Door closers are most commonly found in commercial buildings but can also be used in residential properties. These are used to automatically close a door after it has been opened in order to prevent the spread of fire and smoke, in the event of a fire, as well as to control noise, maintain room temperature and provide extra privacy.
At Ironmongery Experts, we have available a large selection of door closers suitable for a variety of settings and environments, including surface-mounted door closers, concealed door closers, floor springs and many others. If you are unsure of which type of door closer would be a good fit for your property, we’ve put together some information below about these products to help you choose the right one.
Surface-mounted door closers.
Surface-mounted door closers are the most popular types of door closers. These are highly versatile, being able to be mounted at the top of the door or onto the frame, plus, feature adjustable closing speeds and latching actions.
Heavy-duty door closers
Heavy-duty door closers are designed for doors with up to 1400mm in width and 120kg in weight. Within this range, we also have door closers that are suitable for doors with a maximum width of 1250mm and 110kg, such as our best-selling door closers Rutland black overhead door closer and Rutland antique brass overhead door closer.
Medium-duty door closers
Medium-duty door closers are suitable for doors with up to 1100mm in width and 80kg in weight. Some of our best-selling medium-duty door closers include Rutland nickel overhead door closers, Rutland silver overhead door closers and Arrone brass overhead door closers. These feature adjustable power strength and adjustable closing speed.
Light-duty door closers
Light-duty door closers can be used on doors with up to 950mm in width and 60kg in weight. We supply door closers for wooden doors, for inward and outward opening doors and more. Our light-duty door closers range is inclusive of Rutland brass overhead door closers, Rutland polished nickel overhead door closers and Rutland silver overhead door closers.
Electromagnetic door closers.
Electromagnetic door closers can be incorporated into a building’s fire alarm system to automatically close doors when the fire alarm is activated. These are suitable for a variety of door widths and weights. For instance, our satin nickel electromagnetic surface slide arm closers can be used for doors with a maximum width of 1100mm and weight of 80kg.
Concealed door closers
Concealed door closers are mortised into the door thus, offer a discreet way of automatically closing doors plus, are also less vulnerable to vandalism. Our polished brass Perkomatic concealed hydraulic door closers and satin chrome Powermatic concealed hydraulic door closers are fully concealed when the door is closed, can be easily adjusted and are available in various finishes.
Floor springs
Floor springs are mounted into the floor and therefore completely concealed from view. These are perfect for glass doors and oversized doors. Our best-selling floor spring, the satin stainless double action floor spring, features adjustable closing speed, adjustable latch speed and much more.
If you need further advice on how to choose door closers, we’ve published an article on that exact subject. And when you’ve chosen the right door closer, you might need some help regarding its installation. For that, please view how to fit a concealed door closer or how to fit an overhead door closer.
For any more information about our door control products, don’t hesitate to contact our team. We can be easily reached via email at info@ironmongeryexperts.co.uk or by phone on 01376 557 561.
