Can a commercial glass door be fixed without replacing the whole door?

Usually. The closer, pivots, lock and glass are separate parts, and the aluminum door tends to outlast them. A new door makes sense when the frame is out of square, the corners have pulled apart, or several parts are failing at once.

Why does my shop door slam or not close?

Most often it's the closer. Its settings drift, and one that leaks oil can't be adjusted back. Wind, a sagging door or a bent threshold can also stop it latching. Send a photo of the closer with your request.

Can the glass in an aluminum entrance door be replaced on site?

In most aluminum doors, yes. The glass sits behind removable stops, so the door stays hung. The new piece is tempered or laminated safety glass made to size, so the opening is covered while it's on order.

Can the City's vandalism fund help with broken locks as well as glass?

Its rebate for commercial and industrial properties has named locks alongside windows and doors, and deductibles too. It's a one-time, first-come fund, so confirm it's open before counting on it, and keep the lock work on its own invoice line. More on how the fund works.

Will a pro work around my business hours?

Often, but it depends on the pro who takes the job. Put your hours in the request; the fitting visit is booked with you directly. If the door can't lock meanwhile, ask about a temporary fix.

Commercial doors · Oshawa

Glass entrance doors that close, latch and lock properly

A shop door that slams, swings open in a lake wind, or won't lock at closing. Most entrance trouble is one part: the closer, a pivot, the lock or the glass, and that part can be replaced. We connect Oshawa and Durham businesses and property managers with independent local pros who repair glass entrance doors, one of our commercial glass services.

Closers, pivots and locks replaced
Door glass reglazed in the frame
Visits planned around opening hours

Get a free quote 905-470-3454

Overhead closers on both leaves. A closer that has lost its setting shows first on windy days.

What's wrong

Common failures: closers, pivots, hinges, thresholds

The closer is the arm at the top of the door, or a unit in the floor, that brings it shut at a set speed.

Slams or swings shut hard

The speed settings have drifted, or the closer is losing fluid. One with oil at its seams gets replaced; adjusting a sound one is a small job.

Won't latch or drifts open

The latching speed is off, the door has dropped, or the strike has moved. Wind against a tired closer makes it worse.

Drags or catches

Worn pivots or hinges let the door sag onto the threshold. A bent threshold does the same and is replaced on its own.

Locking up

Locks, panic hardware and keying

Storefront doors usually lock with a deadbolt or hookbolt turned by a key cylinder. Pry damage bends the bolt or strike; a lost key calls for a new cylinder or rekeying. Neither needs a new door.

Exit hardware, the push bar on the inside, has to release freely every time; if it sticks, get it looked at soon. Some glass pros handle locks and exit devices, others bring in a locksmith.

Closer swap

A worn closer replaced, the door kept

A repair, not a new entrance.

Describe your door

Door glass

Cracked or shattered door glass

Glass in doors has to be safety glass under Ontario's building code: tempered or laminated. It's ordered to size and the opening is boarded or fitted with a temporary panel in the meantime.

In an aluminum door, the glass sits behind removable stops and is replaced on site. In a frameless door the glass is the door, so the whole panel is made new.

The quote

What shapes a commercial door repair quote

The pro will ask about:

The closer: surface, concealed overhead or floor
Pivots or hinges, and whether the frame is square
Locks, cylinders and exit hardware
Door glass: tempered or laminated, and its size
A visit before opening or after close

A photo of the closer, the hinge side and the lock helps a pro bring the right parts.

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Openers

Automatic and accessible openers (what a glass pro can and can't service)

When a push-button door stops opening, the cause might be the operator, the sensor, the power or a door binding on its hinges. A glass and door pro can deal with the binding, closer and glass.

The operator itself often needs a specialist; the pro will advise. If people with mobility needs rely on that entrance, say so in your request.

After a break-in

Break-in damage and the City's vandalism fund

A forced entrance usually means more than glass: a bent bolt, a damaged cylinder, a closer arm out of line. Have it all looked at in one visit, with each part on the invoice.

Oshawa's Graffiti and Vandalism Remediation Fund names locks alongside windows and doors in its rebate for commercial and industrial properties. It's a one-time fund, subject to availability. See vandalism glass repair for how a claim fits with the repair.

Timing

Scheduling around business hours

Put your opening hours in the request, and say if this is your only door. Many repairs can be planned before opening or after close; ask the pro when they call.

If parts are on order, the door can often be left locked or boarded. Damaged panes beside it? See storefront glass.

Questions

Commercial door questions

Explore your options

Local pros repair commercial entrances across Oshawa and nearby, including Downtown Oshawa, Stevenson & the Oshawa Centre area, Whitby, Courtice and Pickering.

Tell us the door type and what it's doing

Add a photo of the closer or hinge if you can. We'll pass it to a local commercial door and glass pro.