What an ironmongery schedule is
An ironmongery schedule is the master document that lists every piece of hardware on a project and where it goes. For each opening or item it names the fittings, the quantities, the finishes and the supplier references. Think of it as the single source of truth that ties a drawing to a product, a product to a price, and a price to an order.
On a door project the schedule is usually built around door sets. Each door gets a row, and every hinge, lock, handle, closer and seal hangs off that row. Done well, the schedule lets the architect, the joinery, the locksmith and the hardware supplier all read the same information without guessing. Done badly, it becomes a spreadsheet nobody trusts, and the site pays for it in reworks and late deliveries.
What to include
A good schedule answers every question a buyer or fitter might ask, before they ask it. Here is what a complete door schedule line should carry.
- Door reference and location (floor, room, opening number)
- Door type, size, handing and fire or acoustic rating
- Hinges: type, quantity and load rating
- Lock or latch, cylinder and keying or access-control requirement
- Handles, pulls, escutcheons and any push or kick plates
- Closer, hold-open or free-swing device where required
- Seals, thresholds, drop-down seals and intumescent strips
- Finish for every item (and where finishes must match)
- Manufacturer, product code and supplier reference
- Quantity per opening and total quantity across the project
The same discipline applies to windows, cabinets and joinery. List the item, the fittings, the finish and the reference, and keep one column for notes so site-specific decisions are never lost in an email thread.
Common scheduling mistakes
Most schedule problems are not exotic. They are the same handful of mistakes, repeated under deadline pressure.
The first is loose product references. “Brass handle, 3 off” tells a supplier almost nothing. Without a manufacturer code and finish, someone has to interpret, and interpretation is where the wrong part arrives. The second is finish drift: a handle specified in satin stainless next to a closer in polished chrome, on the same door, because two people filled in two rows. The third is broken quantities, where per-door counts and project totals no longer add up after a late design change.
The fourth, and the most expensive, is version chaos. When the schedule lives in a spreadsheet that gets emailed around, nobody is sure which copy is current. The joinery orders from one version, the locksmith from another, and the site reconciles the difference in delays. Every one of these is a tracking problem, not a hardware problem, which is exactly why software helps.
Scheduling in VBeslag
VBeslag builds the schedule for you as you specify. You catalogue your hardware once, then assign fittings to doors, windows and cabinets from a single library. Because every line points at a real catalogue item, the product code, finish and price travel with it automatically. Change a door, and the quantities update. Swap a finish, and every matching item moves with it.
From the same schedule you generate a quote and turn it straight into an order, so there is no re-keying between specifying, pricing and buying. One version, shared with everyone who needs it, with a clear history of what changed and when. See how it fits your workflow on the product page, and check plans and limits on pricing.
Build schedules that stay in sync
Catalogue once, specify fast, and quote and order from the same source of truth.