DOOR CLOSERS

AUTOMATIC DOOR CLOSERS

Automatic Door Closers are the metal boxes with folding metal arms fitted at the top of doors that are designed to pull the door closed after you go through it. They stop slamming, improve security, and help save money by preventing the outside air mixing with the temperature-controlled inside air.

Automatic Closers come in a variety of shapes and sizes – all designed for different applications. From budget domestic models that are designed for low-volume use, to heavy duty, fire-rated commercial models designed to operate flawlessly on heavy doors over hundreds of thousands of openings and still keep a door closed if a fire did occur.

With multiple pivoting points and precisely-engineered fulcrums, auto closers are dynamic, moving mechanisms that rotate through 3-dimensional space. A few millimetres inaccuracy in the installation can mean the difference between a closer doing what it is supposed to do, and not working at all.

Door Closers need to be professionally installed. Installing closers requires accuracy, experience and know-how. We often run into closers that have been fitted DIY and are not working as well as they should. Some are upside down, some turn the wrong way, and some are installed correctly but have been wrongly adjusted. We have even encountered them fitted at floor level by someone who didn’t follow the installation instructions. In order to get the most reliability and durability out of a closer, it is important to have it professionally installed and correctly adjusted.

A basic, good quality closer designed for domestic use will cost a couple of hundred dollars including its installation. A quality, heavy duty commercial model will cost around $5-$600 installed. And there is a wide range of models and styles with different functions and features to choose from in between. A good quality closer, correctly installed, will last for many years.

If you need an automatic door closer installed at your home or business, Northland Locksmiths are only a phone call away. We are the professionals to get it done right.