A push-bar exit device on the steel rear exit door of an Atlanta store

Panic bars & closers · Metro Atlanta

Panic Bars & Door Closers in Atlanta that open when it counts.

Exit devices, panic bars and door closers for stores, restaurants, offices, warehouses and apartment buildings across metro Atlanta, installed, repaired and adjusted to what the fire marshal expects. Free written estimate; same-day service when the schedule allows.

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One push, no key, no special knowledge Closers adjusted so the door latches on its own Fire exit hardware on every fire-rated door

What we do

Exits that open, and doors that close.

A panic bar that has to be lifted and jiggled, or a closer that slams or stops short of the latch, is the kind of thing an inspector writes up and a lawsuit remembers. Both are usually an hour's work to put right.

Panic bars & exit devices

Rim, vertical-rod and mortise exit devices on single and paired doors: one push on the bar and the door opens, no key, no lever, no knowing which way to turn. Installed new, and replaced where the old one was never right.

Fire exit hardware

On a fire-rated door the exit device has to be fire exit hardware, with no dogging, so the door stays latched whenever it closes. We read the label on the door before we choose the device.

Door closers

Surface-mounted, concealed and floor closers, sized for the door's weight and the wind it faces. Installed new, and replaced when the old one leaks oil or has lost its sweep.

Closer adjustment & repair

Sweep, latch speed and backcheck set so the door closes fully and latches without slamming. Most 'broken' closers we see are mis-adjusted or undersized, not dead.

Alarmed exits

Exit devices that sound an alarm when pushed, for a back door that staff keep propping open. Delayed-egress devices only where the code and the fire marshal allow them.

Storefront exit hardware

Narrow-stile and concealed-rod exit devices for aluminum glass doors, which take different hardware and a different mounting from a hollow metal door.

How we work

How we handle an exit door.

We start with what the door is, not with the hardware you asked for

An exit device on a fire-rated door cannot be the same one as on a plain rear door; a device rated for a single door cannot go on a pair without rods or a mullion; a closer sized for an interior door will not hold an exterior door against the wind. We read the door's label, size up the opening and ask how many people leave through it, and then we say which device and closer belong there.

The rating label on the edge of a fire-rated commercial door

We install to what an inspector looks for

The bar has to release the latch with one push, at the height the fire marshal expects, with nothing else on the door that locks it from inside. That is the rule that gets exits written up: a deadbolt somebody added, a chain, a hasp. We remove what should not be there, fit the device, and leave the door opening with one motion from inside.

A hollow metal exit door with a new rim exit device mounted

We adjust the closer until the door latches by itself

A closer has three adjustments, sweep, latch speed and backcheck, and a door that slams or stops short of the latch has one of them wrong. We set them in order, check the door against the wind if it is exterior, and test that the latch catches every time without a push. If the closer is undersized for the door, we say so rather than tuning it to the limit and coming back in a month.

An aluminum storefront door with a surface-mounted closer being adjusted

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Why homeowners choose us

Why our exit doors pass the walkthrough.

An exit that works is the right device on the right door, installed the way the code assumes. On every job:

Free written estimate after a walkthrough of every exit
Door label read before the device is chosen
Fire exit hardware on fire-rated doors, no dogging
Added locks and chains removed from exit doors
One push opens the door from inside, no key
Closers sized for the door's weight and exposure
Sweep, latch speed and backcheck set and tested
Same-day service when the schedule allows

A technician adjusting a surface-mounted door closer on a commercial door

The quote

What exit devices and closers cost.

The device is most of the number, and it varies with the door: a plain rim device for a rear exit and a fire-rated vertical-rod pair on a corridor are very different hardware.

Always included

Walkthrough and a written estimate for every exit
Exit device or closer in the type and rating the door needs
Door prep and reinforcement where the old device left holes
Old hardware and any added locks removed
Device mounted, latch aligned, strike or rods set
Closer installed, adjusted and tested to latch
A note per door of what was fitted, for your inspection file

What changes the number

Rim, vertical-rod or mortise device, on a single door or a pair
A fire-rated door, which needs fire exit hardware
Aluminum storefront doors, which take narrow-stile devices
Alarmed or delayed-egress devices, where they are allowed
Closer size, and exterior doors that fight the wind
A door or frame that has to be repaired before hardware will hold

Good to know

Panic bar and closer questions we get asked.

Not seeing yours? Call (470) 691-8439 and just ask — we're happy to help.

Does my business have to have a panic bar?

It depends on what the building is used for and how many people are in it: places where a crowd gathers, and doors serving larger occupant loads, generally need panic hardware on the exits, and any exit door must open from inside without a key or special knowledge. The fire marshal for your city or county has the final word. We tell you what we see on a walkthrough, and we do not sell a panic bar to a door that does not need one.

Can I put a deadbolt on the back door for security?

Not on an exit door, if it locks people in. The usual answer is an exit device with an alarm, or one with an outside key cylinder so the door locks from outside and still opens with one push from inside. We fit those regularly on doors where staff had been propping the fire exit open.

My door slams. Can the closer be adjusted?

Almost always. Slamming is the latch speed set too fast or the backcheck off; a door that stops short of the latch is the sweep too slow or the closer undersized. Adjustment is a short visit. A closer leaking oil is finished and gets replaced.

What is the difference between a panic bar and fire exit hardware?

They look the same. Fire exit hardware is tested to stay latched in a fire and cannot be dogged, that is, held unlatched, so the door is always closed and latched. It belongs on fire-rated doors; a plain panic device belongs on exits that are not rated. Put the wrong one on and the door's rating is void, whatever the label on the door says.

How fast can you get here if an exit device fails?

Same-day when the schedule allows. We do not run an around-the-clock line, and we say that up front. A failed exit device is something to call about first thing, not to work around: an exit that does not open is one of the first things an inspector, or a lawyer, will look at.

Where we work

Panic bars and door closers across metro Atlanta.

Based at 3850 Holcomb Bridge Rd, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092, serving the communities below.

AtlantaSandy SpringsMariettaDuluthNorcrossAlpharettaRoswellBuckheadDecaturSmyrnaKennesawLawrenceville

Not sure if you're in range? Give us a call — if you're nearby, we'll take care of you.

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3850 Holcomb Bridge RdPeachtree Corners, GA 30092