The buildings and the hardware
The built environment in Ardmore affects hardware choices more than marketing talk does. Many doors are older solid-wood or metal frames with mortise or rim cylinders; apartments tend to use lighter, surface-mounted hardware and stamped-strike plates that wear out faster. Rowhouses and small storefronts often keep original lock prep, which means we fit replacement cylinders, convert mortise to modern deadbolts when the customer asks, or add trim and new escutcheons to match the door. Knowing what kind of prep a door already has keeps a job simple: the right cylinder, the correct backset, and a properly sized strike.
