How do I know if the pivot is the problem?

If the door has dropped at the latch side, rubs the threshold, or the gap at the top is uneven, the pivots are the usual cause.

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Door Pivot Replacement & Repair

When a storefront door drags on the threshold or hangs crooked, the pivots are usually worn out. We replace offset, center-hung and intermediate pivots and re-align the door.

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What we do

Aluminum storefront doors hang on top, bottom and sometimes intermediate pivots. Heavy traffic and wind loads wear them down until the door sags, rubs the frame and stops locking.

We replace pivots, re-square the door in the frame and check the closer and lock so everything works together again. For high-traffic entries we can recommend a continuous hinge instead.

Common calls

Offset pivot replacement (top, bottom, intermediate)
Center-hung pivots for floor-closer doors
Door re-alignment after pivot failure
Doors dragging, sagging or rubbing the frame
Continuous hinge conversion for heavy-use entries

Door pivots — photos

Photos of past AMS Locks & Doors jobs and the hardware we install.

Dark aluminum storefront doors hung on pivots — Storefront doors on pivots

Bronze storefront door pair hung square in the frame — Storefront pair re-squared in the frame

Broken commercial door hinge and pivot hardware causing a sagging door — Broken hinge / pivot hardware on a sagging commercial door

Offset pivot set for aluminum storefront door replacement — Example: offset storefront door pivots

Top, bottom and intermediate door pivot replacement parts — Example: replacement pivot set

Intermediate pivot for heavy aluminum storefront doors — Example: intermediate pivot

Questions

How do I know if the pivot is the problem?: If the door has dropped at the latch side, rubs the threshold, or the gap at the top is uneven, the pivots are the usual cause.