WW: Duct, Duct, Goose!
All I can say is...wow. That's a pretty nice modification to the duct to accommodate the closer arm...
WW: Protection Plates (protection from what?)
I received this Wordless Wednesday photo from both Estefano Pilonieta and Rossen Marinov, so I'm sharing it with the rest of the iDigHardware world (originally posted on Reddit)...
WW: Warehouse Exit
I really don't know what to say about this Wordless Wednesday photo, which was sent to me by Jim Heberlein of Block Iron & Supply Company. The good news is, the doors and hardware are being replaced!
WW: School Entrance Security
Today's Wordless Wednesday photos were sent by Austin Bammann of Central Indiana Hardware. This is NOT the way I would provide security at the entrance to a school. :(
WW: Furniture Store
I know of several fires where the fire door protected the store from a fire in the warehouse; the doors in this photo won't be providing any protection whatsoever...
WW: Emergency Escape Chute
This video made the rounds on social media last week. I will refrain from commenting since it is Wordless Wednesday...
WW: How You Can Help Spot Fire Hazards
I was so excited to see this video from the Texas State Fire Marshal's office talking about egress and fire hazards, but I noticed a little problem with one of the doors. Can you find it?
WW: Hinge-Hasp
Thank you to Curtis Meskus for these Wordless Wednesday photos. This pair leads to a storage room in a motel. I have a feeling these will show up in one of my nightmares sometime soon.
WW: Rope and Cleat System
I give up. Not really. I will never give up.
WW: Who needs electrical codes??
Continuing with the Guatemalan theme (until tomorrow when I have a fire door question for you), I encountered this in a public restroom...
WW: Emergency Exit
I. Have. No. Words.
WW: Too Short
The most amazing thing about today's Wordless Wednesday photos is that the panic hardware has been installed this way for YEARS, and on a fast-food restaurant!
WW: School Asks 100 Graffiti Artists To Paint It Before Renovation…
This is amazing. Really. You can see ALL of the beautiful photos and read the story here on Bored Panda, but these are a few of my favorite door-related images from the article...
FF: Deadbolt Retrofit
These photos, from Kelly Reese of Allegion, qualify for the double-whammy - Wordless Wednesday AND Fixed-it Friday. But don't worry...it is indeed Friday! Have a great weekend!
WW: Mall Exit
Why is it that when something goes wrong with the existing hardware, some facilities use the hardware equivalent of a band-aid rather than repairing or replacing the hardware?
WW: Essence Superlounge
"At around 8:45 p.m., Captain Michael Flot of the New Orleans Fire Department faced an angry crowd of hundreds outside of the Essence Superlounge to tell them they would not be able to see Xscape that night. 'This is the worst I've ever seen it,' Flot said."
Take us with you!
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...
WW: Party Prep
Rich McKie sent me today's Wordless Wednesday photo of a high school lobby, which was being prepared for a "Dry Grad" overnight graduation party coordinated by a parent committee...
WW: Kool-Aid Follow-Up
Last week I posted a photo of the egress side of a "door" through some sheetrock that had been scored. Jonathan Mathew Taylor just sent me this photo of the other side...
WW: Hey Kool-Aid!!!
I don't remember seeing anything in the model codes that supports a Kool Aid Man egress model. Do you?
WW: (Don’t-)Pull Station
Leo Lebovits of M&D Door & Hardware sent me this Wordless Wednesday photo. I'm not an expert on pull stations, but this just doesn't look right to me...
WW: Guest House Egress
This signage designates the egress path from rooms in a small hotel / guest house in a city on the east coast. Note the exit sign over the window inside of one of the (locked) rooms, and instructions to break out the panel in the door...
WW: Double Labels
Can someone explain this please?
WW: Mall Exit
What do you think? Is this Wordless Wednesday exit visible enough?
WW: ABC7NY – Underground Dance Dangers
Call me naive, but I always assume that when tragedy strikes, people will learn from it and try to avoid similar incidents in the future. Unfortunately, ignorance mixed with greed often stand in the way of life safety...
WW: Bent
I have no idea what happened here. Wordless...
WW: Screwed
This Wordless Wednesday photo is from the newly-deputized Joe Cross of Allegion. I have no words...at least no words that would be allowed on a corporate website...
WW: This door to remain unlocked…
Austin Bammann of Central Indiana Hardware sent me this Wordless Wednesday photo. You may notice that there is signage above the door stating, "This door needs to remain unlocked during business hours." Does this signage make the opening code-compliant? Why, or why not?
WW: Brussels Hotel
This is not the first time I've thought to myself...I hope everyone knows how lucky we are to have (mostly) code-compliant exits in the US...
WW: Exit Bolt
My husband: "Do other people cry on Wednesdays or is it just you?"
WW: BLOCKED Exits
These are truly some of the best Wordless Wednesday photos I've ever seen, and I even got the backstory...
WW: Convention Center
I need to make an avatar of me crying, to include with these posts.
WW: Army/Navy Store
I received today's Wordless Wednesday photo from Charles Anderson, and yes - he contacted the fire marshal...
WW: Blinds
A fire marshal sent me this photo, and I'm Wordless (again). How does anyone think this is acceptable???
WW: Beer Run
How is it possible that NOBODY else seems to notice stuff like this??
WW: Blackout
I was checking out the iDH stats, and I noticed that there have been a few days lately when we've almost reached 2,000 visits. Today could be the day, because I KNOW you will want to share the link to today's Wordless Wednesday photo which was sent to me by Brent Kiernan of Allegion.
WW: Less Bottom Bolt
I have no words, except "thank you" to Fred Phillips of Interior Supply for this Wordless Wednesday photo...
WW: Retail Exit Pair
Tim Weller of Allegion sent me this Wordless Wednesday photo. I have nothing to say about it. I'm just going to cry now.
WW: STOP! And I really mean it!
Thank you to David R. Defilippo AIA for today's Wordless Wednesday photo...
WW: Double-Bar Security Device
Daniel Cannon of Allegion sent me these Wordless Wednesday photos of the back door of a restaurant. What say you?
WW: Breaker
I found this photo on the Facebook page of Brendan Daley of Pasek Corp (who is not responsible for this "fix"). I am Wordless.
WW: Wood Door Prep
This photo came from Billy Sanders of Chisholm Millwork. This is how the door arrived from the wood door manufacturer. #wordless
WW: Prius
Yes, that was a Toyota Prius. And that door closer looks familiar. #Wordless
WW: Delayed Egress Mag-Lock
With the recent adoption of NFPA 101-2012 by CMS, the annual inspection of fire door assemblies has become a top priority for many health care facilities...
WW: Extension Cord
I saw this at the local market - on the stairs leading to the main entrance, outside, and yes - it had started to rain...
WW: Shoe Storage
Today's Wordless Wednesday post is from Brian Rafferty, via the Fire and Life Safety Inspectors group on Facebook. I've got nothing to say about this one.
WW: Good Luck
I received today's Wordless Wednesday photo along with the following explanation..."On a service call to find out why doors will not lock and had to follow the wires to the inspirational message left by the last technician in header."
WW: Instructional Signage
This Wordless Wednesday photo came from Dustin Elam of the Santa Ana Unified School District. Dustin's not responsible for the instructional signage. :D
WW: Airport Observations
I spent a lot of time in airports today, and here are a few Wordless Wednesday observations...
WW: Thankful
GR Zechman of Allegion sent me this photo, after trying to exit through this door and stopping to investigate why the door wouldn't open. As I told GR, this photo literally brought tears to my eyes...