If you are anywhere between Main Street and the US-84 corridor, or out toward the Ashford depot, we cover it, along with the rest of Houston County.
Ashford has enough older housing stock that repair almost always beats replacement here, and enough new construction that we spend a lot of time on hardware that failed early.
Not sure whether it is a repair or a replacement?Describe the symptoms and we will give you a straight answer.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Common commercial door repair faults in Houston County
These are the commercial door repair faults we are called out to most often in Ashford. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- A gap at the bottom letting in water or pestsFailed sweep and threshold seal.
- The door has started dragging only in the afternoonThermal expansion of a metal door and frame across the working day, which points to a marginal reveal.
- The frame has been hit by a cart or a vehicleImpact damage to a hollow metal frame, repairable in most cases.
- The door has dropped out of square in the frameHinge failure or building movement, and it stops the door sealing and latching.
- The bottom flush bolt no longer drops into the floorA blocked or displaced floor strike, common where flooring has been replaced.
- 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.
One call gets you an answer.We will tell you what is wrong and what it takes to fix.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Why commercial door repair fails in the Wiregrass
Sandy soil here drains fast but also shifts, and blowing sand is a constant presence in sliding door tracks and screen channels.
Water driven under a commercial door with a failed sweep gets into the floor finish and into stock, and standing water at the threshold rusts out the bottom of a steel door from the inside.
Grit tracked through a commercial entrance ends up in the closer arm pivots, the latch and the threshold, and on a high-traffic door that abrasive load shortens hardware life dramatically.
Knowing that is the difference between a repair that holds through a Ashford summer and one that does not.
Local factors we account for in Ashford: heavy rainfall and blowing sand — typical of the Wiregrass.
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Click to Call (205) 619-2895What a commercial door repair call covers
- Fire door inspection and repairCorrecting the gaps, hardware and closing issues that cause fire doors to fail inspection.
- Emergency securingMaking a damaged commercial opening secure the same day.
- Commercial lockset and cylinder workGrade 1 lever sets, storeroom and classroom functions, keyed-alike systems.
- Door bottom and edge repairRebuilding corroded steel door bottoms rather than replacing the whole leaf.
- Weatherstrip, sweeps and thresholdsSealing service doors against water, air and pests.
- Aluminum storefront entrance servicePivots, closers, locks and alignment on aluminum entrances.
- Preventive maintenance programsScheduled service so doors get adjusted before they fail.
Tell us what the door is doing and we will tell you what it needs.No guesswork over the phone, no pressure.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our commercial door repair process
- Establish whether you can tradeThe first question is whether the entrance is usable and safe today. Everything else follows from that.
- 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.
- 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.
- Specify to the environmentKitchen, loading bay and customer entrance are three different specifications, and we fit to the one in front of us. We look at how much sand is reaching the opening, since sometimes a sweep or a threshold change does more good than new hardware.
- Adjust for code and accessibilityOpening force, closing speed and latching all get set to the requirements the door has to meet.
- Flag what is comingIf something else on the opening is close to failing, you get told now rather than discovering it at the worst moment.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What affects the cost of commercial door repair in Ashford
We would rather tell you what drives the price than quote a number that turns out to be wrong once we see the door. On a commercial door repair job in Ashford, the main variables are these:
- the type of door: hollow metal, aluminum storefront or wood
- after-hours or emergency response
- whether the frame needs repair as well as the door
- hardware grade and whether it is fire-rated
- the number of openings serviced in one visit
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 Ashford.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Areas we cover for commercial door repair in Ashford
We work throughout Ashford, including Main Street and the US-84 corridor. If you are near the Ashford depot and the Chattahoochee River, that is inside our normal service area.
We also cover the nearby Houston County and the Wiregrass communities listed further down this page.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Commercial door repair in Ashford: questions we get asked
Do you offer scheduled maintenance for multiple properties?
Yes. For property managers in and around Ashford it is far cheaper to have doors adjusted on a schedule than to pay emergency call-outs when they fail.
Our back door will not latch unless someone pulls it. Is that serious?
It is a security failure and often an insurance issue. A door resting closed but not latched is not locked. It is usually a closer or hinge adjustment, and it should be dealt with quickly.
Why does our hardware keep failing when the house across the street has hardware that lasts forever?
Cycle count. A busy Ashford storefront door might see more use in a month than a residential front door sees in a year. Grade 1 commercial hardware exists for exactly this reason.
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 service fire-rated doors?
Yes. Fire doors have specific requirements for gaps, closing, latching and hardware, and they are the doors most likely to fail inspection because someone propped them or replaced hardware with the wrong parts.
What causes rust at the bottom of our steel doors?
Water standing at the threshold. In Houston 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.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Ashford
- Sliding Door Repair Ashford
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Ashford
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Ashford
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Ashford
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Ashford
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Ashford
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Ashford
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Storefront Door Repair Ashford
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Ashford
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Ashford
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Ashford
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- French Door Repair Ashford
Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Ashford
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Ashford
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Ashford
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
Commercial Door Repair near Ashford
We cover the surrounding Houston County and the Wiregrass communities as well:
- Commercial Door Repair in Rehobeth
- Commercial Door Repair in Cottonwood
- Commercial Door Repair in Webb
- Commercial Door Repair in Cowarts
- Commercial Door Repair in Kinsey
- Commercial Door Repair in Taylor
- Commercial Door Repair in Greenville
- Commercial Door Repair in Georgiana
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Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
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