Warehouse Door Hardware: Exit Door and 3 Other Sets
Order a warehouse as four door sets. An exit door takes a panic device on the push side, a closer and three hinges. A personnel door takes a keyed lever and latch guard, an office door a keyed lever lock, and a cold store link the 317 inside release bar.
The set to order
| Part | What to check | Models |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel door: keyed lever lock | 8806 SSET has a 60 or 70 mm backset and suits doors 35 to 55 mm. Lists a deadlocking latch. | 8806 SSET |
| Personnel door: rim box lock | Surface fixed, so there is no pocket to cut in a steel door edge. 023 ET is keyed outside. Door thickness is confirmed against your drawing. | 023 ET |
| Personnel door: latch guard | Outward-opening doors only. 304 stainless steel, screw fixing, covers the latch from outside. | HY-0SS |
| Personnel door: closer | JU-072 1050 mm, 40 to 65 kg. JU-093 1050 mm, 45 to 85 kg. Send the door weight and the wind exposure. | JU-072, JU-093 |
| Hinges, steel doors | BL028 is black, 4 × 3 in × 2.5 mm, and listed with a loose pin. IH01 is 131 × 58 mm, 3 mm thick, zinc plated. Ask for non-removable pins where the pins face outside. | BL028, IH01 |
| Door stop, outside doors | Stops the leaf hitting the wall in a gust. DS01 projects 96 mm from the wall. | DS01 |
| Exit door: device, single leaf | Push side of an outward-opening door. 306-S is published for doors up to 1300 mm wide, and its bar can be cut to the door. 315 lists 800 and 1000 mm. | 306-S, 308-S, 316-S, 315 |
| Exit door: device, pair | Top and bottom latching, so both leaves hold without a center post. 306-D lists a 1200 mm bar. | 306-D, 308-D, 316-D |
| Exit door: alarm bar | For an exit that should not be in daily use. Sounds when pressed in alarm mode. Lengths 650, 800 and 1000 mm. | 314 |
| Exit door: outside trim | Pull side, only where people enter from outside. 016 is keyed and reversible. 039 suits doors 45 to 50 mm. Leave this line off an exit-only door. | 016, 039 |
| Exit door: closer | One per leaf. JU-088 950 mm, 40 to 65 kg. JU-072 and JU-093 for a 1050 mm door. | JU-088, JU-072, JU-093 |
| Office door: keyed lever lock | Entrance function, keyed outside. Doors 35 to 45 mm. LH853 SNET has a 60 mm backset, LH855 SNET 60 or 70 mm. | LH853 SNET, LH855 SNET |
| Office door: hinges and stop | SSH016 lists 4 × 3 in × 2.5 mm. DS05 is a floor stop, 44 mm diameter. | SSH016, DS05 |
| Cold store link: inside release bar | Fits on the cold side of the door. Opens from inside with no key. Length is confirmed against your drawing. | 317 |
The set by door type
A warehouse has few doors but hard use, so get the set right per opening. Sort the schedule into these four types first. Roller shutters, dock levelers and sliding goods doors are not in this catalogue.
| Door | What it has to do | Hardware | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel door | Staff enter by key. Anyone inside can leave with no key. | Keyed lever or rim box lock, latch guard, closer, hinges, stop | 8806 SSET, 023 ET; HY-0SS; JU-072, JU-093; BL028, IH01; DS01 |
| Exit door | Opens outward with one push from inside, and stays shut to the yard. | Panic device, closer, hinges, outside trim only if people enter | 306-S, 308-S, 316-S, 315; pairs 306-D, 308-D, 316-D; 314; JU-088, JU-072, JU-093; 016, 039 |
| Office door | Locks the office from the warehouse floor. | Keyed lever lock, hinges, stop | LH853 SNET, LH855 SNET; SSH016; DS05 |
| Cold store link | Lets a person inside the cold room get out, always. | Inside release bar. Latch and hinges come from the door maker. | 317 |
Quantities per door
Three hinges assumes a leaf up to 2286 mm (90 in) high, at the common trade rate of one hinge for each 762 mm (30 in) of height. A wide steel door is heavy, so send its weight and the hinge is confirmed against your drawing.
| Line | Personnel door | Exit, single leaf | Exit, pair | Office door | Cold store link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock set | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Door maker |
| Panic device or release bar | 0 | 1 | 1 pair set | 0 | 1 |
| Closer | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Door maker |
| Hinges | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Door maker |
| Latch guard | 1 if outward opening | 1 if exit only | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Door stop | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Personnel doors
This is the door staff use every shift, so it is the one that wears first. Most are steel, and many are thicker than a timber door. 8806 SSET takes doors up to 55 mm where a 35 to 45 mm lever set does not. Try a sample and confirm the inside lever always opens, because leaving must never need a key.
- On an outward-opening door the hinge pins face the yard. A loose pin there can be drawn out, so ask for non-removable pins.
- HY-0SS covers the gap at the latch, where a bar would go in. It only suits an outward-opening door.
- A hollow steel door needs reinforcement where the closer and lock fix. Ask the door maker where it is.
- Keep a closer on an outside door, because a door left ajar lets in weather and people.
The warehouse exit door
The door opens outward and one push from inside opens it, with no key, at any hour. The IBC names panic hardware for assembly, educational and high-hazard occupancies, so a plain storage building may be allowed a lever and latch. Goods classed as hazardous can change that, so give the stored goods to the local authority. Many owners still fit a bar, because staff can hit it with a full load in their arms.
A bar goes on the push side at 864 to 1219 mm (34 to 48 in) in the US or 900 to 1100 mm in Europe. If the door is fire-rated, the door certificate decides the device. We publish no fire rating for these products, so work through the fire exit door checklist first.
- An exit-only door takes no outside trim, so the yard side stays plain.
- 314 suits a door that should stay shut in daily use, because it tells you when someone goes through.
- 315 has hex key dogging, which keeps the latch back. Keep dogging off a fire door.
- Never add a padlock, hasp, chain or bolt to stop stock leaving. The answer to theft is the alarm bar, not a lock.
- Mark the floor in front of the door and keep pallets off it.
Office doors on the warehouse floor
An office inside a warehouse is an ordinary office door, so it takes a keyed lever lock, three hinges and a stop. Dust and forklift traffic are the difference. Fit the stop on the floor only where no pallet truck passes, and use a wall stop elsewhere. Order the lever in one finish with the rest of the office.
The cold store link door
Order model 317 for the door between the warehouse and a cold room. A person shut inside presses the bar and gets out with no key. The cold room door maker supplies the hinges and latch, so send us a drawing of that latch. Bar length, door thickness and working temperature are confirmed against your drawing, and the cold room guide lists all six points.
- Do not swap in a standard panic device on a freezer door.
- The outside handle is optional, so state it on the same line.
- A padlock on the warehouse side must not stop the release. Test it with the outside locked.
- Trapped-person alarms are not in this catalogue.
What goes wrong on site
- A lever set for 35 to 45 mm arrives for a 50 mm steel door. Measure the leaf before ordering.
- Screws pull out of a thin steel skin. Agree the fixing with the door maker first.
- A wind gust throws the door against the wall and tears the closer arm. Fit a stop and send the exposure.
- A device bar arrives too short. 314 and 315 come in set lengths, so check them against the door width.
- A latch guard is ordered for an inward-opening door, where it cannot work.
What to send
- Door count by type.
- Leaf width, height, thickness and weight.
- Door material, and where it is reinforced.
- Which way each door opens, and the hinge side.
- Exit-only or entry too, for each exit door.
- Fire rating of each door, with its certificate.
- Cold room latch drawing and design temperature.
- One finish for the whole project.
Questions buyers ask
What hardware does a warehouse exit door need?
A panic device on the push side, a closer, three hinges and a stop. Add outside trim only if people enter there. Leave it off an exit-only door, and add a latch guard.
Does a warehouse exit door need a panic bar?
It depends on the local code and what is stored. The IBC names assembly, educational and high-hazard occupancies, so a plain storage building may be allowed a lever. Ask the local authority.
Can a warehouse exit door be padlocked at night?
Not while anyone can be inside. Leaving must never need a key. For stock security, use an alarm bar such as 314, and a latch guard on an exit-only door.
How do I stop people using an exit door as a shortcut?
Fit the 314 alarm bar. It sounds when pressed in alarm mode, and the door still opens for escape. Leave outside trim off so nobody can come back in.
Can I use a normal panic bar on a cold store door?
Start with the 317, which is listed for cold storage. A standard panic device is not listed for a freezer, and the temperature is confirmed against your drawing.
Do you supply roller shutter or dock door hardware?
No. This list covers hinged personnel, exit and office doors, plus the cold store release bar. Send those separately to your shutter supplier.
Sources
Codes change and vary by place. Confirm with the authority for your project.