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Storefront Door Repair in Madison, AL

We repair storefront entrances for shops, restaurants, offices and clinics, and we do it with attention to the fact that a door out of service costs a business money every hour.

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

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Storefront Door Repair — Madison, Alabama

Whether you are near Toyota Field, over in Downtown Madison, or on the Clift Farm side of Madison, it is the same coverage and the same crew.

A lot of what we see in Madison 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.

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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Common storefront door repair faults in Madison County

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

  • The door drags at the top cornerThe bottom pivot has worn and the door has dropped.
  • The pivot has developed vertical playA worn top pivot bushing, which lets the whole door move and accelerates every other fault.
  • The deadlatch will not catch anymoreDoor alignment has drifted so the latch no longer meets the keeper.
  • The push bar or pull handle is looseFasteners working out of the aluminum stile.
  • The bottom rail is loose or has separatedThe rail-to-glass connection has failed, which is common on older entrances.
  • The closer leaks oil or has stopped closing the doorFailed concealed overhead or floor closer.

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 conditions in Madison affect storefront door repair

River humidity off the Tennessee keeps interior air damp well into October, then the first hard freeze arrives and every seal, sweep and gasket in the house gets tested overnight.

Humidity and condensation work on the steel components inside aluminum entrance hardware, and the deadlatch and cylinder are the first things to stiffen up.

Driving rain gets under a storefront door with a worn sweep and across the floor inside, and the water that collects in the threshold corrodes the bottom pivot housing.

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

Local factors we account for in Madison: sustained humidity and heavy rainfall — typical of the Tennessee Valley.

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 we repair

  • Bottom rail repairRe-securing or replacing bottom rails and resetting the glass properly.
  • Threshold and sweep replacementSealing the bottom of the entrance against water and air.
  • Closer repair and replacementConcealed overhead, surface and floor closers repaired or replaced and correctly adjusted.
  • Panic and exit device installationFitting and servicing exit devices on storefront entrances.
  • Deadlatch and lock serviceAdams Rite style deadlatches, mortise cylinders, hook bolts and keepers.
  • Pivot and hinge replacementTop and bottom pivots, offset pivots and continuous hinges on aluminum entrances.
  • Weatherstrip and meeting stile sealsNew seals on pairs of doors and along jambs.

Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.

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How a Madison storefront door repair visit works

  1. Check the corners of the doorA dropped bottom rail is the single most common storefront failure, and it mimics half a dozen other faults.
  2. Test the closer on its ownDisconnecting the arm tells us instantly whether the door is heavy or the closer is failing. They need different work.
  3. Secure before you finishDeadlatch function comes first, because a shop that cannot lock its front door cannot close.
  4. Reset and square the doorPivots set, door squared in the opening, latch engaging cleanly without lifting or pulling.
  5. Set the closer to codeOpening force and closing speed adjusted for accessibility and for the actual traffic through the door. We look at how the opening behaves wet and dry, since the fault often only appears in one half of the year.
  6. Fit around your tradingEarly, late or midweek. We would rather work around a shop than shut a doorway during the busiest part of the day.

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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What affects the cost of storefront door repair in Madison

What a storefront door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:

  • glass replacement and whether board-up is needed first
  • after-hours or emergency scheduling
  • concealed and floor closers versus surface mounted units
  • whether the pivots, closer, or both need replacing
  • hardware grade and ADA compliance requirements

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 Madison.

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

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Areas we cover for storefront door repair in Madison

Our Madison service area includes Downtown Madison, Clift Farm, Town Madison and Heritage Plantation and the surrounding Madison County communities, out around Toyota Field, the Madison Station Historic District and Dublin Park.

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

We also cover the nearby Madison County and the Tennessee Valley communities listed further down this page.

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Storefront door repair in Madison: questions we get asked

Do you replace storefront glass?

Yes, tempered glass for doors, sidelites and transoms. Board-up happens first so you can trade, and the glass follows once the unit is made.

The bottom rail of our door is coming loose. Is that serious?

Yes. The bottom rail holds the glass. Once its connection loosens, the glass is no longer properly supported and the door is on borrowed time.

Why does our storefront door drag at the top corner?

The bottom pivot has worn. The door is pivoting on a bearing that carries its entire weight, and when that wears the door drops and the top outside corner comes down against the frame. Replacing the pivot brings the whole door back into position.

Can you fix the door so it does not slam on customers?

Yes. That is closer adjustment, and it also needs to meet accessibility requirements for opening force. A properly set closer should let a customer through comfortably and still latch the door every time.

Our front door will not lock at night. Can you come today?

That is exactly the call to make immediately. A Madison business that cannot secure its front entrance has a real problem, and getting the deadlatch working again is usually straightforward once we see it.

Can you add a panic bar to our storefront door?

Yes, and depending on the occupancy of your Madison building it may be required. Exit devices can be fitted to most aluminum storefront doors.

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

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Storefront Door Repair near Madison

We cover the surrounding Madison County and the Tennessee Valley communities as well:

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

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