Commercial doors · Winnipeg
Repairs for commercial glass entrance doors
An entrance that won't latch at closing, a closer that slams, a door dragging on the sill. In January, that's a heating problem and a security problem at once. Most commercial door trouble is one worn part, not the whole door. We connect Winnipeg businesses with independent local pros who repair aluminum entrances, closers, hinges and door glass.
- Closers, pivots and locks repaired
- Door glass replaced in the frame
- Winter latching problems sorted
Door closers
Closers that slam, drift or won't latch
The closer is the arm and body at the top of the door, or the unit in the floor, that brings it shut at a controlled speed.
Slams shut
The speed settings have drifted or the closer is losing fluid. An adjustment sometimes fixes it; a leaking closer needs replacing.
Stops short or won't latch
Closer fluid thickens in the cold, so a door that's fine in summer can stall in January. Check the threshold for ice first, then the strike and latch speed.
Oil on the frame or floor
The closer has failed inside. It's usually swapped for a new one sized to the door.
Hinges and pivots
Hinges, pivots and sagging doors
Aluminum storefront doors hang on pivots, butt hinges or a continuous hinge. A sagging door rubs the sill or catches at the top corner, and worn pivots or loose screws are the usual cause. A continuous hinge is often the lasting fix for a door that keeps dropping.
Buildings on Winnipeg clay settle, and an out-of-square frame makes any door bind. Shimming and re-setting it is ordinary work for the pro. If the door's corners have cracked, a new door in the existing frame is the next step.
Security
Locks, panic hardware and access control
Locks and cylinders
Worn deadbolts, hookbolts and damaged cylinders can be replaced without a new door.
Panic hardware
Exit bars have to release freely every time. A bar that sticks is worth fixing promptly.
Card access
Electric strikes need the door to close and line up properly, so the pro checks the door before the electronics.
Door glass
Cracked or broken door glass
Commercial door glass is usually tempered or laminated, held by glazing stops, and replacing it doesn't mean replacing the door. Tempered glass can't be cut once made, so a panel is ordered to size and the opening is boarded meanwhile; see emergency board-up. Laminated glass cracks but stays put, so some owners switch after a break-in, or add security film to the glass they have. If sidelights are damaged too, see storefront glass replacement.
The quote
What affects a commercial door repair quote
The pro will ask about:
- The closer: surface-mounted, concealed overhead or floor
- Hinges or pivots, and whether the frame is square
- Locks, panic hardware and any card reader
- Door glass type and size
- Parts for older or discontinued hardware
- After-hours work to keep the entrance open
A photo of the door, close-ups of the closer and hinges, and a short video of it closing tell a pro most of what they need. Several entrances? List them together; see our [page for property managers](/commercial/property-management-windows/).
Automatic doors
Automatic operators
When a push-button or sensor door stops working, the cause can be the operator, the sensor, the power or simply a binding door. Some glass pros service operators and some don't, so mention it in your request, and say if it's the accessible entrance. For other street-level work, see commercial glass.
Winter
Keeping entrances working through winter
Winnipeg entrances see wind chills past −40 most winters, and ice at the threshold is a common reason a door won't latch in a cold snap. Blown snow packs the sill, meltwater refreezes, and the door stops just short. Keep the sill clear and check the bottom sweep isn't frozen to it. Don't speed up the closer to compensate; it'll slam once the ice is gone. Before winter, have the closer adjusted for the cold.
Questions
Commercial door questions
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Other entrance and storefront work
Local pros repair commercial entrances across the city, including Osborne Village, St. Boniface, St. Vital and Transcona.
Describe the door and what it's doing
Tell us the type of door, the hardware you can see and what happens when it closes. A photo or short video helps. We'll pass it to a local commercial door and glass pro who can quote the repair.