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title: How to choose the right garage door closer for your home
description: Installing interior self-closing half doors can be a challenging task, especially when trying to effectively secure the door in place. Here are some helpful tips for choosing the right solution for your needs.
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# [How to choose the right garage door closer for your home](https://hinge.watersonusa.com/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-garage-door-closer-for-your-home)

 Written by [Steven](https://hinge.watersonusa.com/blog/author/steven) | Sep 16, 2022 1:40:57 PM

# The best Interior Half Doors Closer Solution

Professional environments often use half doors to separate spaces, which usually require a self-closing mechanism to keep the door properly positioned. When selecting a door closer, prioritizing durability and dependable performance is important.

 

## Half-door closer solution

The most common style of door closers available on the market is a self-closing hinge or a pivot hinge. Pivot hinges are generally less expensive, but they can be more fragile than self-closing hinges. There are numerous components to pivot hinges, including screws, cover plates, brackets, and more. This implies that you'll need some skill, time, and effort after carefully cutting a space for the hinge and installing a basic pivot hinge. Adjusting can also be difficult because the pivot hinge is low on the floor.

 

## THE WATERSON CLOSER HINGE SOLUTION

### One hinge design

Waterson closers are the perfect solution for your pivot problems. Like a traditional hinge, Waterson closers have the spring mechanism and speed control enclosed in the body of the component. This makes them very easy to install because you only need to fasten one item (the hinge) to the gate.

 

### Easy to adjust

 With just one Allen wrench, Waterson's state-of-the-art numerical panel allows users to change the closing tension and speed control mechanism without crouching on the floor effortlessly. The numerical display also aids customers in determining the ideal tension by adjusting with only one hex wrench.

 

### Durability

Waterson hinges are made of steel that can handle high traffic areas with ease, it also passes the 1,000,00 times cycle tests with UL certification. That means Waterson closer hinges can easily be used for commercial purposes daily.s

 

## Get an instant quote on our hinges today!

Waterson closer hinges are already in use in Virginia and Washington, D.C. courtships, as well as near some popular pharmacies, chain retail stores,s and more. Please contact us to discover more about how you may pivot toward Waterson on your interior door projects.

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