Aluminum entrance doors and frames

Where it is used

• Retail, restaurant and office entrances
• Vestibules with inner and outer door pairs
• Side and rear exits set in storefront framing
• Replacement doors on existing buildings

What AluVex Experts does

• Installs door and frame packages with new storefront
• Replaces worn or damaged doors and frames
• Installs hardware: hinges or pivots, closers, locks, pulls and exit devices
• Adjusts doors so they swing, close and latch the way they should

How an entrance project runs

1. 1

   Step 1: Survey the opening

   We look at the opening, the traffic it gets and how the door has to lock and let people out.

2. 2

   Step 2: Confirm the hardware

   Hinges or pivots, closer, lock, pulls and exit device are confirmed with you and the drawings.

3. 3

   Step 3: Measure

   The opening is measured on site, including the floor and the threshold.

4. 4

   Step 4: Order

   Doors and frames are ordered to size, with the hardware preps in place.

5. 5

   Step 5: Set the frame

   The frame goes in plumb and square, then it is anchored and sealed.

6. 6

   Step 6: Hang and glaze

   Doors are hung, glass is set and the hardware is installed.

7. 7

   Step 7: Adjust and walk through

   Closers and latches are adjusted, then we walk it with you.

What door stile width should I choose?

Stiles are the vertical sides of the door. Narrow stiles give the most glass, and wider stiles stand up better to heavy traffic and leave more room for locks and exit devices. The hardware you need often decides the stile.

Pivots, butt hinges or a continuous hinge: what is the difference?

Pivots carry the door at the top and bottom. Butt hinges are the familiar hinges mounted along the edge of the door. A continuous hinge runs the full height of the door and spreads the load, which helps doors that see heavy use.

Do commercial doors need panic hardware?

Exit devices, often called panic bars, are required on certain doors depending on how the space is used and how many people it holds. The building code and your code official set that, not preference. We match the hardware to what the drawings and the code review call for.

Can I keep my frame and replace just the doors?

Sometimes. If the frame is square and solid and the hinge or pivot preps line up, new doors can go into the existing frame. If the frame is bent, loose or worn on the hinge side, replacing the doors and frame together is the better fix.