Deltana FPG10 10" Surface Bolt with Off-Set, Heavy-Duty

That's exactly what the off-set FPG10 is built for. The offset in the bolt body is what lets it mount on an outside opening door, where a straight surface bolt would foul the stop or the frame face. It surface mounts, so no mortising, and it's meant as secondary security on a door that already has a lock but sits idle much of the time. On a standard inswing door with a flush face, a straight (non-offset) surface bolt is the simpler part.

On its own it is a manual, thumb-operated bolt with no key, so it only secures a door from the inside while someone is there. The FPG10's stated job is extra security while the other locks on the door are not in use, which means it supplements a lock rather than replacing one. If you need the bolt itself keyed, the Ives SB1630 is a locking surface bolt with keyed security.

Yes, and that's a common use. Mount the bolt on the inactive leaf and throw the 10 inch rod into a strike at the head or the sill, which fixes that leaf so the active leaf can latch against it. Two bolts, one top and one bottom, is the usual arrangement on a pair. On a fire rated pair this is the wrong part, though, since the FPG10 does not carry a fire rating.

The Deltana FPG10 is a heavy-duty brass surface bolt that throws and retracts by hand with no key. When the bolt has to be secured against release, the Ives SB1630 is a heavy duty steel locking surface bolt with keyed security and a 1 inch throw. The ABH HD1805 is a heavy duty surface bolt with an auto-locking 3/4 inch stainless steel bar, which holds the bolt in the thrown position without a key.

Solid brass, both body and rod, in a heavy-duty pattern. For a property manager that matters two ways: brass won't rust streak down a painted door on an exterior opening, and the finish is on brass rather than over steel, so a scuff doesn't turn orange. Where you want steel instead, the Ives SB1600 and SB360 are heavy-duty steel surface bolts.

Eleven: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Antique Nickel, Paint Black, Polished Chrome, Brushed Chrome, Polished Brass, Unlacquered Brass, Antique Brass, and PVD Polished Brass. Two of those behave differently over time. Unlacquered Brass is left bare and will darken and patina with handling, so it won't stay matched to a lacquered brass bolt on the next door. PVD Polished Brass is the one to standardize on across a building if you want the brass tone to stay put on an exterior door.

Rod length is the split. The FPG10 runs a 10 inch rod and is the off-set, heavy-duty pattern for outside opening doors; the Emtek 8511 is a 6 inch solid brass surface bolt. Both are brass. Pick by how far you need to reach from the bolt body to solid backing at the head or sill, and by whether the door swings out, which is what the offset is there for.

The Deltana FPG10 is a commercial-rated heavy-duty solid brass surface bolt in 10 inch with an offset, available across eleven finishes from oil rubbed bronze to polished chrome. For a steel program, the Ives SB1600 and SB360 are both heavy duty; the SB1630 adds keyed security and a 3-hour UL listed fire rating. The Trimco 4800 Series and the ABH HD1805 Series are the other surface bolt families to price into a facility standard.

They are not the same part. The Deltana FPG10 is solid brass, 10 inch, with an offset. The Ives SB360 is a heavy-duty steel surface bolt with a 1-1/4 inch throw in a 12 inch length, so the strike location and the mounting hole pattern differ from a 10 inch offset brass bolt. Both surface mount, but the strike prep should be laid out fresh for whichever one you install.

The Ives SB1600 is a heavy duty steel surface bolt with a 3-1/2 inch throw, the deepest stated among these bolts. The Ives SB360 throws 1-1/4 inch and the Ives SB1630 and SB1640 each throw 1 inch. The Deltana FPG10 is specified by its 10 inch rod length rather than by throw, so where a drawing calls out engagement depth, the Ives bolts are the ones to spec against.