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Commercial Doors for Public Buildings

Municipal facilities can experience significant daily foot traffic from residents, employees, contractors, and visitors. Doors need to withstand repeated use while continuing to operate safely and reliably.

CLAD provides commercial door installation and repair for a wide range of municipal facilities. We can service entrance doors, interior doors, employee entrances, secure areas, emergency exits, and other commercial openings.

Our services can include door replacement, frame repairs, hardware replacement, closer adjustments, lock repairs, exit hardware, and other work needed to keep commercial openings functioning properly.

Commercial Door Services for Municipal Facilities

CLAD provides a broad range of commercial door and security solutions for public-sector properties, including:

• Commercial door installation and replacement
• Aluminum storefront doors
• Hollow metal doors and frames
• Fire-rated doors
• Automatic door systems
• ADA doors and hardware
• Commercial access control systems
• Electrified door hardware
• Door closers
• Panic bars and exit devices
• Commercial locksmith services
• Commercial door hardware repair and replacement
• Emergency commercial door repairs
• Preventative door maintenance

These services can be applied to individual municipal buildings or larger facilities with multiple entrances, departments, and controlled areas.

Doors for Town Halls and City Offices

Town halls, city halls, and municipal office buildings typically combine public-facing spaces with areas that require controlled employee access. The building entrance may be open to residents and visitors while administrative offices, records areas, staff spaces, and other rooms require additional security.

CLAD can provide access control systems, commercial locks, electronic locking hardware, and other security solutions that help facility managers control access to restricted areas.

We can also service the physical doors and hardware supporting those systems, including locks, closers, hinges, exit devices, and other commercial door components.

Commercial Doors for Libraries

Public libraries need doors that are welcoming and easy to use while also standing up to frequent daily traffic. Main entrances may experience thousands of opening cycles over time, while staff areas, offices, storage rooms, and other restricted spaces require appropriate security.

CLAD provides storefront doors, automatic door systems, accessible door hardware, commercial locks, and other solutions for library facilities.

For high-traffic public entrances, properly maintained door closers, hinges, operators, and other hardware can help keep doors operating smoothly and reduce problems that can interfere with visitors’ access to the building.

Security for Police Stations and Public Safety Facilities

Police stations and other public safety facilities have specialized security requirements. Public areas may need to remain accessible while employee areas, evidence rooms, records areas, administrative offices, and other sensitive spaces require controlled access.

CLAD installs commercial access control systems that can provide different levels of access for employees, departments, contractors, and other authorized users.

We also install electrified door hardware, commercial locks, electronic locking components, and other door-side hardware that can be integrated into a complete access control system.

For facilities with multiple controlled openings, access control can provide administrators with a more manageable way to assign, modify, and revoke access as personnel and security requirements change.

Accessible Entrances for Municipal Buildings

Municipal facilities are used by the entire community, making accessible entrances an important part of public building design and maintenance. Doors that are difficult to open, improperly adjusted, or poorly maintained can create problems for visitors with mobility limitations.

CLAD provides ADA door and hardware solutions for municipal properties, including automatic operators, accessible door hardware, and other entrance upgrades.

Automatic door operators can make frequently used entrances easier to navigate while providing a convenient solution for people using mobility devices, carrying items, or otherwise having difficulty operating a manual door.

Our technicians can also service existing automatic door systems when operators, sensors, or other components are no longer functioning properly.

Fire and Life Safety for Public Facilities

Municipal buildings may contain fire-rated doors and emergency exit openings that are important components of the building’s life safety systems. These doors and their hardware need to operate as intended, including closing and latching when required.

CLAD provides fire-rated door installation and repair along with commercial door closers, hinges, panic hardware, and other components used on commercial openings.

When a fire-rated door develops a problem, replacing or repairing the affected hardware can help restore proper operation without necessarily replacing the entire door assembly.

Durable Doors for Municipal Facilities

Not every municipal door serves the public. Maintenance rooms, mechanical spaces, storage areas, employee entrances, utility rooms, and other back-of-house locations often need durable commercial doors capable of handling demanding conditions.

Hollow metal doors and frames are commonly used in commercial and institutional applications where durability and security are important considerations. CLAD installs, replaces, and repairs hollow metal doors along with the hinges, closers, locks, exit devices, and other hardware used with them.

For older municipal facilities, repairing or replacing individual components can also be an effective way to improve the operation and security of existing openings without undertaking a complete door replacement.

Access Control for Municipal Properties

Municipal facilities often need to distinguish between public access and employee access. A centralized access control system can give authorized personnel greater control over who can enter specific areas of a building.

CLAD installs ProdataKey (PDK) access control systems for commercial and institutional properties. Depending on the application, systems can support cards, key fobs, mobile credentials, keypads, and other credential technologies.

PDK systems can be configured for individual doors or expanded across multiple controlled openings. This can be useful for municipal facilities with different departments, employee groups, restricted rooms, or multiple buildings.

CLAD can also provide the readers, controllers, electrified hardware, locks, and other door-side components needed to create a complete access control installation.

Maintaining Doors in Older Municipal Buildings

Many municipal facilities operate in buildings that have been in service for decades. Over time, doors and hardware can experience significant wear even when the underlying building remains functional.

Common problems include doors that no longer close properly, worn hinges, failing door closers, damaged frames, malfunctioning locks, and exit hardware that requires repair or replacement.

CLAD provides commercial door repair to address these issues and help extend the useful life of existing door systems.

When an opening has reached the end of its useful life, we can also help determine whether repairing individual components or replacing the door and frame makes more sense for the property.

Minimizing Disruptions to Public Services

Keeping municipal buildings operational is important. A malfunctioning public entrance, damaged security door, or failed access control component can interfere with employees’ work and residents’ ability to access essential services.

CLAD understands that commercial door work in public facilities needs to be coordinated carefully. Our team works to address door and hardware problems efficiently while taking the building’s occupants and day-to-day operations into consideration.

For facilities with multiple doors and recurring maintenance needs, preventative service can also help identify worn hardware and developing problems before they result in a more significant failure.

Why Municipal Facilities Choose CLAD

Municipal properties need commercial door contractors who understand that a door can serve several purposes at once: providing public access, protecting restricted areas, supporting accessibility, and contributing to the building’s overall safety and security.

CLAD specializes in commercial doors, hardware, locksmith services, automatic doors, and access control rather than residential door work.

• CSLB C-28 Licensed Contractor (#1036880)
• BSIS Locksmith License #6600
• AAADM Certified Automatic Door Technicians
• Intertek Licensed Raceway Installer Certification
• Commercial door and hardware expertise
• Access control and electrified hardware solutions
• Automatic door installation and service
• Fire-rated door experience

We provide commercial door solutions for municipalities, public agencies, and government facilities throughout Northern California.

Helpful Resources for Municipal Facilities

• How to Fix a Commercial Door That Won’t Close Properly
• How Do You Fix a Commercial Door That Won’t Latch?
• When to Repair or Replace a Commercial Door
• What Is a Continuous Hinge and When Should You Use One?
• What Is a Power Transfer Hinge?
• What Happens If Your Push Bars Fail a Safety Inspection?
• Common ADA Violations Related to Door Operators
• What Makes a Door Closer ADA Compliant?
• How to Calculate Maneuvering Space Around ADA Doors
• Why Hollow Metal Doors Are the Industry Standard for Security
• How to Retrofit Existing Doors to Meet Fire Safety Standards

Schedule Commercial Door Service for Your Municipal Property

Whether you’re responsible for a town hall, city office, public library, police station, community center, public works facility, or another government building, CLAD can provide commercial door and security solutions designed around your facility’s needs.

Contact Commercial Locks and Doors to discuss commercial door installation, repair, access control, automatic doors, ADA upgrades, or door hardware for your municipal property anywhere in Northern California.