Whether you are near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, over in Downtown Selma, or on the Old Town Historic District side of Selma, it is the same coverage and the same crew.
A lot of what we see in Dallas 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.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895The commercial door repair problems we see most in Selma
These are the commercial door repair faults we are called out to most often in Selma. If you recognise one, the underlying cause is usually the second half of the line.
- The electric strike buzzes but the door will not openStrike alignment or power supply issue, and often a door that is binding under pressure.
- A hollow metal door sounds loose when it shutsThe internal stiffening has separated from the skin, often after an impact.
- A gap at the bottom letting in water or pestsFailed sweep and threshold seal.
- The frame anchors have loosened in the masonryRepeated heavy use transferring load into fixings that were never sized for the traffic.
- The door will not latch and has to be pulled shutCloser adjustment, hinge wear or frame movement, and it is a security failure until fixed.
- The door drags on the floorHinges have worn or torn out under the weight of a heavy door.
Most doors we see are repairable.Call and find out before you price a replacement.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895What we see on commercial door repair around Dallas County
Black Belt soil is the reason so many doors in this part of Alabama do not close right. That dark prairie clay swells dramatically when saturated and shrinks in a dry August, and a house sitting on it moves with it.
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.
Buildings move, and a commercial frame that has shifted with the slab under it puts the latch out of line with the strike, which is the single most common reason a business ends up with a back door that will not lock.
It is why the same repair done properly in Selma lasts, and the same repair done cheaply does not.
Local factors we account for in Selma: heavy rainfall and soil movement — typical of the Black Belt.
Get a real diagnosis, not a sales pitch.We fix doors for a living.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Our commercial door repair services in Selma
- Door bottom and edge repairRebuilding corroded steel door bottoms rather than replacing the whole leaf.
- Commercial lockset and cylinder workGrade 1 lever sets, storeroom and classroom functions, keyed-alike systems.
- Fire door inspection and repairCorrecting the gaps, hardware and closing issues that cause fire doors to fail inspection.
- Hollow metal door and frame repairRepairing impact damage, corrosion and worn hardware locations in steel doors and frames.
- Preventive maintenance programsScheduled service so doors get adjusted before they fail.
- Door closer repair and replacementSurface, concealed and floor closers adjusted or replaced.
- Weatherstrip, sweeps and thresholdsSealing service doors against water, air and pests.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
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. On prairie clay we look at the whole opening for racking, because a door here is usually reporting a foundation movement rather than a hardware fault.
- Fit hardware rated for the actual trafficThe most common mistake on commercial doors is residential-grade hardware in a commercial opening.
- Set for code and accessibilityOpening force, closing speed and latch timing are checked against requirements, not just set to feel about right.
- Document what was doneProperty managers need a record of what was repaired and what is coming due.
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) 619-2895What affects the cost of commercial door repair in Selma
What a commercial door repair job costs comes down to a handful of things, and we would rather be straight about them up front:
- access control components on the opening
- the type of door: hollow metal, aluminum storefront or wood
- after-hours or emergency response
- hardware grade and whether it is fire-rated
- whether the frame needs repair as well as the door
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 Selma.
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) 619-2895Areas we cover for commercial door repair in Selma
Coverage in Selma takes in Downtown Selma, Old Town Historic District, Broad Street and the Highland Avenue corridor, plus everything around the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the Old Town Historic District and the Alabama River.
We also cover the nearby Dallas County and the Black Belt communities listed further down this page.
Need it looked at soon?Call and we will tell you honestly when we can get there.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Commercial door repair in Selma: 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.
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.
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.
Do you offer scheduled maintenance for multiple properties?
Yes. For property managers in and around Selma it is far cheaper to have doors adjusted on a schedule than to pay emergency call-outs when they fail.
Do you handle doors with electric strikes and access control?
Yes. We also find that a lot of access control complaints are actually mechanical: a door binding or a strike out of alignment makes perfectly good electronics look faulty.
What causes rust at the bottom of our steel doors?
Water standing at the threshold. In Dallas 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.
Broken, stuck, or will not lock?Talk to someone who works on these every day.
Click to Call (205) 619-2895Other door repair services in Selma
- Sliding Door Repair Selma
Sticking, jumping, or dragging sliding glass doors put back on smooth-rolling track.
- Door Lock Repair Selma
Deadbolts, latches, cylinders and strike alignment repaired on residential and commercial doors.
- Door Frame Repair Selma
Rotted, split, kicked-in and out-of-square frames rebuilt so the door fits again.
- Door Handle Repair Selma
Loose, broken and seized handles, knobs and levers repaired or replaced.
- Door Hinge Repair Selma
Sagging doors, stripped hinge screws, squealing pins and worn knuckles put right.
- Patio Door Repair Selma
Sliding, French and multi-panel patio doors repaired, realigned and resealed.
- Door Glass Repair Selma
Broken, cracked and fogged door glass replaced, including tempered and insulated units.
- Storefront Door Repair Selma
Aluminum storefront entrances repaired: pivots, closers, locks, glass and alignment.
- Door Closer Repair Selma
Closers adjusted, rebuilt and replaced so doors shut properly instead of slamming or hanging open.
- Automatic Door Repair Selma
Automatic sliding and swing doors, operators, sensors and safety systems serviced.
- Screen Door Repair Selma
Sliding screens, storm doors and screen panels rescreened, rerolled and rehung.
- French Door Repair Selma
Sagging, dragging and drafty French doors realigned, resealed and rehung.
- Interior Door Repair Selma
Sticking, sagging, rattling and damaged interior doors made to work properly again.
- Exterior Door Repair Selma
Front and back entry doors resealed, realigned, reinforced and repaired.
- Window Repair Selma
Sashes, balances, glass, seals and hardware repaired on residential and commercial windows.
Commercial Door Repair near Selma
We cover the surrounding Dallas County and the Black Belt communities as well:
- Commercial Door Repair in Valley Grande
- Commercial Door Repair in Selmont-West Selmont
- Commercial Door Repair in Moundville
- Commercial Door Repair in Livingston
- Commercial Door Repair in York
- Commercial Door Repair in Butler
- Commercial Door Repair in Eutaw
- Commercial Door Repair in Greensboro
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