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Commercial Lock Installation & Repair in Birmingham, AL

Commercial doors take abuse. A retail entrance may cycle several hundred times a day, in Alabama heat and humidity, pushed by people carrying boxes. Hardware that would last decades on a house wears out on a storefront in a couple of years. Express Key Locksmith installs, repairs and replaces commercial door hardware throughout Birmingham and Jefferson County.

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  • Licensed & insured
  • Serving Birmingham since 2018
  • Fully mobile, we come to you

We work on aluminum storefront doors, hollow metal doors, solid core wood doors, and the full range of commercial hardware: mortise locks, cylindrical levers, storefront hookbolt and deadlatch locks, mortise and rim cylinders, exit devices, door closers, and electrified hardware.

Call (205) 259-8892 and describe the door and the problem.

What this service includes

  • Aluminum storefront lock and cylinder installation and replacement
  • Mortise lock installation, repair and rebuild
  • Cylindrical and ADA-compliant lever handle sets
  • Commercial deadbolts and high-security cylinders
  • Mortise, rim and interchangeable core cylinders
  • Door closers installed and adjusted
  • Electric strikes and electrified hardware fitted
  • Sticking, seized and misaligned commercial doors serviced

Signs you need commercial lock installation & repair

  • A storefront door will not lock or the key no longer turns
  • The lever or handle is loose, sagging or spinning
  • The latch does not catch and the door stands ajar
  • The door slams, drags or does not close on its own
  • Hardware is corroded, worn out or obsolete
  • You need ADA-compliant lever hardware instead of knobs

How the job goes

  1. 1

    Diagnose the opening, not just the lock

    Commercial door faults are frequently alignment, closer or frame issues rather than the lock. We check the whole opening.

  2. 2

    Specify appropriate hardware

    Grade, function, finish, handing and accessibility requirements are matched to how the door is used, and to code where it applies.

  3. 3

    Install or repair

    Hardware is installed to specification with correct prep and reinforcement, or existing hardware is rebuilt when that is the better value.

  4. 4

    Adjust and test

    Latching, closing, key operation and, where applicable, exit and access functions are tested from both sides.

Aluminum storefront doors

The glass-and-aluminum doors on most Birmingham retail units and restaurants use narrow-stile hardware designed for a very thin door edge. Typical arrangements are a hookbolt lock, a deadlatch with a paddle or pull, or a narrow-stile mortise lock, driven by a small mortise cylinder.

Common failures: worn mortise cylinders that no longer turn, deadlatch mechanisms that stop latching, bent or dragging bottom rails, and pivots or closers that let the door sag out of alignment. Most of it is repairable, and cylinders can be rekeyed into your existing key system. See commercial rekeying.

ADA and accessibility considerations

Accessible entrances need hardware that can be operated without tight grasping, pinching or wrist twisting. In practice that means lever handles, push-pull hardware or panic devices rather than round knobs, mounted within the required height range and operable with limited force.

When we replace hardware on a public-facing commercial door, accessibility is part of the specification rather than an upgrade you have to ask for. It also tends to reduce hardware failures, because levers take less force to operate than knobs.

Preventive service beats emergency calls

Commercial hardware gives warning before it fails: a lever that has started to sag, a latch you have to lean on, a closer that lets the door slam, a key that needs jiggling. Each of those is a cheap fix now and an emergency later, usually at opening time on your busiest day.

Businesses with multiple doors or multiple locations can arrange periodic hardware checks (cylinders, latches, closers, exit devices and alignment) so problems are caught while they are still adjustments. Ask when you call.

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FAQ

Commercial Lock Installation & Repair questions

Can you repair a storefront door lock, or does it need replacing?

Many storefront problems are repairable: cylinders, deadlatch mechanisms, alignment and closers. Bent rails or obsolete hardware with no available parts usually need replacement.

Do you install ADA-compliant lever handles?

Yes. Lever handles, push-pull hardware and panic devices meeting accessibility requirements are installed on commercial and public-facing doors.

Can you fix a commercial door that will not close properly?

Usually yes. That is typically a door closer adjustment, a hinge or pivot issue, or an alignment problem, all of which we service.

Do you supply hardware or do we buy it?

Either. We can supply hardware suited to the opening or install what you have purchased, and we will tell you if what you bought is not appropriate for that door.

Can new commercial locks match our existing keys?

Yes, where keyways are compatible. New cylinders can be keyed into your existing system, including a master key hierarchy.

Service areas

Commercial Lock Installation & Repair across Jefferson County

Fully mobile across Birmingham and all of Jefferson County, Alabama.

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