designed to hold up under extreme use and abuse, while also reducing wear and tear on hardware and framing, to prolong the service life of the entire entrance system. As a result Special-Lite entrances deliver the lowest total life cycle cost. Please feel free to contact us today for pricing and lead times. As always we at House of Doors strive to bring you t