Ready Hung Doors

The Ready Hung Door Manufacturing Co. of Southerrr Califorr-ria, rvhich began operations in July, i951, ha:r shorvn continued growth. The demand for the nerv door has increased sales over 1000 per cent in the past six n.ronths, necessitating installation ofa duplicate production line, company officials state.

The company started operations in a section of the Craftbilt Cabinet Company plant at llurbank, Calif., under the guidance of l{omer Warde, u'ho is president of both concerns. The demand has increased to such an extent that N{:. \\rarde has decided to liquidate his 2o-year old cabinet l,usiness and lvill devote his entire attention to the developn.rent of the doors. A second assembly line r,vill double l)resent production and this operation u'ill utilize the entire mill facilities.

Of interest is the fact that nearly all the equipment and l,o\\'er tools used in fabricating these doors u'as developed especially for this operation. Trventy steps are involved from rough lumber to the crated unit ready to ship. Parts include a door and frame, r'r'ith door hung and locked, and frame trimmed botl-r sides. The only hardware not installed are trvo door knobs rvhich are included with the tlelivered unit.

At the present time about 1,000,000 of these door units are in use th:oughout the country, the management states, mostly in residential structures, though doors for some industrial and institutional buildings are available.

The doors are not installed until the plastering is drv and the finisl-r flooring is down, and the smooth finishcrl surfaces are all ready for the painter. A patented fastener, ir.rserted l>y blind nailing, on mitre joints in the trirn keeps rnitres tight indefinitely.

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