What goes wrong
Commercial properties call us for the things that actually fail: exit devices that stick, panic bars with bent racks, cylinders that shear when a key breaks off, door closers that no longer hold the leaf, and electrified strikes that trip intermittently. We work on storefronts, offices, and multi-tenant entries in Brewerytown and across Philadelphia County. We drive out from Havertown to the job and diagnose the hardware where it sits; there is no counter to bring your door to. We explain what part is wearing and what replacement or repair will stop the failure.
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What the job involves
A typical commercial job starts with a hands-on inspection of the door, frame, and hardware. We remove trim to check tailpieces, measure throw and backset, test the latch and strike alignment, and bench-check cylinders or keypads if needed. For access control work we verify wiring at the door, power at the power supply, and the behavior of request-to-exit devices and mag locks. If a master key system is involved we inspect pins and cores and plan rekeying or partial core swaps to fit the system you already use.
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Good to know
While we are en route and when we arrive you can help speed the process by securing the area and keeping the door leaf free of foot traffic. Assign a single point of contact who can show us authorization, provide keys or master keys if available, and confirm which suites or doors we may work on. If the entry serves the public, post temporary signage and, where appropriate, use a different entrance until we complete the repair. We’ll tell you what we need to get the door back into service; you decide whether to proceed.
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Worth knowing
Have a few things ready for us on site: existing keys and any keying records you have, the door handing and whether the frame is metal or wood, and power access for electrified hardware or for a programmer when we set up a keypad or card reader. If you have a preferred hierarchy for a master key we’ll want that explained before rekeying. For jobs in Brewerytown or nearby neighborhoods like Fairmount we come prepared with cylinders, strikes, exit devices, and a selection of closers so we can complete work on site whenever a straightforward repair or swap is the right solution.
