Door Hardware Scheduling
Specification service
We write your door schedule.
Send us your plans and we produce a complete hardware schedule for the project, door by door, with every lever, hinge, stop, latch and bolt specified so nothing is missed on site. Then we supply everything off it.
There is no charge for the scheduling service.
Who it is for
Architects, building designers, builders, developers, interior designers and cabinet makers. From a single custom home through to multi residential, commercial fitouts and aged care. If the project has more than a handful of doors, a schedule will save you time and prevent mistakes on site.
How it works
On site commissioning
On the right projects we commit to a commissioning visit once the hardware is on site. We walk the job with your installer or builder, check the hardware has gone on the doors it was scheduled against, confirm keying and handing, and sort anything that needs adjusting before handover.
It is the difference between supplying a box of hardware and seeing the job finished properly. Whether we commission depends on the size and location of the project, and we will confirm it with you up front rather than leaving it open.
Renovations
Renovations are where hardware gets messy. Doors of four different thicknesses, three generations of hardware already on site, rebated jambs, backsets that do not match anything current, and a plan that shows what is being built rather than what is already there.
Depending on location we will come to site, work through the existing doors with you, and build the schedule from what is actually there rather than from a drawing. We measure the openings, check handing and backsets, note what is being kept and what is being replaced, and specify accordingly.
Builders, you can hand this one off. Put us in touch with the owner or the designer and we will run the hardware side start to finish, then deliver to site labelled and ready to fit. One less thing on your list, and no back and forth over a lever that turned out not to fit a 1960s jamb.
Reviewing the schedule
Every schedule goes out two ways. A PDF you can print, file or issue, and a live link where you and your client can comment directly on the document, door by door.
That matters because hardware selections usually die in email. Thirty messages between the architect, the client and the builder, three versions of the same spreadsheet, and a change that someone missed. Comments sit on the schedule itself, so there is one version and a clear record of what was decided.
If you would rather talk it through, we will get on a call or a Teams meeting and work through the schedule live. Whatever suits how your project runs.
What we need from you
- Floor plans or a door schedule, in any format you have
- Your preferred finish, or tell us the scheme and we will suggest one
- Any brands already specified, or leave it open and we will recommend
- Your programme, so we can plan lead times around it
If you only have half of that, send it anyway. We will tell you what is missing. On a renovation, photos of the existing doors and jambs are often more useful than a drawing.
What the schedule covers
Every door, and everything that hangs on it or goes into it.
- Function per opening: passage, privacy, entrance, dummy or sliding
- Levers, knobs, entrance sets and pull handles
- Locks, latches, cylinders and keying, including key alike where required
- Hinges, sized and rated to the door weight
- Door stops, seals, flush pulls, bolts and strikers
- Cabinet hardware, coordinated to the door finish
- Fire rating, accessible access and Building Code requirements where they apply
Why it is worth doing properly
Door hardware is a small line in the budget and a large source of delay. The usual failures are a privacy set specified where an entrance set was needed, hinges under rated for a solid core door, a backset that does not match the lock, or a finish discontinued halfway through the build.
Every one of those is caught at schedule stage rather than on site. That is the whole point of the service.
Common questions
How much does the scheduling service cost?
Nothing. We schedule the project at no charge and quote the supply off the finished schedule.
How quickly will I hear back?
Within 24 hours of receiving your plans. We aim to have the first draft schedule back to you inside a week, and we will confirm a date up front on larger projects.
How do we review and make changes?
You get a PDF and a live link. Comment directly on the schedule so everything stays in one place, or work through it with us on a call or Teams. We reissue until it is signed off.
Do you come to site?
Depending on the project, yes. On renovations we will visit to build the schedule from the existing doors, and on the right projects we commit to a commissioning visit once the hardware is on site to check everything has gone on correctly. We confirm both up front.
Do you schedule renovations?
Yes, and it is one of the things we do best. Depending on location we will visit site and build the schedule from the existing doors rather than from a drawing. Builders can hand the hardware side to us entirely.
Do I have to buy the hardware from you?
The schedule is prepared on the basis that Entry Point supplies it. That is how we can offer it at no charge.
Can you match hardware already selected?
Yes. If the architect or client has specified a range, we schedule around it and fill the gaps with matching product.
Can you deliver to site in stages?
Yes. For scheduled projects we pack per job, label hardware to the schedule and stage delivery to suit your build programme.
What about lead times?
Our own ranges, Havolka and Ookami Studio, are held in stock at all times. Everything else is brought in to order, generally one to two weeks. We confirm timing per item on the schedule so nothing surprises you.
Start your schedule
Email your plans to sales@entry-point.com.au or call 1300 522 163. Prefer to talk it through in person? Visit the Palmyra showroom, Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, and see every finish before you specify.
