Road, McClean, Virginia 22102-3474, for guidance in
selecting and scheduling finish hardware.
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NOTE: For projects at Camp Lejeune:
1. Specify Series 4000, Grade 1, locks and latches
with 70 mm 2 3/4 inch backset.
2. Specify interchangeable cores with seven pin
tumblers.
3. Specify "All locks shall have interchangeable
cores by Best Lock Corp., Arrow Lock Corp., Falcon
Lock, or Eagle."
4. For offices, entrances, classrooms, and
maintenance shops, specify lock function F81, unless
F82 or F84 is more appropriate.
5. For mechanical rooms and pipe chases, specify
lock function F86 (storeroom lock, outside knob
always rigid).
6. For sleeping room doors, specify one deadbolt,
E2151, with concealed mounting screws, and one
latchset, F75.
7. For BEQs, require a separate master keying
system for each floor of each building.
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Hinges, pivots, locks, latches, exit devices, bolts, and closers shall be
clearly and permanently marked with the manufacturer's name or trademark
where it will be visible after the item is installed. For closers with
covers, the name or trademark may be beneath the cover.
2.3.1
Hinges
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NOTE: Use full-mortise (butt) hinges except where
special types are required. Use swing-clear hinges
where necessary to keep door opening completely
clear when door is opened 90 to 95 degrees. Use
wide-throw hinges where necessary to keep door leaf
clear of wall, casings, jambs, or reveals. Use
antifriction-bearing hinges on high-frequency or
extra-heavy doors, and on doors equipped with
closers. Use plain-bearing hinges on low-frequency
doors up to 900 mm 3 feet wide and without closers.
Use hospital tips in neuropsychiatric areas of
medical facilities. In general, full-mortise hinges
for interior doors should be steel with BHMA 600
finish (primed for painting).
Hinges on natural
wood or plastic surfaced interior doors should be
steel with BHMA 652 finish (satin chromium plated)
or BHMA 639 finish (satin bronze plated) to match
finish of other door hardware. Hinges for exterior
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