The Complete Handbook of Door Closers
A practical reference for specifying, installing, maintaining, and profiting from door closers in commercial and residential buildings
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Master the selection, installation, and business of door closers. A practical, code-aware handbook for professionals.
About this book
Door closers are a small piece of hardware with a big job: they control the motion of every door they touch, affecting fire safety, energy efficiency, accessibility, and building security. Yet for such a common device, they are frequently misunderstood. Specifiers buy on price, installers skip the adjustment steps, and owners are left with doors that slam or stick. This handbook fixes that. It covers the mechanical principles, the types and grades, and the specifications that actually matter, all grounded in the reality of the jobsite and the requirements of building codes.
Reader Reviews
William Lee
★★★★★Finally, a reference that treats door closers as the serious hardware they are. I've been a facility manager for over a decade and I've wasted hours backtracking on installations that were mis-specified. The chapter on choosing the right one paid for the book itself. It's not a quick read, but it's an honest one. It won't tell you to buy the most expensive unit, it tells you what specifications to look for and why.