Why Hinges are the most crucial segment of the Hardware?

While specifying the door hardware for any given project, there is a sequence that every specifier follows:

• Hang The Door
• Close The Door
• Lock The Door
• Trim The Door
• Protect The Door
• Sign the Door

In the article, we will focus on the first part, which is to hang the door, but before you start reading this article, the reader must understand what is handing out the door. There are tons of materials available on google on what is handing of the door hardware. I have also attempted to explain handing, which you can read by clicking here:

The sequence of specifying the door hardware starts from hanging the door, and there are various ways to hang the door. The most traditional one is to use hinges, but why hinges are so crucial that its application has been given the first number.

You might have come across the saying, “The Key to the Future Lies in the Past.” I also tried to dig in the hinges’ past, and what I found blew my mind as it was very intriguing.

The hinges’ past dates back to almost to the Roman era, and there was a Goddess named cardea, “The Goddess of Hinges.” Cardea meant “Door Pivot who prevented evil spirits from crossing the threshold. She was also worshipped as the protector of the children, especially from the vampires and the witches.”

To understand the importance, let us first understand the function of the hinges:

• Hinges attach a door or a window to a frame.
• Hinges carry the weight of the door without sagging.
• Hinges allow the door to swing easily and with minimum friction.
• Hinges also have the additional weight of the door hardware like a door handle, door lock, door closer, door operator, etc.

Apart from the historical significance, it is indeed very logical to first hang the door to the frame and then check the door’s swing functionality. It is also crucial to check that all the hinges have been appropriately aligned with each other at the hinge installation stage.

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Now let us have a closer look at the component of the Hinges.

The components are self-explanatory.

Hinges are very important as incorrect hinge supplied, or incorrectly aligned hinge can hamper the correct swing and use of the door. Sometimes it may also fail the function of the other door hardware like latch and dead lock function of thee lock.

Yes of the lock will write on that some other day.