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Commercial Door Repair in Geneva, AL

We work on hollow metal doors and frames, aluminum entrances, back-of-house service doors and the hardware that goes with them: closers, exit devices, lever sets, continuous hinges and electric strikes.

  • Repair first, replace last
  • Homes & businesses
  • Geneva County covered
  • Straight answers on the phone

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Commercial Door Repair — Geneva, Alabama

Whether you are near the Geneva County Courthouse, over in the courthouse square, or on the the US-84 corridor side of Geneva, it is the same coverage and the same crew.

A lot of what we see in Geneva County comes down to age. Houses built decades ago have solid frames with tired hardware; houses built recently have sound hardware in frames that are still settling.

Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.

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What Geneva customers call us about

These are the commercial door repair faults we are called out to most often in Geneva. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.

  • The exit device does not release cleanlyPanic hardware needing service, which is also a life safety issue.
  • The electric strike buzzes but the door will not openStrike alignment or power supply issue, and often a door that is binding under pressure.
  • The lock has failed on a high-traffic entranceCylinder or lever hardware worn out from cycle count.
  • The door swings past the frame and hits the wallNo stop fitted, or a failed backcheck in the closer, and it will damage both eventually.
  • A hollow metal door sounds loose when it shutsThe internal stiffening has separated from the skin, often after an impact.
  • The closer is dropping oil down the doorFailed seal in the closer body; the unit is done.

Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.

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Why commercial door repair fails in the Wiregrass

The Wiregrass gets punishing summer heat and enough tropical rain that hurricane remnants are a normal part of the year, not an exception. Sally and Michael both did door and window damage this far inland.

Sun on a metal commercial door expands it through the day, and a door that latches in the morning can bind by mid afternoon, which staff then solve by propping it open.

Wind catching a heavy commercial door and slamming it destroys closer arms, tears hinges out of hollow metal frames and bends the frames themselves, which is why overhead stops matter more on exposed elevations.

Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Geneva summer and one that does not.

Local factors we account for in Geneva: sun and heat load and storm wind — typical of the Wiregrass.

One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.

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What we repair

  • Weatherstrip, sweeps and thresholdsSealing service doors against water, air and pests.
  • Door bottom and edge repairRebuilding corroded steel door bottoms rather than replacing the whole leaf.
  • Exit device and panic bar serviceRepairing and replacing panic hardware so it latches and releases correctly.
  • Commercial lockset and cylinder workGrade 1 lever sets, storeroom and classroom functions, keyed-alike systems.
  • Preventive maintenance programsScheduled service so doors get adjusted before they fail.
  • Hollow metal door and frame repairRepairing impact damage, corrosion and worn hardware locations in steel doors and frames.
  • Aluminum storefront entrance servicePivots, closers, locks and alignment on aluminum entrances.

Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.

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How a Geneva commercial door repair visit works

  1. Get the opening secure firstIf the door cannot be secured, that gets solved before anything else, even if the full repair needs parts.
  2. Assess door, frame and hardware togetherCommercial door problems are usually a chain: a worn hinge loads the closer, the closer over-torques the latch, and the latch fails.
  3. Work around your hoursWhere the job allows it we schedule outside trading, because an entrance out of service during business hours costs more than the repair.
  4. Fit for the actual trafficCycle counts on a commercial entrance are an order of magnitude above a house. Residential-grade hardware here is a false economy.
  5. Adjust for code and accessibilityOpening force, closing speed and latching all get set to the requirements the door has to meet.
  6. Document what was doneProperty managers need a record of what was repaired and what is coming due. We look at how much sand is reaching the opening, since sometimes a sweep or a threshold change does more good than new hardware.

Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.

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What affects the cost of commercial door repair in Geneva

There is no single price for commercial door repair in Geneva, because two doors with identical symptoms can need very different work. Here is what makes the difference:

  • the number of openings serviced in one visit
  • the type of door: hollow metal, aluminum storefront or wood
  • after-hours or emergency response
  • hardware grade and whether it is fire-rated
  • access control components on the opening

Call and describe what the door is doing. In most cases we can tell you over the phone which of those applies to you before anyone drives out to Geneva.

Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.

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Areas we cover for commercial door repair in Geneva

We work throughout Geneva, including the courthouse square and the US-84 corridor. If you are near the Geneva County Courthouse, the Constitution Oak and the Choctawhatchee and Pea river confluence, that is inside our normal service area.

Service area: Geneva, Geneva County, Alabama — and the surrounding communities.

We also cover the nearby Geneva County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.

Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.

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Commercial door repair in Geneva: questions we get asked

Can a damaged hollow metal frame be repaired?

Usually. Impact damage at the strike and around the anchors is repairable in place, which avoids pulling the frame out of the wall and redoing the surrounding finishes.

Do you offer scheduled maintenance for multiple properties?

Yes. For property managers in and around Geneva it is far cheaper to have doors adjusted on a schedule than to pay emergency call-outs when they fail.

Is it worth repairing an old commercial door or should we replace it?

Hollow metal doors and aluminum entrances are built to be serviced and are usually worth repairing. We will tell you honestly when a door has reached the point where repair stops making sense.

What causes rust at the bottom of our steel doors?

Water standing at the threshold. In Geneva County that is usually drainage at the entrance or a failed sweep, and the door bottom can often be rebuilt rather than replacing the whole leaf.

Can you make all our doors work on one key?

Yes. Keyed-alike or master key systems are straightforward to set up and make a real difference for Geneva businesses with multiple entrances and staff turnover.

Our door slams so hard it shakes the wall. What is wrong?

The closer's closing speed and latch speed are out of adjustment, or the closer has failed internally. Beyond the noise, slamming destroys hinges, frames and the door itself.

Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.

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