Door and Hardware Schedules Are Among the Most Coordinated Documents in a CD Set
Construction documents for a commercial project may include dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of doors. Each door requires information about its size, material, fire rating, glazing, and hardware set. Rather than annotating this information individually on floor plans, architects use schedules - tabular summaries where each door is numbered and all of its attributes are listed in one place. The ARE PDD tests door and hardware schedules as part of construction documents production because organizing this complex information correctly is a core CD skill.
The Door Schedule
A door schedule lists every door in the project, identified by door number (matching the number shown in the circle tag on the floor plan). Typical columns include:
- Door number (e.g., 101, 102, 101A)
- Width and height (e.g., 3'-0" x 7'-0")
- Thickness (e.g., 1-3/4")
- Material/type (HM = hollow metal, WD = solid wood, AL = aluminum, GL = glass)
- Fire rating (20 min, 45 min, 60 min, 90 min, or N/R = not rated)
- Glazing (glass type, size, and location in door if applicable)
- Frame type (references a frame type drawing or schedule)
- Hardware set (e.g., HW-1, HW-2 - references the hardware schedule)
- Remarks (special conditions, closer location, threshold type)
The Hardware Schedule
The hardware schedule groups doors by hardware set (e.g., HW-1, HW-2, HW-3). Each set lists all the hardware items for doors assigned to that set: hinges (quantity, size, finish), lockset or latchset (function, lever style, finish), closers (type and mounting), stops, kick plates, exit devices, electric hardware (power transfer hinges, electrified locksets). Hardware finish is specified using a BHMA (Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association) finish code: 626 = brushed chrome, 628 = clear anodized aluminum, 630 = satin stainless steel, 689 = aluminum painted.
Fire Door Requirements
Doors in fire-rated assemblies must be fire-rated and labeled. Fire door ratings are correlated with wall ratings: a 1-hour wall requires a 3/4-hour (45-minute) door; a 2-hour wall requires a 1.5-hour (90-minute) door. Fire doors require rated hardware, positive-latching hardware, automatic closers, and in some cases smoke gasketing. Fire doors cannot have large glazed openings (glazing area is limited and requires fire-rated glazing). All of this must be correctly noted in the door and hardware schedule.
Key Exam Points
- Door schedule: every door numbered; columns include size, material, fire rating, frame type, hardware set.
- Hardware schedule: grouped by hardware set; lists all hardware items per set with function and finish.
- BHMA finish codes: 626 = brushed chrome, 630 = satin stainless, 628 = clear anodized aluminum.
- Fire door ratings: 3/4-hour for 1-hour walls; 90-minute for 2-hour walls.
- Fire doors require rated hardware, positive latching, automatic closers.
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