Many people overlook maintaining and repairing their commercial doors. As a business owner, paying attention to only some aspects of your business can bite you later. To ensure your business is flowing smoothly and is easily accessible to all customers, inspect your commercial door and entryway. All businesses should have an enticing appearance while being highly functional and practical for all customers. Reviewing your building’s commercial door now can save you a ton of time, money, and future problems down the road. Learn more about the importance of a commercial door and the four signs it may need to be replaced.

Importance Of A Functioning Commercial Door

Before getting into the four signs that you need a door replacement for your commercial building, why is a secure door so crucial? Many (almost all) business owners can accept that a secure door is essential, but a close fraction of them might need help pinpointing why they believe so.

The element of security (inventories, staff, and confidential documents) is vital as it helps protect the building from natural disasters. How? Flooding and heat wave impacts can be repelled when the right door is well-secured to the building. Many types of doors add extra functions to improve the look of the infrastructure.

Some functioning commercial doors come with scanners to detect suspicious entries, and others improve the ease of door opening and closing by automatically sensing motion.

Four Signs Your Commercial Door Needs To Be Replaced

To ensure that your staff, documents, and commercial tools are safe, here are the signs showing that you need a commercial door replacement as quickly as possible. 

Hard To Open/Close

This is the most obvious sign that you need to replace your door wherever it might be fixed in your building. Whether outside or within the commercial structure, difficulty opening and closing may discourage your customers from coming in and injuring a staff member. Note that a door with difficulty opening and closing has to do with the hinges and might need repairs instead of a replacement. However, if you have tried to repair it more than once or the hinges are severely damaged, it is safer and more profitable in the long run to go for a replacement.

Has Cracks, Dents & Scratches

When you can see the cracks, you need a replacement – not a repair. Cracks are not beseeching, do not represent your business well, allow bugs & ants into your building from the outside, and let air escape. Scratches are also not appealing for a commercial business like yours, and if customers are to walk into a door with dents, scratches, or cracks, they would most likely walk out feeling unsatisfied, curious, and thrown off.

Light Or Drafts Come Through Your Door

Poor fit is another common problem with commercial doors that are often overlooked but can be trouble if not immediately attended to. A sure sign of a poorly-fitted door is when lights or drafts seep through, under, around, or between the door corners. When light escapes, it means air can also escape. So replace your door unless you are prepared to pay extra heating bills.

Your Door Is Getting Stuck/ Scraping The Floor

The last of the four signs you need to change your door is if the door is getting stuck and you must push or pull so hard before it responds. Again, similar to the door that is difficult to open or close, this can be dangerous as it can injure your staff member or even your valuable customer who (by the way) would never return after such an experience. Doors that scrap the floors can also cost you more, especially when changing your flooring.

Contact Us For Professional Commercial Door Installation and Repairs

For over 25 years, Secure Lock & Alarm has been installing and repairing commercial doors for businesses of all industries. Learn more about our professional commercial door installation and repair services in Massachusetts, and see why Secure Lock & Alarm is your go-to for all things secure!