High Speed Doors in Lansford, PA

When a fast door starts slowing your floor down

A high speed door can cycle dozens of times an hour. It keeps heat in, keeps cold rooms cold and keeps forklifts moving between the dock and the floor. When it acts up, people prop it open or sit and wait on it. Both cost you.

We work on fabric roll-up doors, rigid spiral doors and freezer doors. Most trouble comes from four places: the curtain, the bottom bar, the drive and controls, or the sensors. We check all four, show you what we found and write up the repair with each part and the labor listed. If the door is past saving, we tell you that and explain what a replacement involves.

What the work covers

Curtain repair and replacement

Small tears get patched. Bigger damage or worn-out fabric means a new panel, matched to your door's make and guide width.

Breakaway bottom bar reset

Many fabric doors are built to knock out when a forklift clips them. We reset the bar, check the guides for bends and replace breakaway parts that no longer hold.

Motor, drive and controls

We test the motor, the brake and the variable frequency drive, then reset the open and close limits so the door stops where it should. Fault codes get read and written down, not just cleared.

Safety sensors and activation

Photo eyes, light curtains, motion sensors, pull cords and floor loops all get tested and aligned. A door that closes on a pallet or opens for no reason usually traces back here.

Seals and wind locks

Side seals, header brushes and wind-lock tabs keep drafts and dust out. Worn seals waste energy every single cycle.

New door installation

When a door needs replacing, we measure the opening, go over the options and install the unit, wiring and controls. Larger dock projects are covered under Loading Dock Equipment Installation.

Signs your high speed door needs service

• It stops halfway or reverses

  A door that quits mid-travel or bounces back up is often a sensor out of line or a limit that has drifted. Left alone, it gets worse.

• It runs slower than it used to

  Speed loss points to the drive, the brake or a curtain dragging in the guides. A slow door is a door people stop waiting for.

• The curtain keeps jumping the guides

  If the fabric pops out after every bump, the guides or the breakaway parts are worn or bent.

• Drafts, frost or ice on the frame

  On freezer doors, ice on the frame usually means a failed heater or a bad seal. Cold Lansford winters show worn seals on any door fast.

• Fault codes on the control box

  Repeat codes mean something is wrong even if the door still runs. Write the code down before you reset it and give us a call.

• Your crew props it open

  When staff stop trusting a door, they bypass it. That is a safety problem and an energy problem at the same time.

How a service visit goes

1. 1

   You tell us about the door

   On the phone we ask the make, what it is doing and how busy the opening is. A photo of the nameplate helps if you have it.

2. 2

   We inspect on site

   We cycle the door, test every sensor, read the drive faults and look over the curtain and guides. We take photos of what we find.

3. 3

   You get a written quote

   The quote lists the scope, each part and the labor, plus anything we think can wait. Nothing gets added later without your OK.

4. 4

   We work around your shifts

   We lock out the door, cone off the area and plan the work for slower hours when we can. That keeps downtime short.

5. 5

   Test and walk-through

   We cycle the door with your staff watching, explain any setting changes and clean up before we leave.

What moves the price

We write out the parts, the labor and the items that can wait before any work starts. The price depends on what is actually wrong with your door, not a flat menu. These are the things that make the biggest difference.

Door type and make

Fabric roll-up doors, rigid spiral doors and insulated freezer doors use very different parts. Some brands use parts only the factory supplies.

Which part failed

Resetting a bottom bar or aligning a photo eye is quick work. A new curtain, motor or drive takes more parts and more time.

Parts on hand or on order

Common sensors and seals are easy to get. Drives and custom curtains may need to be ordered, and we tell you the wait up front.

Access and timing

Tall openings, freezer rooms and work scheduled outside normal hours all add labor. We spell this out in writing ahead of time so it is no surprise.

Repair or replace

On an older door with several worn parts, a new unit can cost less over time. We price both so you can compare.