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Arizona

Arizona Hardware
625 E. Baseline, Suite 101
Gilbert, AZ. 85233
480-892-6969
website: www.arizonahardware.com

Clyde Hardware
4808 North 15th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85014
602.264.2106

California

Almquist Lumber
5301 Boyd Rd.
Areata, CA. 95521
707-825-8880

Belmont Hardware
940 El Camino Real
Belmont, CA. 94002
650-591-0345

Belmont Hardware
2119 San Pablo Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-548-5757

Belmont Hardware
115 Wisconsin St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
415-252-5625

Belmont Hardware
982 S. De Anza Blvd.
San Jose, CA. 95129
408-770-4844

Belmont Hardware
1100 Piner Rd.
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
707-570-2095

Belmont Hardware
1295 Boulevard Way #A
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
925-256-4341

B & C Custom Hardware and Bath
32 Tesla St.
Irvine, CA. 92618
949-859-6073

Capitol Hardware
711 N. Milpas St.
Santa Barbara, CA. 93140
805-963-0771

Crown City Hardware
1047 N. Allen Av.
Pasadena, CA. 91104
626-794-0234

Design Hardware
6053 West 3ed St.
Los Angeles, CA. 90036
323-930-1330

Hardware Concepts
1180 Forest Ave. #C
Pacific Grove, CA. 93950
831-655-8077

Koontz Hardware
8914 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
310-652-0123

Liz's Antique Hardware
453 South La Brea
Los Angeles, CA. 90036
323-939-4403

New York Hardware
1603 Superior Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
949-631-0631

Palm Desert Door & Hardware
73605 Dinah Shore Dr. #300C
Palm Desert, CA 92211
760-770-7781

Renaissance Hardware
22531 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
818-222-2771

San Diego Hardware
5710 Kearny Villa Rd. Suite A
San Diego, CA. 92123
858-576-1892
website:
Hardware Source.com

San Diego Hardware.com

The Faucet Factory
264-F North El Camino Real
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-436-0088

Torrey Door & Windows
800 S. Euclid St.
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-526-5880



Connecticut

Cabinet Hardware Specialties
50 Chelton Ave.
West Hartford, CT. 06110
860-231-1192

Canaan Distributors
20 Largo Dr.
Stamford, CT. 06907
203-356-1000
website: Canaandist.com

Ring's End of Darien
181 West Ave.
Darien, CT 06820
203-655-2525

Florida

Barnichol Hardware
380 E. Railroad Ave.
Boca Grande, FL 33921
941-964-2570

Everglades Design Center
850 N. Dixie Hwy.
Boca Raton FL, 33432
561-395-6544

Gulf Coast Shutter
12889 Emerald Coast Parkway West
Suite 111-A
Miramar Beach, Florida 32550
850-269-1066

J.W. Anderson's
605 S. Olive Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL. 33401
561-655-3109

Palm Beach Classic Hardware
401 Northlake Blvd. Suite #8
N. Palm Beach, FL. 32205
866-764-7224

Palm City Millworks
3313 S.W. 42nd. Ave.
Palm City, FL. 34990
772-288-7086

Rayware
4048 Herschel St.
Jacksonville, FL. 32205
904-369-6659

Sewell Hardware
1318 Mercer Ave.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
561-832-7171

Sheridan Lumber
2044 Sheridan
Hollywood, FL. 33020
954-920-8079

Hawaii

Fiddlers
330 Kamani St.
Honolulu, HI. 96813
808-592-0233

Idaho

Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc
260 Northwood Way
Ketchum, ID. 83340
208-726-2345
website: rockymountainhardware.com

Louisiana

Distinctive Hardware & Decor
300 Ridge Road, Suite H
Lafayette, LA 70506
337-984-1749

Maryland

Walter Works Hardware
420 Chinquapin Round Rd.
Annapolis, MD. 21401
410-263-9711

Massachusetts

Raybern
24 Roland St.
Charlestown, MA 02129
617-666-3000
website: Raybernco.com

Michigan

Russell Hardware
36280 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hill, MI 48304
248-644-0100
website: Russellhardware.com

New Jersey

Home Hardware Design
192-196 Scotch Road
West Trenton, NJ 08628
609-883-5353



New Mexico

Cook's Building Specialties
2441 Menaul Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM. 87107
505-883-5701

All Bright & Lock Wood
621 Old Santa Fe Trail #5
Santa Fe, NM 87505
505-986-1715

Santa Fe Hardware
1925 Rosina St. #B
Santa Fe, NM. 87505
505-995-0411

New York

Water Mill Building Supply
1110 Montauk Hwy
Water Mill, NY 11976
631-726-4493

North Carolina

Beeson Decorative Hardware & Plumbing
2210 Geddie Place
High Point, NC 27261
336-821-2170

Bella Hardware & Bath
1096 Hendersonville Rd.
Asheville, NC. 28803
828-210-0280

Ohio

Bona Hardware Company
3073 Madison Rd.
Cincinnati OH 45209
513-321-7741

Oregon

Chown Inc
333 NW 16th Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
503-243-6500

National Builders Hardware
1019 S.E. 10th Ave.
Portland, OR 97214
503-233-5381

Pennsylvania

Habitat Hardware
519 Locust Place
Sewickley, PA 15143
412-741-9412
website:
Habitathardware.com

Rhode Island

Brassworks Fine Home Details
379 Charles St.
Providence, RI. 02904
401-421-5815

South Carolina

Bird Decorative Hardware
1081 Morrison Dr.
Charleston, SC 29403
843-577-5440

Texas

Camino Hardwoods Inc
6222 Krempen Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78233
210-657-1200

Decor Builders Hardware
27201 Hanna Rd.
Conroe, TX 77385
281-367-5424
website:
Decorbuildershardware.com

Distinctive Hardware & Decor
300 Ridge Road, Ste H
Lafayette, LA 70506
337-984-1749

Hardware Concepts, Inc.
2801 Coltrane Place, Ste 1
Edmond, OK 73034
405-844-4100
website:
Hdwrcpts.com

Highpoint Enterprises
5446 N. Mesa Suite E
El Paso, TX 79922
915-593-1991

Morrison Supply Co
6867 Wynnwood
Houston, TX. 77008
713-861-2343
website:
Morsco.com




Washington

Chown Hardware
12001 NE 12th St. #38
Bellevue, WA 98005
425-454-7420

Knobs and Hardware
11730 118th Ave NE, Suite 300
Kirkland, WA 98034
425-814-2515
website:
Knobsandhardware.com

Wyoming

Rocky Mountain Hardware Inc
485 W Broadway
Jackson, WY 83001
307-732-0078
website: rockymountainhardware.com

Canada

Summerhill Hardware
95 Ronald Ave.
Toronto, OT M6B4L9
Canada
416-787-1787

Victoria Speciality
1990 Oak Bay Ave.
Victoria, BC V8R1E2
Canada
250-598-2966

 
 
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What is Bronze?
Bronze is an alloy that contains mostly copper, tin and some lead . It’s introduction over 5,000 years ago revolutionized metal work and launched the Bronze Age. By adding tin to copper, workers created a metal that was stronger and impervious to corrosion. Bronze artifacts have been found dating from as early as 3,500 BC.

How is Bronze gate hardware different from Brass gate hardware?
Brass is also an alloy of copper, but differs from bronze in that its primary additive is zinc instead of tin. Brass is similar to bronze in hardness but suffers from the process of ‘dezincification’. This process that begins upon exposure to heat and humidity is the leaching of zinc from the metal. As the zinc migrates from the copper it leaves a porous structure susceptible to cracking and corrosion. As a result, brass hardware may eventually exhibit persistent red spots (zinc oxide) and become more brittle and crack as they age.

Brass is commonly used for door hardware because the melting temperature is lower than bronze making it easier to cast in an automated production. The high melting point of bronze necessitates casting in sand (a more difficult process) since the metal molds used in brass production would melt. A new sand mold is created for every individual casted part for Coastal Bronze.

Understanding Why Corrosion Happens
Corrosion of door hardware and gate hardware occurs through several mechanisms that are electrochemical in nature. In other words, chemicals react with the metals to produce an electric current. This current changes the structure and composition of the metal and results in pitting, flaking, chipping and cracking.

The following chart illustrates how various metals found in door and gate hardware compare in their resistance to corrosion:

Least Subject to Corrosion
  • Stainless Steel
  • Bronze
  • Copper
  • Brass
  • Cast Iron
  • Wrought Iron
  • Mild Steel
  • Aluminum

Most Subject to Corrosion

It should also be noted that while stainless steel is more resistant to corrosion than bronze, it may be more susceptible at its edges, creases and at points where it contacts other metals.

In an attempt to prevent corrosion, manufacturers use various coatings (e.g. powder-coat, paint and sealers) on the more susceptible metals. These coatings invariably fail to prevent corrosion since even microscopic gaps or inconsistencies in the coatings expose metal. This provides points of corrosion that can rapidly grow. The result is that the coatings are undermined, separating them from the surface leading to cracking and chipping.

Is Bronze gate hardware more Beautiful?
Moving from the scientific to the aesthetic, we can assess the superiority of bronze as a feature in the landscape. Bronze has a long history of use as the preferred material for outdoor gate hardware, partly because of its durability but mainly because it weathers so beautifully.

Once installed outdoors, the metallic bronze gate hardware darkens to an old-penny brown then eventually to a greenish/blue patina. These colors compliment the browns and greens in nature and do not distract from the natural beauty of the landscape.