I know that many of you are in parts of the US where the recent snowfall and cold temps have been a challenge. My old friend Chuck Gulla of Allegion sent me these photos, which reminded me to remind you to clear the snow from your exterior egress paths and make sure your exits function properly. These doors were in the process of being cleared, but I thought you would enjoy the creativity of this Fixed-it Friday application.
I saw this photo first, and I couldn’t figure out why Chuck was sending it to me. The panic hardware is the right length, the closers look ok, the removable mullion is missing a cylinder but it’s definitely not the first time I’ve seen that. I would have specified dark bronze gasketing and closers, but that’s a personal preference.
Then I saw this photo, and had flashbacks to all of the times architects asked me to specify doors with other materials attached to them – wood planks, decorative plates, even brick (that was a hard no).
What do you think about this application?
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Neat
Is that metal slats??
I wonder how much weight it adds to the door, to include is there added effort to open them??
Than the old hidden door trick,,,, will the firefighters walk past this area a few times, before they see it is an opening they have been trying to find, for another way in.
Yes! We are always looking for ways to hide those exit-only doors. As long as the doors are prepped to received the fasteners, and they are well sealed to prevent leaks I think this is a nice creative design.
Just need to educate the grounds maintenance crew that this is actually A DOOR!
(And remind them to keep the salt away from the aluminum and stainless please)
What do your installers think?
That’s wild!! … but pretty cool
At the risk of missing something obvious and in the Code that we all should know….It looks okay to me. The fins are light, shouldn’t impact door operation, and once open, should not pose an egress hazard.
Be nice clear the ice
Not a fan of these Architectural additions, plus where’s the signage do not block emergency exit..