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A Step x Step Installation Guide for commercial door hardware: including, mortise, heavy duty cylindrical locks, rim & surface mounted vertical rod exit devices and door closers.  Covering Installation, Fasteners, Troubleshooting, Servicing and Preventative Maintenance tips.  The proper maintaining of commercial door hardware has become more harder today: not only for the life expectancy of the entire door assembly due to the total cost, but especially so for Fire Door Assemblies.  Fire Door Assemblies are required by law to be inspected annually for closing and latching.  Each Fire Door Assembly must close and latch in the event of a fire, if it fails a fine can and will be imposed against the building owner.  With so many different types of commercial door hardware types, its impossible for anyone to remember all the necessary adjustments necessary to provide a properly operating door assembly in a building.  Newer technology and design changes takes place often in the manufacturing of commercial door hardware and very seldom is it installed per the manufacturers installation directions. Knowing what to look for and understanding proper installation procedures is the intent of the book Installing Door Hardware Simplified, the book is a must for any technician, installer or person who is responsible for correcting or installing commercial door hardware.  Typically the installation instruction sheets are included in every box; however, after the initial installation they are never to be found.  Having this book handy all the time will be time saving not to mention cost effective to the building owner when it comes to correcting a problem.