Storefront & Commercial Door Locks in Vancouver
Aluminium-and-glass storefront doors run on hardware that takes a beating — deadlatches, mortise bodies, hook bolts and pivots that cycle hundreds of times a day. We repair or replace that hardware so the door latches cleanly, closes square and keeps your business secure, anywhere across Greater Vancouver.
The hardware behind a storefront door
Most Vancouver shops, cafes and offices sit behind a narrow-stile aluminium door with a glass panel. Those doors don’t use a standard residential deadbolt — they run Adams-Rite style hardware set into the thin edge of the stile: a spring-loaded deadlatch that catches the strike every time the door swings shut, a mortise lock body or hook bolt for the throw, and top-and-bottom pivots that carry the whole weight of the door. When any one of those parts wears, the door stops latching, drags on the threshold, or won’t lock at all.
We service the entire assembly rather than papering over the symptom. A door that won’t stay shut is usually a tired deadlatch, a sagging pivot or a strike that has drifted a few millimetres out of line — not a reason to replace the whole door. We diagnose which part has actually failed, fit the right Adams-Rite compatible body, deadlatch, hook bolt or pivot, and adjust the alignment so it seats properly. Where a cylinder is being changed, we key it to match the rest of your building so staff carry one key, not five.
What a storefront lock job covers
- Deadlatch repair & replacement. The spring latch that catches the strike on every swing — rebuilt or swapped so the door stops drifting open.
- Mortise lock bodies. Worn or seized mortise cases pulled and replaced with the correct backset and function for your door.
- Hook bolts for sliding & narrow doors. Hook-bolt mechanisms that throw into the jamb where a straight bolt has nowhere to go.
- Pivots & door alignment. Top and bottom pivots renewed and the door re-hung square so it closes without dragging the threshold.
- Adams-Rite style cylinders. Mortise and rim cylinders replaced or rekeyed — and matched to your master key where you run one.
- Storefront lockouts. Locked out or a bolt jammed? Non-destructive entry first — we pick or bypass before we ever consider drilling.
From a door that won’t latch to one that does
Diagnose the door
We check the latch, bolt, pivots and strike together — because a door that won’t lock is often just one part out of line, not the whole set.
Quote the fix
You get a fixed, upfront price and an honest repair-or-replace call before any work starts — no call-out surprises, no after-hours markup.
Fit, adjust & test
We fit the correct hardware, re-align the door, and cycle it until it latches and locks cleanly every time before we leave.
A storefront door has to latch every single time
If a shop door doesn’t catch on its own, it’s only a matter of time before it’s left standing open after close — and an insurer will ask why. Storefront hardware is also easy to get wrong: the wrong backset, a mismatched deadlatch or a poorly seated pivot will fail again within weeks. We carry Adams-Rite compatible parts, fit what your door actually takes, and are fully mobile across Vancouver with a roughly 20-minute average response — day, night or weekend, since we’re open 24/7.
Licensed, bonded & insured · BC Security Worker Licence #E106677 · fixed, upfront pricing agreed before any work.
