How to Write a Door Hardware Schedule for a Project

Updated 2026-11-09 · RAYEN 雷茵

What is a door hardware schedule?

It is the list that connects the doors on the drawings to the parts in the cartons. Architects and contractors use it to price, order and fit hardware without guessing. A factory uses it to quote every part at once, in the right finish and the right count. Without one, every door becomes a separate question.

What goes in the door list?

One line per door.

• Door reference, as on the plans.
• Room or location.
• Door type: single, pair, sliding, glass.
• Door size and thickness.
• Hand, or which way it opens.
• Door material: timber, metal, glass.
• The hardware set it takes.

Door thickness is the line people forget, and it decides whether a lever, a pull or a flush pull fits. See lever handles and door thickness.

How do hardware sets work?

Most projects have a handful of door types. Give each type a set, and list the set once. A typical set might hold:

• Hinges, with size and quantity per door.
• Lever on rose or backplate, with lock case.
• A door stopper, chosen for the floor and wall.
• For bathrooms, an indicator; see bathroom door hardware.
• For pairs, flush bolts and a floor socket; see flush bolts.
• For glass doors, a floor spring and pulls.

Then each door line points to its set. If a set changes, it changes once.

A worked example of a set

Set A, apartment interior door, timber, within 35-50mm thick:

• Lever: AL-114, Ø54mm rose, lock case 5845, Anodised Matt Black.
• Hinges: 100x89x3.0-1BB, 100 × 89mm leaf, 3mm thick, Satin Sanded, quantity per door stated.
• Stop: D3701 SS, 75mm high, Ø45mm base, Brushed Stainless.

Set B, entrance glass door: a floor spring such as D-1031, listed for 10–14mm glass, with pull handles chosen from the pull handle size chart.

Notice that the finishes in set A differ by part. That can be right, or it can be a mistake. Decide it on purpose, and check each model's own finish list.

What totals should the schedule give?

Count each model by finish across all sets. That is the line the factory quotes against. Add spares if your contract asks for them, and say so. Keep the per-door quantities visible too, because they are what the installer works from on site.

How does the factory use it?

We read the schedule against the catalogue. We list 240 lever handles, 80 hinges, 42 door stoppers and 50 floor springs and pivots, so most sets can be quoted from existing models. Where a part does not fit your door, we say so and suggest another, or quote it to your drawing. MOQ, price and lead time are confirmed per model or per order.

Common mistakes

• Door thickness missing, or one thickness assumed for all doors.
• Hand left out on handed parts.
• A finish written as a colour only, with no material.
• Pairs of doors listed as two singles, losing the flush bolts.
• Quantities given per set but not per door.

Next step

Send your schedule, even a draft, to [email protected], or WhatsApp the factory owner. The number is on the contact page. We return it with a model and finish against every line, and mark anything that needs a drawing.