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Loxley, Alabama · Baldwin County

Storefront Door Repair in Loxley, 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
  • Baldwin County covered
  • Straight answers on the phone

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Storefront Door Repair — Loxley, Alabama

If you are anywhere between the US-90 corridor and the I-10 exit 44 area, or out toward the Loxley farm stands, we cover it, along with the rest of Baldwin County.

Loxley 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.

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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When to call about storefront door repair

These are the storefront door repair faults we are called out to most often in Loxley. 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.
  • A gap along the meeting stile on a pair of doorsDoors out of alignment or worn weatherstrip between them.
  • The lock cylinder is stiff or seizedWorn mortise cylinder, often with grit or corrosion in it.
  • The deadlatch catches but the door can be shimmied openA worn auxiliary latch that is no longer deadlocking the main bolt.
  • The door will not close the last few inchesCloser latch speed misadjusted or a failed closer spring.
  • Customers have to pull hard to open the doorOver-tensioned closer, worn pivots or a door binding in the frame.

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

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Loxley conditions and storefront door repair

Blowing sand gets into everything down here. Tracks, screen channels, thresholds and lock cylinders all collect it, and it acts like sandpaper on moving parts.

Grit accumulates in the bottom pivot and the threshold of an aluminum entrance and grinds the bearing surface, and on a storefront that sees hundreds of cycles a day that wear happens quickly.

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

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

Local factors we account for in Loxley: blowing sand and sustained humidity — typical of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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

  • Storefront glass replacementTempered glass replacement for doors, sidelites and transoms.
  • Weatherstrip and meeting stile sealsNew seals on pairs of doors and along jambs.
  • Push and pull hardwareReplacing handles, push bars and offset pulls, including ADA-compliant hardware.
  • Panic and exit device installationFitting and servicing exit devices on storefront entrances.
  • Closer repair and replacementConcealed overhead, surface and floor closers repaired or replaced and correctly adjusted.
  • Door alignment and squaringBringing a dropped or racked storefront door back to correct alignment.
  • Emergency board-up and securingSame-day securing so a business can lock up.

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

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Our storefront door repair process

  1. Start at the pivotAlmost every storefront complaint traces back to the top or bottom pivot. That is where we look before touching the closer.
  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. On the coast we also check every fastener on the opening, because salt finds plated screws long before it touches the door itself.
  4. Square the door back upCorner fasteners get pulled up, the rail is reset, and the door is brought back square before the pivot is adjusted.
  5. Set the closer to codeOpening force and closing speed set to accessible limits, with the latch speed adjusted so it closes without slamming.
  6. Work to your scheduleWe plan around trading hours so the entrance is not out of service during business.

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

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What affects the cost of storefront door repair in Loxley

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

  • after-hours or emergency scheduling
  • frame damage from forced entry
  • whether the pivots, closer, or both need replacing
  • hardware grade and ADA compliance requirements
  • glass replacement and whether board-up is needed first

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 Loxley.

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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Areas we cover for storefront door repair in Loxley

Loxley coverage runs across the US-90 corridor and the I-10 exit 44 area, and out to the areas around the Loxley farm stands and the I-10 interchange.

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

We also cover the nearby Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities listed further down this page.

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

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Storefront door repair in Loxley: questions we get asked

Do you work on pairs of doors and automatic entrances?

Yes, both. Pairs need coordinated alignment so the astragal seals and both leaves latch, and we service automatic operators as well.

Can you add a panic bar to our storefront door?

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

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

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

Water comes under our front door when it storms. What fixes that?

A new sweep and threshold seal, and sometimes correcting the drainage at the entrance. In Baldwin County storms drive water horizontally, so the seal has to work under pressure, not just gravity.

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.

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.

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

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We cover the surrounding Baldwin County and the Alabama Gulf Coast communities as well:

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