The AI door-hardware expert for residential & high-end projects.
Hardware Helper answers specification questions, reviews hardware schedules for errors, and turns drawing sets into clean door-hardware takeoffs — in minutes, not days.
Built for door hardware — nothing else
A specialist assistant trained on residential and high-end hardware: functions, finishes, keying, fire ratings, handing, and brand selection.
Ask anything
Instant, sourced answers on functions, finishes, keying, fire ratings, and which brand fits the job.
Review schedules
Upload a hardware schedule and catch errors — wrong finishes, hinge counts, handing, keying, fire mismatches — before they ship.
Extract takeoffs
Drop in a drawing set and get every opening and its hardware in a clean spreadsheet, with conflicts flagged.
Work from a photo
Snap a door or a piece of hardware and get identification and practical guidance.
How access works
We set each company up personally so the tool fits how your team works.
Request company access
Tell us about your company using the form below. Takes a minute.
We schedule a demo
A short, tailored walkthrough of Hardware Helper against the kind of work you do.
Your team gets access
After the demo, we set your team up on the portal and you're running.
Who it's for
Built for the people who live in residential and high-end door hardware every day — distributors, showrooms, builders, architects, and general contractors who need specifications right the first time and take-offs done in minutes.
New company? Start with Step 1 below. Already approved? Skip straight to Step 2 and sign in.
1Register your company
Only for a company that isn't on Hardware Helper yet. Done once per company — tell us about your company and we'll schedule a demo, then set your team up. If a colleague already registered your company, you don't need this — use Step 2.
2Register / Log In
This is how you get in — whether it's your first time or your hundredth. If your company is already set up, this is the only step you need.
- Enter your work email above.
- We email you a secure, one-time link — no password to create or remember.
- Click it and you're straight into Hardware Helper. First time signs you up; after that it logs you in.
Your company isn't on Hardware Helper yet? Only then do Step 1.