Your front door is the first thing every customer touches, so one that drags on the floor or will not lock says something you did not choose to say. We fix most storefront entrances on the first visit, at a price agreed before we start. We also handle automatic door repair and ADA door repair across Miami-Dade and Broward, with service in 6 states.
Storefront entrances take more traffic than any other door on a building. Here is what actually fails, answered from the field by Yuval, one of JDM's elite technicians.
On a storefront, the most common problem our technicians see is the door scratching the floor because it is no longer aligned with the frame.
Many commercial doors hang on a pivot or standard hinges, and under heavy use those bend and break.
It has fallen out of alignment with the frame, which is the most common commercial issue we see. Storefront doors are opened a thousand times more than a home door, so they wear and drop out of alignment fast. We realign the door to the frame and, where the hinges are worn, upgrade to a heavy-duty continuous hinge so it stops happening.
A continuous hinge is a single hinge that runs the entire height of the door, instead of two or three separate hinges or a pivot. Standard pivots and hinges bend and break under high traffic. The continuous hinge is heavy-duty and built for constant use, and we do not get callbacks on the ones we install. It is the upgrade that keeps commercial doors reliable.
From Gal Cohen, Field Area Manager: "I've spent 15+ years on storefront door repair jobs, and our crews now run them across Florida, New York, Georgia, Colorado, Texas and South Carolina. Most repairs we handle wrap up in roughly 2 hours, same-day, and you can see the real before-and-afters in the photos and videos on this page."
The aluminum storefront door is the hardest working door your business owns. It takes every customer, every delivery, and every gust of wind, and when it starts dragging on the threshold or will not latch at close, it becomes both a security problem and the first thing people notice about your building.
JDM repairs aluminum storefront entrances: sagging and racked doors, worn pivots and offset hinges, failed closers and overhead concealed units, damaged thresholds and sweeps, misaligned strikes, and locks and panic hardware that no longer work together. We square the door in the frame first, because most storefront complaints are alignment problems wearing out hardware rather than the hardware failing on its own.
We service the closers and exit devices you actually have, including LCN, Norton, Sargent, Yale, and Best, and we carry common pivots, closers, and strikes on the truck. Where a door is bent, corroded, or racked past repair, we replace the door, the frame, or the full assembly and match it to the opening. We do not replace the glass itself, and we will tell you plainly when that is what you need.
★★★★★ Verified Google Reviews ★★★★★ · a month ago"After I made an appointment I decided I was going to try and do it myself. Michael FaceTimed me, walked me through what to do, then call back if I still needed him. An hour later I called him and he was at my house in 35 minutes. Some of the best service I've ever received from a contractor. He finished in two hours and went above and beyond. The same-day service was incredible. Absolute professionals."
★★★★★ · a year ago"After a couple of hiccups with getting our repair done by someone else, our technician Richard showed up on time (actually half an hour earlier than the appointment time). He was very polite and got the job done in the time he told us it would take. Our glass door now glides smoothly and is able to lock again. I highly recommend Richard, he represented his company very well. I will definitely consider using them in the future!"
★★★★★ · 9 months ago"David, thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything to us. He was so patient, and I appreciate him doing a clean and awesome job. He was respectful of my home and cleaned up after the work was complete. Now my door slides like new, quiet, and smooth. Again, thank you David."
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We check the door, the frame, the threshold, and how the door sits in the opening, because the complaint and the cause are usually in different places.
Pivots, closers, strikes, thresholds, and sweeps wear in patterns. We identify which parts are causing the problem and which are just downstream of it.
Flat-rate price before work starts. If the door needs replacing rather than repairing, you get that quote too, with the difference explained.
We cycle the door, confirm it latches under its own closer, check the lock and panic hardware work together, and make sure it seals against the threshold.
Call (954) 689-2155 or request an estimate online. We confirm flat-rate pricing upfront, with no hidden fees.
Our licensed tech arrives with common parts on the truck. Most storefront doors jobs are completed in a single visit.
We test the repair, walk you through the work, and make sure everything is running smoothly before we leave.
Ask about our continuous-hinge upgrade for your storefront door.
One heavy-duty hinge that runs the full height of the door, built for high traffic. After we install one, our tech has never had a callback on it.
The door has racked out of square or the bottom pivot has worn. We square the door and rebuild the pivot rather than grinding the threshold to buy a few months.
A closer that has lost power, a strike out of alignment, or a door out of square. We fix the cause, then confirm the door latches under its own closer with nobody touching it.
Pivots carry the whole weight of an aluminum door through every cycle. We replace them and reset the door so the new hardware is not immediately fighting a bad geometry.
Closers leak, lose their backcheck, or slam. We service and replace LCN, Norton, Sargent, Yale, and Best units, including overhead concealed closers in the header.
A damaged threshold or missing sweep lets in water, air, and pests, and accelerates wear on the door above it. We replace both and reseal the opening.
Locks, latches, and exit devices have to work with the closer, not against it. We service them together so the door secures properly without being forced.
When a door is bent, corroded, or racked past repair, we replace the door, the frame, or the full assembly and match it to the opening and the existing hardware.
An entrance that will not close or lock is an open building. These get priority, and we carry common pivots, closers, and strikes so many finish in one visit.
⏱ Same-day service available based on capacity. Call to confirm dispatch.
Most storefront problems are alignment. A door out of square drags, fails to latch, and chews through closers and pivots. We fix the geometry, then the hardware, so the repair actually lasts.
We service LCN, Norton, Sargent, Yale, and Best closers and exit devices, plus the pivots, strikes, and thresholds on aluminum storefront systems, rather than pushing you to a full hardware swap.
A storefront door that will not latch is an open building. We prioritize getting the door closing, latching, and locking properly before anything cosmetic.
Some storefront doors are worth rebuilding and some are past it. We make that call after seeing the door, never before, and we show you what we are looking at.
Your entrance is your storefront. Commercial calls get priority scheduling and we run after-hours and weekend work so the repair does not happen during your busiest hours.
Property managers and building owners get the certificate of insurance up front, so the work is not waiting on paperwork when the door is already broken.
JDM repairs storefront entrances across Florida, New York, Georgia, Colorado, Texas, and South Carolina, with commercial crews dispatched locally in each market.
Tell us what's going on and we'll follow up with a flat-rate quote. Prefer to talk? Call (954) 689-2155.
Ready to fix or upgrade your sliding doors? Contact us today for a free, no-obligation estimate. Our team is available for same-day service.
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Here are straight answers to the questions we hear most about storefront door repair.
No. We repair and replace the door, the frame, and the hardware, but the glazing itself is a glazier's job and we would rather tell you that than take the work and subcontract it. If the glass is the problem, we will say so on the first visit.
Usually fixed. Dragging almost always means the door has racked out of square or the bottom pivot has worn, and both are repairable. Replacement only comes up when the door itself is bent or corroded past the point where squaring it will hold, and we will not make that call before seeing it.
The door is not closing with enough force or is not landing square on the strike. That is a closer that has lost its power, a strike out of alignment, or a door out of square. It is a security problem, so it is worth treating as urgent rather than living with it.
Yes, and it is a large part of this work. We service LCN, Norton, Sargent, Yale, and Best closers, overhead concealed units, panic bars, and exit devices, and we make sure the lock, latch, and closer are working as one system rather than fighting each other.
Often, yes. If the frame is sound and square, we can replace the door alone and hang it on new pivots. When the frame is the part that has gone, we quote the frame or the full assembly and explain why.
Yes. We carry a certificate of insurance on file, quote flat-rate before work starts, and schedule around tenant hours. Send us the building and the door and we will come look at it.
Treat that as an emergency when you call, because an entrance that will not lock is an open building. We run same day or next day in most markets depending on capacity, and we carry common strikes, closers, and pivots so a lot of these finish in one visit.
