Doors: locks, hinges, handles

Background 

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FHBH Survey data shows that door knobs, latches, locks and hinges are performing poorly. Poorly performing door furniture impacts on the ability of the householder to maintain personal safety, personal control over the living environment, inability to secure personal possessions and contributes towards a general lack of privacy, control, ownership and a sense of wellbeing.

The National Indigenous Housing Guide, 3rd edition, pp 28, 139, 150, 199, 204, makes the following recommendations about the impact of door furniture.
  • In households that combine many families, individuals 
 may want to be able secure themselves and their 
 possessions in bedrooms. 
  • Consider providing bedroom locks at the design stage 
 to reduce the use of padlocks and bolts on doors as 
 these may prevent escape from the house in the event 
 of a fire. 
  • Fitting locks that can be opened from the inside to each 
 bedroom door. 
  • A large household population can cause health 
 hardware to fail prematurely simply because it is 
 constantly in use.

Project Outline

Doors 1The aim of the project is to identify and encourage the provision of longer lasting and better quality door furniture. This was accomplished by:

  • Researching existing available door furniture solutions. 
  • Selecting the most suitable components and cost. 
  • Establishing a testing regime. 
  • Installing, assessing performance & analysing data.
  • Specifying performance criteria for suitable products.

Recommendations

Doors 21.) Implement an ongoing product research approach and method to ensure reliable performance of hardware. 

2.) Recommended products are:

MasterKeySafe, $60 Big O Hardware Alice Springs
Door hardware
3570 mortice locks $55
1800 series mortice latch $55
70 series levers $50
Lockwood door hardware, 235 Huntingdale Road, Oakleigh, 03 8574 3888
Doors 3Steel Door Jamb 
Striker plate and hinges $90
Door frame seal $10 Hafele Catalogue n: 950.13.081
Magnetic door stop / holder $30 Hafele. Catalogue number: 921.07.601
Door guard $10 Hafele. Catalogue number: 911.59.062
Continuous geared hinge $190 Hafele.Catalogue number: 921.07.601 Hafele Sydney 02 8788 2200
Security Mesh door $780 Makesafe Clearshield, Sydney 02 99394355

3.) Locations of MasterKeySafe to be established in CONSULTATION with householders. External doors are a priority after bathroom and toilet doors and last should be bedroom doors.

4.) Establish and develop ongoing relationships with manufacturers in order to improve on existing market offerings for this specific market segment.

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