(SEE GENERAL CONDITIONS)
=126. Front-Entrance Doors.=—Provide for the front-entrance doors,
cylinder, mortise, front-door lock and three 5" × 5" loose-pin,
ball-tip butts for each door; also flush extension bolts 12 inches and
24 inches long.
=127. Vestibule Doors.=—Provide for the vestibule doors, cylinder,
vestibule latch, keyed similar to the front door, and three 5" × 5"
loose-pin, ball-tip butts; also flush bolts, the same as specified for
entrance doors.
128. SIDE-ENTRANCE AND REAR DOORS.—Provide for the side-entrance
and rear doors, locks and butts the same as specified for the
front-entrance doors. Exterior basement and kitchen doors to have
5-inch, three-bolt or 4¼-inch, three-tumbler lock and mortise bolt;
also three 4½" × 4½" butts for each door.
=129. Sliding Doors.=—Provide for all sliding-doors, Coburn trolley
hangers; double doors to have locks with astragal fronts, and single
doors to have flat-front locks.
=130. Double-Acting Doors.=—Provide for the doors where indicated
double-acting in the plans, Bommer spring hinges or floor pivots of
suitable size; also push plates, door holders, dead lock, and kick
plates.
=131. Miscellaneous Doors.=—Provide for all other doors on first floor,
4¼-inch mortise lock with metal knobs and combined escutcheons; also
three 4" × 4" loose-pin, ball-tipped butts for each door.
=132. Doors on Second Floor.=—Provide for all the doors on the second
floor, 4¼-inch mortise locks with metal knobs and combined escutcheons;
chamber-entrance and bathroom doors to have in addition a mortise bolt.
Also provide for these doors, three 4" × 4" loose-pin, ball-tipped
butts for each door.
=133. Doors in Attic and Basement.=—Provide for the doors in attic and
basement, 3½-inch mortise locks, pottery knobs, and escutcheons; also
two 3½" × 3½" butts for each door.
=134. Transoms.=—All transoms throughout are to be hinged at the top
or the bottom or pivoted (as indicated in the plans), and are to have
⁵/₁₆-inch transom lifts to extend to within 5 feet of the floor.
=135. Double-Hung Windows.=—The double-hung windows on the first floor
are to have approved sash locks and two flush lifts; those on the
second floor, in the attic, and in the basement are to have approved
sash locks and two flush or hook lifts to each sash. All window stops
are to be secured with flush adjusting stop-screws placed not more than
14 inches apart.
=136. Casement Windows and Hinged Sash.=—Provide for the casement in
the lavatory and on the second floor, 3" × 3" tight-joint butts and
suitable casement fasteners and adjusters. The basement sash are to be
hinged at the top with wrought butts and are to have bolts and hooks
and eyes to hold them open.
=137. French Windows.=—Provide for the French windows in the dining
room, 4" × 4" butts, three to each window sash. Also provide for these
windows, flush bolts, 12 inches and 24 inches on standing leaf, and
mortise turnbuckles.[1]
[1] In place of the mortise turnbuckle any of the following hardware
can be used: Casement fasts or locks; Cremorne bolts, locking top,
bottom, and center; or, Espagnolette bars, either rim or mortise.
=138. Bookcases and China Closets.=—Provide for the doors of the
bookcases and china closets, 3" × 3" ball-tip butts, two to each door;
also locks and keyplates or mortise latches and knobs, and bolts for
double doors. All drawers to have drop drawer pulls, two to each drawer
over 20 inches wide.
=139. Pantries, Dressers, and Linen Closets.=—The doors of the
pantries, dressers, and linen closets are to be provided with 3" × 3"
butts, together with elbow catches or surface bolts for double doors.
Also provide rim cupboard catches or mortise latches with knobs. All
drawers over 20 inches wide are to have two drawer pulls. Flour bins
are to be hinged at the side or at the bottom, so as to tilt, and
are to be supplied with 3" × 3" wrought butts and bar pull or with
large =T=-handled cupboard turn. Place in each closet one (or two)
rows of brass-plated wire coat-and-hat hooks (or, bronze-plated cast
coat-and-hat hooks) to extend around all sides; these hooks are to
be placed not over 12 inches nor closer than 8 inches apart. Furnish
rubber-tipped, wooden-base knobs for all doors.
=140. Quality and Finish.=—All of the above hardware is to be of Blank
& Co.’s manufacture, except butts for interior doors, which are to be
the Stanley Work product. All the hardware on the first floor, except
kitchen and service portion, is to be plain, cast-bronze metal of the
design known as ____, and ____ finish. The hardware of the second floor
is to be of steel, in plain design and ____ finish. The hardware of
the bathroom is to be of plain bronze metal, nickel-plated, while the
basement, kitchen, and attic hardware is to be plain steel in ____
finish.
=141. Miscellaneous Hardware.=—The contractor shall furnish and apply
all hardware necessary to complete the building, under the direction
and subject to the approval of the architect.
=142.= The preceding specification is intended to meet the requirements
of a residence, but may be changed so as to apply to other buildings by
adding to the several items or by omitting some of them. In following
the specifications just given, the specification writer should exercise
great care in selecting the hardware required, using the best that can
be obtained with the money to be expended. In all instances, the name,
design, quality, and finish desired should be stipulated.