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Commercial Door Repair Oxfordshire Shopfronts and Offices
Aluminium shopfront doors that drag, office doors that will not latch and frames damaged in a break-in, repaired across Oxfordshire with a same day make safe when you cannot leave the premises open.
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Aluminium shopfronts
Hookbolt locks, pivots, floor springs and push bars on narrow stile doors.
Same day make safe
Damaged doors secured so you can lock up tonight, from £89.
Office and communal doors
Timber and glazed doors that rub, drop or fail to latch.
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WhatsApp the door and lock face for a fixed price first.
We carry out commercial door repair across Oxfordshire on aluminium shopfronts, office doors and communal entrances, usually reaching Oxford premises within 10 to 30 minutes and towns such as Abingdon, Witney or Didcot within 20 to 45. Typical latch and alignment repairs cost £55 to £85, and break-in make safe work is £89 to £189 plus materials.
The aim is to get a door that drags, sticks or will not lock back into service the same day, repairing parts before replacing them. This is the business side of our Oxford locksmith services; homeowners should see our domestic door and frame repair page.
How aluminium shopfront doors fail
Most shops on Oxfordshire high streets, from Banbury and Bicester to Abingdon and Wallingford, use a narrow stile aluminium door with a glazed panel. It is light and tough, but the parts that make it work are small and take a beating from hundreds of openings a day.
| Symptom | Usual cause | Typical fix |
|---|---|---|
| Key turns but the door will not lock | Hookbolt deadlock worn or the keep out of line | Realign keep or replace the lock case |
| Door swings too fast or will not stay shut | Floor spring leaking or the top pivot worn | Adjust or replace the spring and pivot |
| Door scrapes the floor or threshold | Dropped pivot or loose top centre | Reset pivots and re-hang |
| Handle loose or spinning | Fixing bolts sheared through the stile | Refit with through bolts |
| Cylinder stiff or key snapping | Worn screw in cylinder | Replace cylinder and cut new keys |
Hookbolt locks are the narrow deadlocks used on these doors because a standard lock case will not fit inside a slim aluminium section. We carry common backsets and can usually swap a failed one on the first visit.
Floor springs, pivots and transom closers
Many shopfront and office entrance doors are not hung on hinges at all. They swing on a pivot at the top and a floor spring set into a box in the floor, which both carries the door and closes it. When the spring loses oil or the cement around the box breaks up, the door starts to drop and drift.
Signs a floor spring is failing include an oily patch under the cover plate, the door slamming or creeping shut, and a door that no longer holds open at 90 degrees. A weak spring can sometimes be adjusted; a leaking one normally needs replacing. Other buildings use a transom closer hidden in the frame above the door, which gives similar symptoms.
Surface mounted overhead closers are covered in detail on our door closer repair page, including how to set closing and latching speed.
Commercial door repair after a break-in
Forced shop doors usually show the same damage: a bent or split stile where a bar was used, a cylinder that has been snapped or pulled, or glass smashed near the lock. The priority is to leave you with premises you can lock and insure overnight.
- Police first. Report the break-in and note the crime reference number before any repair.
- Photos. Take pictures of the damage for your insurer before we start work.
- Make safe. We fit a new cylinder or lock, secure the frame and, if a pane is broken, advise on boarding until a glazier can attend.
- Invoice. You get an itemised invoice listing every part and the labour, ready for the claim.
Make safe work costs £89 to £189 plus materials. Where the frame is too badly damaged to hold a lock, we will tell you plainly and secure what we can until a shopfitter replaces the section.
Office, communal and rear doors
Inside office buildings and blocks of flats, timber doors with mortice sashlocks, lever handles and closers do most of the work. Common faults are latches that miss the keep because the door has swollen or sagged, hinges with stripped screws, and lever handles that have dropped.
A door that will not close or latch is priced at £55 to £85. A loose handle is £35 to £55, and a replacement handle £55 to £85 plus the handle. Rear doors on shops and units are often steel or timber with a deadlock and bolts, and many double as a fire exit.
If the problem is a fire exit door or panic bar, that page explains the hardware standards and what can and cannot be done to secure an escape door.
Roller shutters, gates and steel rear doors
Plenty of Oxfordshire shops and takeaways close behind a roller shutter at night, and the shutter lock is often the part that gives up first. Bottom rail locks corrode from rain and road salt, and centre locks seize when the shutter is forced down unevenly. We replace shutter locks for £185 to £265 plus a lock costing £85 to £200, although motors and slats are a job for a shutter engineer.
Steel personnel doors on units and loading areas tend to suffer from rusted hinges, deadbolts that no longer reach the keep after the frame moves, and padlock hasps cut in attempted break-ins. These are usually repairable with new keeps, hinge packing and a better grade of lock or hasp.
What to tell us when you call
Say what the door is made of, how it is hung (hinges, pivots or floor spring), what the lock looks like, and whether the premises can be left open. A short video of the door closing helps us bring the right parts.
Repair or replace a commercial door?
Usually worth repairing
Worn locks, cylinders, pivots, floor springs, closers, handles and keeps. These are standard parts and can be swapped without disturbing the frame or glazing.
Repair on site, often in one visit
Usually needs replacing
Aluminium stiles that are split or twisted, rotten timber frames and doors cut down so many times they no longer fit the opening.
Secure now, refer to a shopfitter or joiner
We will not sell a new door when a part will do. If the lock itself is the problem, see our lock repair service, which is no fix, no fee.
Booking repairs around trading across Oxfordshire
We cover business parks and high streets across the county, including Oxford Business Park in Cowley, Milton Park near Didcot, the shops in Witney and units around Kidlington. Travel is free within 5 miles of central Oxford, £10 up to 15 miles and £20 up to 25 miles, so a repair in Thame or Wantage carries a known travel charge on top of the job.
Repairs that would block the entrance can be booked for before opening or after close. For locks, keys and master key systems for the same premises, see our commercial locksmith service, and our guide to a lost shop key explains what to do if keys go missing at the same time.
Commercial door repair prices
These ranges include VAT and labour, with parts and materials itemised and the total agreed before we start.
| Service | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Door will not close or latch | £55 to £85 | Keep, hinge and alignment work |
| Lock repair | £55 to £85 | No fix, no fee |
| Door closer fitting | £75 to £125 | Plus closer £45 to £120 |
| Break-in repair or make safe | £89 to £189 | Plus materials |
| Commercial lock change | £75 to £115 | Plus lock £40 to £150 |
| Loose handle | £35 to £55 | Refixed or rebolted |
| Door handle replacement | £55 to £85 | Plus handle £25 to £60 |
| Shop shutter lock | £185 to £265 | Plus lock £85 to £200 |
Prices include VAT and labour. Parts are listed separately. See the full Oxford locksmith price list.
