Road Trips
Terry Maguire of National Millwork in Mansfield, Massachusetts! Terry correctly identified the delayed egress signage as the missing item on the post called “What’s Wrong With This Picture?” Here’s a link to my earlier post about delayed egress, including the requirement for signage. Others who correctly identified the problem: Bob Caron, Kelley Brothers Brendan Daley, […]
I really enjoy blogging because I can talk to my fellow door and hardware professionals in a more personal way, without all the corporate-speak that makes my eyes glaze over (no offense, corporate speakers). Well, this conversation is about to get a lot more personal. I’m leaving on a family road trip tomorrow and I’m taking you with me. Why would anyone spend […]
I guess it’s only fair. If my family welcomes the new Falcon exit device along on our summer road trip, it should have a name that’s a little easier for the kids to remember than 25-R-L. The first thing we had to determine was the gender of our device. Although boats and cars are generally female, […]
We continued our road trip yesterday with a visit to the zoo and a drive through Amish Country. A stop in Paradise confirmed that they could use some Falcon 24/25 exit devices out there, and Chip’s up to the challenge. As I’ve said before, I’m very picky about which products I specify, and after taking this new […]
Yesterday we drove from Front Royal, Virginia to Grassy Cove, Tennessee, which is a VERY long drive. We usually plan on stopping somewhere for the kids to burn off some energy, and yesterday’s stop was at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. I can find an interesting (to me) hardware application just about anywhere, […]
There’s the beef! We’re in a beautiful spot in Grassy Cove, Tennessee, on a farm full of Black Angus cattle, Belgian draft horses, and Boer goats. There’s literally not an exit device around for miles (except Chip, of course), but being surrounded by all of this beef gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about the noticeably […]
We interrupt this road trip to announce that this website has received visitors from 50 different countries!! And coincidentally, the 50th country to visit was Morocco, where my husband was born (and the visitor was NOT my mother-in-law!). 50 countries in the 2 months that I’ve been keeping track…so cool! If you’re interested in seeing […]
When Chip heard that we’d be passing through Atlanta he insisted on visiting the Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons. We stopped for a look around, and he gawked at the banks of multiple exit doors, all equipped with Von Duprin 99 devices. It was a proud moment for Chip, especially since the Falcon 24/25 […]
For all of you loyal late Friday afternoon and weekend blog readers, here’s another opportunity to win something from the Ingersoll Rand prize vault. This morning, Chip visited the statue at left – where are we? If you think you know, click here and scroll down to leave a comment with the answer. I will […]
There are almost 600 Cracker Barrel restaurants in the United States and I’ve been to most of them. Well…not most, but a bunch. The kids like the food and there’s a lot of miscellaneous stuff on the walls that we can use to play, “Who can find the _______?” When you drop a whole cup […]
It’s true! The new Falcon 24/25 device has a 10-year mechanical warranty (1-year electrical). 10 years is a really long time. 10 years ago I was single, living on my own, and working for Reyn and Harris at MPS Sales as the only specwriter in our office. The highlight of my life at that point […]
…Another funky hardware application. When we visited the zoo in Albany, Georgia, I saw this restroom door with applied wood trim and I thought it was pretty cool how they detailed the trim around the push plate and deadbolt. Then I went inside and saw the homemade parallel arm shoe mounting bracket – YUCK! And just […]
Today we headed north toward Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and on the way we passed through Waldo, Florida. Apparently Waldo’s claim to fame is that it is one of two official speed traps designated by AAA. The other is just up the road in Lawtey. Lucky for us, the Waldo police were at Dunkin Donuts and […]
We’re in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the good news is that the specwriter Chip and I came to see has agreed to include Falcon exit devices in his specifications! Yippee! The bad news is that we arrived a bit early for Bike Week, but I figured it’s still a good place to mention cycle testing. […]
Today we drove from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a long day in the car but Chip insisted that we stop in FALCON, North Carolina to buy some personalized souvenirs for him. We had no luck with the FALCON souvenirs…Falcon is a VERY small town without even a general store, but […]
Several people have commented that I’m supposed to be on vacation, I should be relaxing, enjoying quality family time, etc. Well, I just returned from 10 HOURS at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia and I am SO TIRED. But I know I won’t be able to sleep if I don’t post something for you to […]
If there weren’t a lot of doors at Busch Gardens, there were even less at Water Country, where we spent the day today. For me, a day without hardware is like a day without sunshine, but I survived. Since I don’t have any funky applications from today, I’ll answer a question from the mailbag. Debbie […]
Yesterday we decided that there was still too much to see so we can’t go home just yet. We haven’t run out of clean clothes, so why not? We spent the entire day taking in the sights of Colonial Williamsburg, without a thrill ride or water slide in sight. I saw so many interesting doors […]
We’re on our way home today, and barring any surprises we’ll arrive tomorrow. For the first time we’re hitting the road without knowing where we’ll be sleeping tonight, but I’m sure we’ll find a hotel and if not, I’ll be calling my Mid-Atlantic or Metro New York SSC buddies to see who has room at […]
We had planned to get on the road early yesterday afternoon but we ended up leaving Williamsburg around 5 p.m., about the same time everyone else coming home from everywhere decided to leave. The traffic was terrible, and after 6 hours of driving we had gone as far as Elkton, Maryland and couldn’t stay in […]
One of my (non-hardware industry) friends commented recently that she’s been reading this blog and can’t believe how complicated doors and hardware are. It’s true! There are a thousand ways to screw up a door and I’ve made my share of mistakes over the years, but at this point I often spot problems from across […]
During Chip’s Road Trip I gave you two opportunities to join in by answering a trivia question. Thanks to everyone who participated! The two grand prize winners are listed below, and will receive a little something from the IR Prize Vault. Wayne Lozier of Kamco Supply correctly identified this statue as Mary Virginia Ginnie/Jennie Wade, […]
Last week I took a trip down to Providence to visit one of my recent projects, the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island Headquarters. I had a heckuva time finding it since it was a new address that my GPS didn’t recognize, but I found a shuttle bus driver who not only pondered the […]
I’m sure that some of you remember the family road trip I took last summer, and the fact that I took along a Falcon exit device, nicknamed Chip Falcon. If you missed it, or if you just want to see the Doors of Colonial Williamsburg again, here’s a link to the series. Since we returned […]
If you’re new to this blog, you have a little catching up to do. If you’ve been a loyal reader for a while, you know about “Chip Falcon.” In a nutshell, I had to take a Falcon 24/25 series exit device on my family’s annual summer road trip last year. During our travels the exit […]
If you visit this blog on a regular basis, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been a brief lull in posts. I could blame technical difficulties, illness, writer’s block, or a natural disaster, but the reality is that I’ve been preparing to go on vacation. A real vacation where my cell phone doesn’t work. Hard to […]
I don’t really like to fly. I know about all of the airline safety statistics, but I just don’t like being confined and especially tens of thousands of feet up in the sky. I don’t like turbulence, even if it IS just bumpy air. I’m not buying it. So when we flew out of Atlanta […]
A visit to any volcanic region wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the hot springs. We didn’t want to miss anything, so we visited two different hot springs resorts – The Springs, and Tabacón. The Springs Resort is very beautiful and quite new. We couldn’t figure out why it was empty until we visited […]
Yesterday we went to Caño Negro, a wildlife refuge near the Nicaraguan border. I saw no doors of note, but I did see a mother sloth with her baby, which was SO COOL!! We saw tons of other animals including iguanas and other lizards, caymans, white-faced and howler monkeys, at least 20 different kinds of […]
Yesterday we jammed as much rainforest into one day as we possibly could. In the morning we went to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and had a 3-hour hike with our awesome guide / biologist, Eduardo. He knew everything about the plants, birds, and animals of the reserve, and we learned A LOT. In the […]
The hotel with the treacherous handicap ramp (see previous post) was actually a very nice little hotel, but it had some other code-related issues. I think all of the issues stem from the lack of stringent building codes in Costa Rica, but they’re still a little scary for travelers who happen to be door hardware consultants. Our room […]
When we drove through Santa Elena, we noticed a restaurant with a tree growing up through the middle of it. It looked pretty cool, so we headed there for lunch after our 3-hour morning hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve and before our afternoon hike at the Selvatura Hanging Bridges. (On the verge of […]
This may be in questionable taste, but I thought it was cute. Hopefully anyone who is reading a website about doors and hardware won’t be offended by the mention of “pee.” I’ve included one last (for now) bathroom door closer application just to make this post door-related. I hope you all appreciate how difficult it […]
The picture at right has nothing to do with this post, but isn’t it BEAUTIFUL?! I had no idea that I had captured this sloth so well until I was putting a photo book together for my daughter’s preschool class over the weekend. I took the picture in Caño Negro, and the sloth was waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy […]
We’re on our annual summer road trip, although I didn’t have the stamina to listen to the kids bicker all the way to Florida so it’s a much shorter trip than last year. Before anyone asks, I don’t have a single piece of hardware with me on this trip. We’re staying in a pretty sketchy […]
I typically try to stick to more technical topics or photos of creative applications related to doors, but I’m on vacation so I’ll be posting random photos and thoughts as I’ve done on other road trips (like these: Chip Falcon’s Road Trip, Escape to Costa Rica, Maine/VT 2010). I don’t usually write about one brand […]
I don’t stay in flea-bag motels – I really don’t. That’s why it amazes me that almost every hotel I stay in has extreme issues with their fire doors. I’m on a short vacation with my family, and as you can see from the graphic on the right, the resort consists of several connected 2-story […]
Hopefully you’re not getting sick of my vacation photos because I’ve got a few more. This post has a special bonus at the end though – something I’ve NEVER seen before. This facility is an assembly occupancy which I’d estimate has an occupant load of a couple hundred people. The main entrance has no door […]
We’re back from our vacation, but I have some more photos to share before I finish up this unplanned series on hotel doors. As I mentioned in an earlier post, our hotel was a series of buildings connected by propped open, non-latching, damaged doors which were originally fire rated (as indicated by the painted labels). […]
These are the last few miscellaneous photos from our vacation, but never fear…I’m headed off for a Moms’ Weekend on Friday so maybe I’ll have some good (G-rated) spa photos for next week. 🙂 Hover your cursor over any photo for a description, click the photo to enlarge.
As promised, I have some photos to post from my recent trip to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. I don’t typically mention the locations of the photos I post, usually because I don’t want to get in trouble for showing their code violations. Well, I’m not a gambler so I had plenty of time […]
The first time I ever saw a wicket door, it was for a post office project and I was working on the shop drawings. I haven’t run into a whole lot of them since, but I saw a pair last weekend and risked the embarrassment of my friends to take some photos. The employee at […]
Considering how many photos I took of doors during my Mommy’s weekend at Foxwoods, it’s a good thing I’m not a gambler. I wouldn’t have had any time to check out the doors if I was stuck at the slots. I can’t imagine what Las Vegas will be like…I hope I don’t get arrested like […]
I’m in Las Vegas for a meeting that starts in a couple of days, and I’m pretty sure I could find enough cool and creative doors here to last me for a few months. Today we visited Red Rock Canyon (not a lot of doors there), the Hoover Dam (more doors there than you’d think), […]
We saw this building from the highway on our way to Red Rock Canyon and it wasn’t hard to track it down and get the address. It was designed by Frank Gehry, and it’s a brain and cognitive center for the Cleveland Clinic. I’m no expert on brain-related stuff, but I think if I was […]
It’s not every day a pirate tells you that you’ve been partying too hard. I wish that was my problem. I actually woke up with laryngitis on Wednesday, which really stinks since I was headed out of town for a meeting. I’m feeling much better after a visit to the convenience clinic, but I still […]
This Wordless Wednesday post can’t be completely wordless (that’s nothing new). These photos were sent to me by my friend and colleague, Kurt Roeper, who is traveling in China at the moment and reports that idighardware/ihatehardware is banned in China. Here’s Kurt’s note that came along with the photos: “It can now be confirmed that […]
I know some of you will remember “Chip Falcon’s Road Trip” from a couple of years ago. For those of you who weren’t readers of this blog back then…I usually go on a road trip with my family every summer. In the summer of 2009, I had to take a Falcon 25 series panic device […]
The kids’ spring break begins tomorrow, so I’ve got my earplugs packed (literally) and we’re headed south on another road trip. We’re planning to stop in DC Sunday morning to burn some energy and so I can check on the United States Institute of Peace. I wrote the hardware spec quite a few years ago […]
I’ve been looking at this building on paper for at least 5 years, and although there were days when I wished for the fun to end, I knew it was going to be something special. Since we were in DC today, I took the opportunity to see the new headquarters for the United States Institute […]
We’re still on vacation and saw almost no doors today, but we did meet our neighbor. Creepy!
On our way home we had great weather while we were in the DC area, so we decided to stop at the zoo and let the kids get some of the crazies out. The lions were my favorite…a pride of 2 lionesses, 1 lion, and 7 cubs – just gorgeous. I could have watched them […]
We’re currently on our Summer 2011 Road Trip and I’m on the hunt for doors of interest, but so far I’m seeing more sights like this: But you’re in luck! Right before I left I got a huge batch of photos from Deputy Fire Marshal Daniel Wiltse, of the Bluffton Township Fire District in South […]
Today I had the pleasure of visiting the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. My trusty guide for the tour was Rachel Smith of Karpen Steel, who suggested the Biltmore as a stop on my road trip and then arranged for the visit to the estate. If you haven’t been to the Biltmore Estate, you […]
I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday weekend…I have to admit it was really nice to take some time off. I’ve been in Grassy Cove, Tennessee since Friday and there aren’t a whole lot of doors here, but luckily I’ve got some saved up from last week. We’re headed toward home tomorrow so […]
We only spent a brief segment of our road trip in Lexington, but it was long enough to spot a couple of doors of interest. Our hotel was originally a single family residence and it’s on the Register of Historic Places. We checked in pretty late at night but I immediately noticed the mess they […]
This weekend I left my computer at home (yes, really!) and headed to Cape Cod for my brother’s wedding. The wedding was held in North Truro, and the kids had heard me say several times that we were going to “Truro.” Well, my kids go to a bilingual school and are fluent in Spanish. All […]
Here are some more vacation photos submitted by Eyal Bedrik of Entry Systems Ltd. The next time you’re on a road trip, don’t forget to take some photos for me!
Holy cow…I am bone-weary. I feel like I ran on adrenaline the whole time I was in NYC, and the 5-hour ride home in the rain and snow was the icing on the cake. The days at the DHI Conference flew by, but what a great time! I caught up with a lot of my […]
I’m on a mini-vacation with my family for the holidays, but I’ve already spotted some doors of interest for you so I will post those soon. I took a photo of a restaurant exit last night, and my friend’s son asked why. His father said that the next time they pass the restaurant it will […]
We were on a mini-vacation earlier in the week, which is my excuse for forgetting two things. First, my pal Zeke Wolfskehl is in search of some research that I remember hearing about but have never been able to find documentation for. Maybe it’s an urban legend, but I know that I heard/read somewhere that […]
It’s school vacation week and we took the kids to the Cape for a few days. Here are some of the doors we’ve seen on our trip. The kids are AMAZED by the dollar bills taped all over the hotel bar. The bartender told me that there are more than 10,000 bills. This windmill is […]
Whenever we’re on a family road trip, we try to find cool places to stop along the way to break up the ride. Today we went to Battleship Cove, the world’s largest historic naval ship exhibit. The museum is home to the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., the USS Lionfish submarine, the battleship USS […]
Danny Estryk of Entry Systems Ltd. sent me these photos of some very early offset pivots. The wood doors and the other portion of the pivots that were attached to them are long gone, but the stone portion remains. This opening is at the Belvoir Fortress in the Jordan Valley of Israel, built by the […]
Last week I was a panelist for the BOMA Every Building Conference and Expo in Seattle. It was a pretty busy couple of days but I was able to sneak out each day to see a little of the city, or visit the guy who was LockedInAHouse. I LOVED the Pike Place Market…I was there […]
As many of you know, I am in Morocco for some vacation time combined with some work, and also working on some family issues with my mother-in-law’s estate. We have made the most of each day, and I have seen (and photographed) lots of amazing doors. I hope you don’t get sick of seeing them…”Darn! […]
Here are some photos of the beautiful sliding bronze doors at the tomb of King Mohammed V. It was built in 1971, adjacent to La Tour (Tower) Hassan. The minaret stands amidst support columns which were once part of a huge mosque destroyed in an earthquake. The Mausoleum: La Tour Hassan:
I hope you’re not getting tired of posts about beautiful Moroccan doors because I know I’m not tired of seeing them. There are amazing doors EVERYWHERE in Morocco – adorned bronze, carved wood, hand-painted…absolutely gorgeous. Yesterday I dragged the family to Bahia Palace in the 100-degree heat. They were good sports about it and I […]
I mentioned these gigantic doors in an earlier post, but I went back to see them again since we’re in the neighborhood. The mosque wasn’t open for tours when we were there (the only way non-Muslims can go into a mosque), but I sent my husband in with a camera and he came back with […]
I know what you’re thinking…”Another day, another kasbah.” 🙂 I sincerely appreciate the chance to enjoy my vacation while still keeping up with my blog, email, etc., so thanks for bearing with me! We visited the Glaoui Kasbah in Telouet about a week ago. I’ve wanted to go ever since I read about it in […]
Here are some of the lock shops I visited while shopping for the locks in this post. This is the shop at the Glaoui Kasbah in Telouet where I bought the wood lock: Some more wood locks for sale there: This shop in Marrakech where I bought the camel bag lock had a wide variety […]
No, really! They do! Today is my birthday (yes, I’m 29), and luckily for my family I bought all of my own gifts while we were in Morocco. Some of my relatives there thought I was nuts, but I knew that some of you would appreciate my treasures, so here they are. I bought this […]
During a break in today’s BHMA meetings I took a drive south to see the Mission San Xavier Del Bac. The mission was founded in 1692, and the current church was built between 1783 and 1797. It is located in the center of a Papagon Indian settlement. The mission has been constantly maintained and periodically […]
This post was printed in the November 2012 issue of Doors & Hardware [Click here to download a reprint of this article.] In case you missed my Moroccan odyssey this summer, or if you traveled along with us virtually but wouldn’t mind a second look, I just got this reprint from the upcoming issue of […]
I’m getting ready to head home from Arc-US in San Diego (which has been a fabulous conference!), and wondering how long it will be before someone tweets a photo of me singing on stage with the Dueling Pianomen. Until then, here’s some signage the likes of which I’ve never seen before. I’m in favor of […]
I just returned from a trip to visit my brother and sister-in-law in Grassy Cove, Tennessee. If you’re a long-time reader of IDH, you may remember when I visited them way back in 2009 for the Chip Falcon Road Trip (my brother did the cycle testing). When we visited last year, my brother and I […]
This is a travel week for me – I’m in Tampa, Florida for the winter meeting of the Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA – check out their new website!). I have more posts in the works on school security and wired glass, but while I’m on the road, you know that I like to share […]
The Tampa Bay Hotel (although no longer a hotel) is an amazing building, especially once you hear about its history. If you’ve got 15 minutes, check out this video: Here’s what the building looks like on Google Maps. It’s gigantic! The building is now part of the University of Tampa campus, and one portion is […]
I’m back in the snowy north, hunkered down while the snow piles up. This is my last post from my trip to Tampa. For next week I’m working on another post about glass (yes, there’s more!), as well as a post about school security – particularly the “creative” and often non-code-compliant methods I’ve seen a […]
As always when I travel, I’ve been on the lookout for interesting doors during my trip to Las Vegas. I saw these last night at dinner. They’re beautiful (and huge!) carved wood panels, hung on center pivots which are offset from the edge. When the doors are closed (see below), there is a gap at […]
This morning I went over to the Grand Canal Shoppes before the stores opened, to get photos of the unusual door pulls. I’m pretty sure Security was tracking my every move, but apparently they decided I was harmless.
Last month I wrote about my experience on the day of this year’s Boston Marathon. The slogan “Boston Strong” has emerged since then as the ultimate description of this city, which will not let senseless violence beat us down. This weekend my friend and I took our kids downtown, and our first stop was the […]
When I began planning a trip to San Miguel de Allende, I had no idea that the city was known for its beautiful doors…there’s even a book about them! I have a lot more door photos to post (and even an egress problem!), but for now, here’s a sneak peek…
For some of you, this story will confirm my nerdiness. I’m ok with that. My trip to San Miguel de Allende is almost over – we’re flying home on Saturday. I have hundreds of door photos to sort through, and I will post some in the coming weeks. But there was one pair of doors […]
Twelve years ago I was new to the town where I currently live, and I knew almost nobody. It was hard to meet people back then – I had no kids and my husband and I both worked in other towns. My family and a bunch of my friends were still back in Vermont, where […]
I’m in Nashville this week for the CONSTRUCT show, and I’ve been scoping out some of the beautiful doors in town. My 1 vs. 100 Fire/Life-Safety class went well today…nobody fell asleep or faked an injury so they could leave early. Tomorrow I have 1 vs. 100 Electrified Hardware at 2:45, so if you’re here […]
A few years ago I posted some reader photos and information about the replica of the Parthenon, in Nashville. Since I’m here this week for CONSTRUCT, I went over early this morning to see it for myself. I have one more day at CONSTRUCT, starting with the Bloggers’ Panel in room 205C of the Music […]
Happy New Year!!! I can always count on my family road trips to result in some photos to share…remember the dollar bills on the ceiling, the Minister’s Treehouse, the day my kid got us locked in the hotel room, the super-steep h/c ramp in Costa Rica, Chip Falcon’s Road Trip, or the doors of Morocco? We’re currently on […]
Before anyone says, “Why didn’t you stop and see me??”, we were only in Savannah for a quick lunch break. 🙂 Here are some interesting doors from the River Street vicinity… I saw this door and thought – “Cool! Half-surface hinges!” Ok – that makes me sound like a weirdo but that’s really what I thought. […]
A few years ago I took my family to a resort on Cape Cod for winter break, and I spent this past weekend at the same resort. On our first visit, I found a lot to write about…the hinges on all of the cross-corridor doors had been modified (sometimes very badly) and were no longer code-compliant […]
I’m in Las Vegas at ISC-West (come visit me in Allegion booth #20031 if you’re here!), so I won’t have time to write a post for today, but in case you missed my previous photos of the doors of Las Vegas…
I spent last weekend in New York City, and saw these beautiful leather entrance doors on the Trump SoHo. I’m not sure how practical they will be long-term, but they’re gorgeous now!…
If you’re here in Dallas for DHI’s CoNEXTions 2014 and you see any beautiful or interesting doors, send me a clear photo and I’ll add it to this post! OH – and come to my class tomorrow (Friday) so I’m not all alone – CE1401 Codes and Standards Update at 1:30 in Senators Hall. Here are some that I’ve seen so far…
Last month I spent a long weekend in Burlington, Vermont, and of course I came home with some door photos to share…
It’s that time of the year again, when I take a little time off and share some of the amazing doors I see in my summer travels. This is a little personal, but THIS is my bedroom door for tonight. Amazing right? The door of the salon is even bigger… High security, Moroccan style… Top […]
We spent a few hours in the Fez medina today. There are beautiful doors EVERYWHERE! Here are a few… From the Bou Inania Madrasa, an Islamic school that was built in the 1300’s! This beautiful door is in a gorgeous renovated riad: This door is super-skinny…at the other end of the spectrum from the gigantic […]
I have to get on the road early today, so I only have time to post a teeny preview…I will post more tonight!
As much as I love the beautiful doors of Chefchaouen, I think I love the well-loved old doors with their patches and repairs even more. Here are some of my favorites for today’s Fixed-it Friday post…
This is not the first time I’ve shopped for locks in Marrakech (here are some photos from the last time), but today I stumbled upon two craftsmen in the haddadine (metalworkers’ souk) that made THE MOST AMAZING LOCKS. I bought one of the padlocks so I was able to take lots of photos of one of the shops. Check them out!
This was not the first time I’ve been locked in. My youngest daughter locked us in a hotel room on another summer road trip, and once I got locked in the Trinity Church stairwell. Hopefully being locked in Mazagan makes #3 of 3…
And now…for my last post from Morocco, some Fixed-it Friday photos from Essaouira. If you’ve never visited, it is a beautiful city with an old fort, a busy port, talented wood carvers, a sandy beach, fresh seafood, and the fattest cats in all of Morocco. Oh – and lots of doors that are fighting corrosion from the salt air. Enjoy!
Here are some photos from last week’s trip to CONSTRUCT in Baltimore…I’m headed to Phoenix & Scottsdale soon, so let me know if there are doors there that I should share!
As promised in Monday’s post, here are some of the doors we saw during our visit to the Bronx Zoo. Keep your camera ready during your summer vacation and send me some photos of interesting doors that you see (please)!
I often find that I am more cautious about modifying code requirements than even the AHJ. This opening is serving an Assembly occupancy, where delayed egress is not allowed by the IBC. In addition, the AHJ approved the 30-second delay instead of 15 seconds…
Some of you might be thinking…”Doors can’t be disguised like that!” but this mural is on the access or ingress side of the door, not the egress side. The model codes require means of egress doors to be readily distinguishable and easily recognizable as doors, but this requirement is typically applied to the egress side of the door…
I recently went on a field trip to an elementary school with Greg Thomson (Allegion specwriter) and a group of our specwriter apprentices, and we saw a couple of interesting applications in the courtyard. The courtyard is fully enclosed so a means of egress is required at each end…
We visited Santa Clara del Cobre, a town known for it’s amazing copper work. I didn’t find a lot of copper doors, but the pair below is on the entrance to the Museo del Cobre. The doors are wood, with small copper overlays attached which look like they were done by various artisans…
Some of you may remember the blog post below, which I first published in 2011. Time flies! When I visited Greenwich Lock & Safe and met locksmith and artist Phil Mortillaro, he told me that there was a documentary in progress about him. The documentary is now available on PBS.org! ~~~ I took the Acela […]
It’s that time of year again, when lots of people go on vacation – remember the road trips I used to drag all of you on? This summer I’m taking the kids to Guatemala, so I don’t know how many interesting doors we’ll see…
You may or may not have noticed, I have been on vacation with my kids in Guatemala for the last 2 weeks. I wrote all of my blog posts and articles before I left…
As I promised yesterday, here are a few doors from my recent trip to Guatemala. We saw so many amazing doors – big ones, small ones, ornate doors and utilitarian doors, lots of wicket doors, cool door knockers and other hardware…
Continuing with the Guatemalan theme (until tomorrow when I have a fire door question for you), I encountered this in a public restroom…
By now you have likely heard about the earthquake that caused property damage, injuries, and deaths in Mexico City and the state of Puebla on Tuesday. This one followed on the heels of another earthquake about a week and a half before, near the border of Mexico and Guatemala. I am fine and we didn’t […]
