An automatic door operator can make a commercial entrance easier to use, but adding one to an existing doorway takes more planning than choosing a push button. The door, frame, hardware, traffic patterns, and surrounding space all affect which solution may fit....
Commercial Door Rust and Corrosion: When Repair or Replacement Is Needed
Commercial Door Rust and Corrosion: When Repair or Replacement Is Needed Commercial metal doors are designed for years of dependable service, but even durable steel doors and frames can develop rust and corrosion. Exposure to rain, humidity, cleaning chemicals, and...
Planning Commercial Door Installation in an Occupied Facility
Replacing or installing commercial doors while a building remains open takes more than choosing a product and setting an installation date. Schools, offices, healthcare facilities, churches, and manufacturing sites all have daily routines that depend on safe, reliable...
Commercial Door Reinforcement: Strengthening Existing Doors and Hardware
Commercial doors work hard every day. In schools, healthcare facilities, churches, offices, and manufacturing buildings, repeated use puts stress on hinges, locks, closers, and the surrounding door structure. When hardware loosens or mounting areas begin to...
Commercial Double Door Hardware: Astragals, Coordinators & Meeting-Stile Hardware
Commercial double doors are common in schools, healthcare facilities, churches, municipal buildings, manufacturing plants and other facilities where a wider opening is needed. While they may look like two standard doors installed side by side, paired doors can require...
Commercial Door Protection Plates: Kick Plates, Mop Plates & Armor Plates
In a busy commercial facility, the lower portion of a door often takes more abuse than almost any other part of the opening. Carts strike it. Shoes push against it. Janitorial equipment bumps it. Deliveries move through it. In healthcare, schools, manufacturing...






