If only I had a nickel for every time I’ve recommended wide stile aluminum doors on a project…I’d have so many nickels!!  I’m seeing wider stiles now, because of the accessibility requirement for a minimum 10-inch bottom rail (measured up from the floor), but there many existing narrow stile and medium stile doors out there.

I saw the door in today’s Fixed-it Friday photo on a university campus recently.  The “fix” would probably make the architect cry, but this is VERY common.  Many universities and other types of facilities have standardized on a particular hardware application and/or product.  If their hardware of choice does not fit on a narrow or wide stile door, they often make it work.

In this case, the university has added plates to accommodate Von Duprin 99 Series rim devices with a removable mullion.  It would have saved some time, expense, and architects’ tears to specify wide stile doors from the get-go.

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