Ironmongery Schedule for Doors: Hardware Sets (India 2026)

A door schedule tells you which doors exist; the ironmongery schedule tells you what hangs on each one — every hinge, lock, lever, closer, seal, stop, bolt and viewer, with its finish, grouped into reusable hardware sets and keyed for the building's master-key suite. It is the door hardware sub-schedule, and on an Indian project it is the single document that turns a wall of door references into a clean purchase order: the right quantities, the right finishes, the right keying, ordered once, snag-free. Get it right and procurement, fitting and handover all flow from one source of truth. Get it vague — "locks and hinges to all doors" — and you buy the wrong things twice.

This guide sits one level below the door schedule: that schedule names and sizes every leaf; this one specifies the hardware that the fitting door hardware crew will actually mount. Keep the two coordinated and the project hardware story is complete.

What an ironmongery schedule is — and is not

The ironmongery schedule (also called the door hardware schedule or door furniture schedule) is a structured list that, for every door-set in the project, names each item of hardware, its quantity, its finish, and its keying or special requirement. It is not the door schedule, which carries the leaf size, material, fire rating, handing, frame and glazing. The two are siblings: the door schedule references an ironmongery set code (e.g. "Set IM-03"), and the ironmongery schedule defines what that code contains. This separation is what stops a single 200-door project from becoming an unreadable spreadsheet.

Three jobs the ironmongery schedule does that nothing else does:

• Procurement — it is the hardware bill of quantities. Sum the sets, add wastage, and it becomes the purchase order and the BOQ line items.
• Consistency — by defining a handful of named sets and applying them by door type, every internal flush door gets identical furniture, every main door another, every fire door a tested set.
• Keying — it carries the keying schedule (which locks share a key, which sit under a master), so the locksmith or manufacturer can pin and supply correctly.

Because it drives money and life-safety hardware, the ironmongery schedule must be authored deliberately, not copied blind. Cite the project's fire strategy (NBC 2016), accessibility duties (RPwD Act 2016 / Harmonised Guidelines) and measurement/workmanship standards (IS 1200, CPWD specifications) where they bind the hardware choice.

The anatomy of a hardware set

The unit of an ironmongery schedule is the set (or suite) — a named bundle of hardware applied to a door type, not a single door. Defining sets first, then mapping sets to doors, is what makes the schedule short and procurement clean. A typical Indian project needs only five to twelve sets across hundreds of doors.

Each set lists, line by line, the components below with quantity and finish:

Notice how the same component list reshapes for an internal door, a main entrance and a fire door — that reshaping is exactly what the named sets capture. A flush internal set might be three hinges, a tubular latch and levers; an entrance set adds a deadlock, viewer and weather seal; a fire set swaps in fire-rated hinges, a closer, intumescent seals and signage. Specify each component against the relevant product guide — the door hardware guide, door hinges guide, mortise locks, door closers and door seals and weatherstripping — so the schedule names a real, buyable product, not a generic wish.

A worked ironmongery schedule

Below is a sample set table and a door-to-set mapping — the two halves of a real schedule. First the sets (what each code contains):

Then the door-to-set mapping (which door uses which set), referenced from the door schedule:

Finish codes must be defined once and used everywhere: SSS = satin stainless steel, PSS = polished stainless steel, AB = antique brass, MB = matt black, PB = polished brass. Mixing finishes within a door-set looks like a defect on site, so lock the finish per set, not per item. Quantities for procurement fall straight out of this: count the doors per set, multiply the component lines, add 5-10% wastage, and the ironmongery schedule builder totals the order for you. Cross-check heights for every set against the door hardware height calculator.

Keying notes: the suite that makes a building work

The ironmongery schedule carries the keying schedule — how the locks relate to one another. Get this wrong and a building either has a hundred separate keys or, worse, one key that opens everything including the flat next door. The common keying conventions on an Indian project:

• KD (keyed different) — each lock has its own unique key. Default for flats and tenanted units that must not share access.
• KA (keyed alike) — a group of locks opens with one key. Useful for a single owner's internal doors, or all store-room doors under facilities.
• MK (master keyed) — each lock has its own key, but a single master also opens the group. Standard for common areas, fire-stair lobbies and facilities-managed doors.
• GMK / sub-master — a tree of masters for large buildings: a grand master over building masters over floor masters.

Enter keying against each door in the mapping table (KD, KA-group, M-1, etc.) so the manufacturer pins the cylinders before delivery. Record the suite and key quantities for door key handover, and never specify a master that bypasses fire-stair free egress — escape doors must always open from the inside without a key. Use the door key schedule builder to lay out the suite cleanly.

How the schedule drives the job

Authored well, the ironmongery schedule feeds four downstream activities, in order:

The sequence matters. Procurement reads the sets; the delivery team checks crates against the set lists; the fitters work door-by-door from the mapping; and at handover the as-built schedule plus the keying register go into the client pack. Coordinate the fitting heights with marking out door hardware, and feed the finished, as-fitted schedule into door snagging so any swapped or missing item is caught. The schedule is the spine that links design intent to the complete door guide workflow — from drawing to delivered, working hardware.

A rule of thumb on cost: hardware sets run from roughly ₹600-1,500 per internal set, ₹2,500-6,000 per entrance set, and ₹4,000-12,000+ per FD60 fire set depending on grade and finish, plus 18% GST. Build the bands into the schedule's value column so the BOQ reflects reality rather than the cheapest line item.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a door schedule and an ironmongery schedule?

The door schedule lists every door by reference with its size, material, fire rating, handing, frame and glazing. The ironmongery schedule is the hardware sub-schedule: for each door-set it lists the hinges, lock, lever, closer, seals, bolts, stop and viewer with finishes and keying. The door schedule points to an ironmongery set code, and the ironmongery schedule defines what that code contains.

What is a hardware set or suite?

A set is a named bundle of door hardware applied to a door type rather than a single door — for example "IM-01: 3 hinges, mortise lock, levers, stop, satin stainless." Defining a handful of sets and mapping them to door types keeps a 200-door schedule short, makes procurement a simple multiplication, and guarantees every door of a type gets identical, consistent furniture.

How does an ironmongery schedule drive procurement?

Procurement counts the doors assigned to each set, multiplies each component line by that count, adds 5-10% wastage, and totals by finish and keying. Because the schedule already fixes finishes and keying, the result is a single clean purchase order or BOQ — no guesswork on quantities, no mismatched finishes, and the cylinders arrive pinned to the correct key suite.

What keying conventions are used on Indian projects?

The common ones are KD (keyed different — every lock unique), KA (keyed alike — a group shares one key), MK (master keyed — each lock unique but a master opens the group), and GMK/sub-master trees for large buildings. Enter the keying against each door so the manufacturer pins cylinders before delivery — but never master a fire-escape door in a way that defeats free egress.

How do I show finishes in the schedule?

Define finish codes once — for example SSS (satin stainless), PSS (polished stainless), AB (antique brass), MB (matt black) — and apply one finish per set, not per item. Mixed finishes within a single door-set read as a defect on site. Locking finish at set level keeps the building visually consistent and the order unambiguous.

Does the ironmongery schedule cover fire doors?

Yes, and they get their own set. A fire set specifies tested, fire-rated hinges (typically 4), a fire-rated mortise lock, a self-closing overhead closer, continuous intumescent and smoke seals, and "Fire door — keep shut" signage, all to the certified door-set's tested configuration under NBC 2016 and IS 3614. Cross-check install-time compliance and never substitute an untested component into a fire set.