- LEAF 3'0" × 7'0" typical
- FRAME THROAT measured, not assumed
- HANDING LHR / RHR / LHRB / RHRB
- PREP 161 or mortise
- CLEAR WIDTH ADA 404.2.3 — 32 in min
Commercial openings, specified first
Commercial Door Installation and Replacement in Charlotte, NC
Say what the opening is and roughly what it measures.
The order of operations
We measure the opening before anybody orders a door
A commercial door is not a product, it is an assembly. The leaf, the frame, the hardware prep and — where there is one — the fire label all have to agree with each other, and they are usually specified by different people at different times from different documents.
When an install goes badly the fault is almost never in the fitting. It is that a 3'0" leaf was ordered for an opening measuring 2'10", or that the leaf arrived with a 161 prep while the schedule called for a mortise lock. By then there is a crew on site and a lead time in the way.
So the order of operations here is inverted. Measurement first, specification second, procurement third, tools last. Slower first week, much shorter last day.
Five lines, one category
Commercial door work we take on
Five lines cover the whole category. New leaves into existing frames, frames that have failed and have to come out of the wall, hardware sets specified by function rather than by part number, code-driven corrections to clear width and egress, and labelled assemblies that have to be replaced as a unit.
Commercial Door Installation
New leaves into existing frames, and complete openings in new work, ordered against a measured opening.
Read moreDoor Frame Replacement
Corroded, racked and impact-damaged frames taken out of masonry and partition walls, and set square.
Read moreCommercial Door Hardware Installation
Grade 1 locks, closers, exit devices, hinges and electrified prep, scheduled by function before ordering.
Read moreADA and Egress Door Compliance Upgrades
Clear width, opening force, hardware operability and single-motion egress, measured and corrected at the door.
Read moreFire-Rated Door Replacement
Labelled openings replaced as tested assemblies, with leaf, frame, hardware and gasketing treated as one unit.
Read moreWho you are calling
Started by an estimator who spent years watching the wrong door arrive
Wendell Ashby spent most of his working life on the supply side, writing hardware schedules and quoting hollow metal for a distributor serving general contractors across the Piedmont. He watched the same failure repeat: a schedule written correctly in an office, a leaf ordered against a frame nobody had measured, and a crew at seven in the morning trying to make two incompatible things fit.
Charlotte Commercial Doors exists to close that gap. Five people, one category of work, and a tape measure that comes out before the purchase order does.
Why us
Why Charlotte Commercial Doors
The survey comes before the quote
Every opening is measured, photographed and recorded before anything is priced. Frame throat, handing, existing prep, label status, clear width. It is a slower start and it is the reason the finish is predictable.
The schedule is written by a scheduler
Priya learned schedules at a distributor's specification desk, reading architects' door schedules against what manufacturers will actually build. Conflicts get flagged in writing before the order rather than discovered on site.
We ask about the room, not the door
Most hardware complaints are specification complaints. A storeroom function on a door staff need left unlocked is not a broken lock, and no amount of servicing fixes it.
The cheaper answer gets said first
If your frame is sound we will tell you to keep it, and frame replacement is the larger invoice. If your finding is architectural rather than a door problem, that goes to an architect and not to us.
Documentation on every visit
Measurements, findings, what was fitted and what was verified — in a form your facilities file can still use in five years.
We stay on our side of the licence line
Door side is ours. Electrical work goes to licensed electrical trades, fire alarm interfaces go to the alarm contractor, and we put that boundary in writing rather than blurring it.
Coverage
Where the vans run
Charlotte proper carries most of the volume, from Uptown and South End office stock out through the industrial buildings on the west side. Beyond the city we work six towns: Concord, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Matthews and Harrisburg in North Carolina, and Fort Mill across the line in South Carolina.
It is a deliberately short list. Everything on it sits inside a drive that lets a surveyor and an install crew work the same corridor in a day. If you are just outside it, call anyway and we will tell you honestly whether we can serve you properly.
Questions
What people ask before they call
Do you repair doors as well as install them?
Our lane is installation, replacement and compliance — new leaves, new frames, hardware sets and code-driven work. For repairs to an opening that is basically sound, a repair specialist is the better call and cheaper, and we will point you at one rather than turn a repair into a replacement.
Do you work with general contractors?
Yes, and it is a large share of the work. We read the architect's door schedule against what manufacturers actually build, flag the conflicts in writing before the order goes out, and hand back a record at completion.
How far do you travel?
Charlotte and six towns: Concord, Huntersville, Indian Trail, Matthews and Harrisburg in North Carolina, and Fort Mill in South Carolina. Beyond that we would rather tell you no than turn up late.
Why is there no price list?
Because two openings that look identical from the corridor can differ by a factor of three once the frame is measured and the hardware is scheduled. A published figure would be either meaningless or misleading, and you would find out which after the invoice.
Why is there no contact form?
An opening cannot be specified from a text box. Leaf material, frame throat, handing, prep, label status and hardware function all change the answer. A five-minute conversation gets further than a form and a two-day email exchange.
Can you install a door I have already bought?
Yes, and we will measure it against the opening before starting. If it will not fit, or the prep does not match the hardware, you hear that at the survey rather than on install day — which at least leaves time to sort out a return.
Do you handle the permit?
A straight leaf-for-leaf replacement in an existing frame generally does not need one. New openings, structural changes and anything touching a rated assembly can. It varies by jurisdiction — Fort Mill sits in a different state from Concord — so we tell you what we understand the position to be and we do not guess on your behalf.
One call settles what the job actually is.
Tell us what the opening is, roughly what it measures, and what is wrong with it. You get told whether it is a leaf job, an opening job, or a job for a different trade.
- Commercial Door Installation
- Door Frame Replacement
- Commercial Door Hardware Installation
- ADA and Egress Door Compliance Upgrades
- Fire-Rated Door Replacement