Emtek makes some pretty cool sandcast hardware. The knobs and levers are somewhat irregular in shape and have some pitting and markings on them so they give you a nice rustic look. This Sandcast style has been really popular for some time. Recently, Emtek has decided to change their dark bronze finish to be called [...]
We love and appreciate our neighbors to the North. It’s too bad that it is cost prohibitive sometimes to ship up to them. We have a lot of customers from Canada call for door hardware and unfortunately the cost to ship there can be quite a bit more than our continental United States. We just [...]
Lately it has been difficult to keep up with pricing increases. Fuel, as everyone knows, has gone up quite a bit and is really putting a pinch on all of us. Unfortunately, as a result the cost of metals, plastics, foods and all kinds of products are going up because of the increased fuel costs. [...]
finally, after several years of using an old version of wordpress we have updated our door hardware blog. This is very exciting news for many door knob fanatics, and not so exciting for people that really don’t follow the doorknob industry. I’m excited about it because it makes blogging a lot easier. It also has [...]
Schlage has probably been the most popular doorknob brand out there for years and years. As a result everyone that sells door knobs sells Schlage – almost. It’s pretty much a staple of the door hardware industry it seems. The big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes carry Schlage so why would anyone buy [...]
So I have this friend. We’ve been buddies since High School. Unfortunatley we rarely see each other anymore. Such is life I guess. But, we keep in contact and as a result he knows what I do for a living and visa versa. I was just talking to him today. He says he has been [...]
I get asked this question frequently when people ask me what I do for a living. We have a showroom here in Logan, but a good portion of our business is not local business. People all over the country are buying their door hardware online. I’m not sure why it is hard to beleive, but it is [...]
Sometimes its hard to keep up with all of the new products and innovations around here. We have a huge selection of door hardware now and with all of the pricing adjustments and new product releases, sometimes it’s tough to stay on top of it all. Luckily we have some great employees who do. Emtek [...]
With the housing slump everyone is concerned about it becomes more and more difficult to sell your home if you need to. I think a lot of the panic stems from the media and not necessarily economic conditions in certain areas. There are definately areas in the country where the market is in the dumps, [...]
Just a few hours after i posted our doorhardware order form, we had a customer fax us one he had created on his own the a bunch of doorknobs he wanted a quote on. I guess that goes to show that a form like that could be used by our customers. It’s good to know [...]