Commercial sliding glass doors are a great way to make entering and leaving a building easy and hands-free. The option is more accessible. Plus, it’s easy to use grocery carts when the door opens for you. However, you need to replace old, commercial sliding glass doors if they’re broken or looking worn out. Here’s why.

Broken Doors Don’t Insulate

One of the most definite reasons you should replace old, commercial sliding glass doors is if they’re broken. Specifically, if the glass is broken. Insulating gas can seep out even through the smallest cracks.

We make glass doors and windows with two panes of glass these days because the space in between is great insulation. However, it’s not just air that rests between the panes. Glass doors and windows are filled with a heavy, transparent gas. This gas, being heavier than air, is better insulation than air. However, that gas can leak out of cracks in your door, leaving you with no insulation. Then, your building’s weakest insulation link has just become even weaker.

It’s uncomfortable to work in a shop that’s too hot or too cold. However, cost is the real issue. When you have poor insulation, your shop air conditioner and heater have to work overtime. In the end, replacing your cracked sliding door is going to be the cheaper option.

Broken Doors That Don’t Open Properly

Broken glass isn’t the only malfunction that can befall commercial sliding glass doors. Automatic doors kind of rely on being, well, automatic! A lot of bad can come from your automatic doors continually having problems. First and foremost, people won’t like going to your store. The longer your doors are allowed to malfunction, the more your store’s reputation will suffer for it.

If your old, commercial sliding glass doors aren’t doing their job anymore, it’s time to replace them with some that will. High quality, commercial, automatic doors are available right around the corner, at Aluplex of Toronto.

Old Doors Are Easier to Break

Old doors don’t just look and function worse. They’re also easier to break, which is a huge security risk. Over time, with weather and temperatures that fluctuate year to year, your doors will begin to break down. The sealant that seals the glass panes in place can begin to wear down and crack. The glass can get little cracks from use, and the frame itself can weaken.

The more wear your commercial glass doors accumulate, the easier they are to break. This isn’t just an issue of day to day function. This is an issue of security. If someone wants to rob your shop, the older your doors are, the easier it is to get past them.

Replace Commercial Sliding Glass Doors

If you want to replace your old, commercial sliding glass doors, you can do so easily with help from Aluplex. Just give us a call today and we can get started on updating your store’s automatic doors.

If you own an apartment building, you know that every apartment comes with much the same needs. As they age, one apartment will suddenly develop a problem. Not long after, another will develop the same problem. Eventually, you’re forced to make the rounds and do maintenance on all of them. Because of this tendency for apartments to need maintenance in batches, you may suddenly find yourself in need of a whole bunch of new doors. While they may not all wear out at once, when a few do, it’s only a matter of time. The easiest solution is to get new apartment doors for the whole building. That’s where Aluplex comes in. 

New Fiberglass Apartment Doors

While Aluplex has a number of doors available, including sliding glass doors, the ones you’ll need are fiberglass. Fiberglass doors have been a standard in front doors for years now. This is due to their durability and fantastic insulation abilities. 

Furthermore, they’re ideal for custom designs and color choices as the interior of each door is basically the same. The only part that needs customizing is the exterior, which can be made to order if the preferred style isn’t available.

Because of the ease of customizing fiberglass doors, you can get whatever type of door you need to match your apartments. If you have a color theme in your apartments or brand, you can order doors in that color. Additionally, we offer a number of different styles regarding paneling, glass, hardware, and more.

Consider Window Replacements

While you’re here, maybe ask yourself if it’s about time you did some window replacements as well. If it’s been long enough for those doors to need replacing, the windows might be doing similarly bad.

Windows may continue to look alright, but after decades of service, they simply don’t do their job anymore. You might be fooled, since they still keep the rain out. However, after many years of use, windows lose their insulating gas. This makes them terrible at keeping out cold and heat in the winter and summer months. 

This may not seem like a big deal to you, as the landlord, if you’re not the one living in poorly regulated temperatures. However, it might spark your interest when you consider that the constant running of the AC and heater to compensate means they wear out faster. If the AC in your apartment building runs itself into the ground because the windows are doing nothing to keep out the scorching August heat, you’re still going to have to pay to repair or replace it.

Instead, look into getting new apartment windows for the whole building and saving yourself and your tenants a headache and a chunk of change.

Order in Bulk

Because we specialize in windows and doors, we’re no strangers to handling bulk orders. If you need to bulk order new apartment doors for your entire building, we’ve got you covered. Call us today and we can get started on answering your questions and processing your order. The sooner you get those doors ordered, the sooner you can give your apartments that much-needed updated to appearance and security.

The doors of your business are the first thing to welcome any new client or customer onto the premises. If they’re shoddy, broken, or worn out, it doesn’t offer a good image of your business to visitors. The question is, how does one go about commercial door replacement in Toronto? The answer is simple: Come to Aluplex. 

High Quality Glass

Aluplex is known for our high quality glass products offered in Toronto. We produce and sell windows, glass doors, frameless systems, glass shower enclosures, and more. Our high quality glass doors are exactly what you need for your commercial door replacement in Toronto.

Not only do we sell glass doors, we also sell fiberglass doors. So, if all of the exterior doors in your building could use a pick-me-up, we’ve got you covered. Replace glass doors out front and update the staff entrance at the back as well. 

Outdated, worn out doors are a huge security risk as well. If you want your business to stay secure and attractive, consider replacing old doors that are no longer doing their job.

Modern Designs

Ensuring your business keeps up with modern design is a huge step in attracting new customers and clients. That’s why Aluplex offers a great selection of modern commercial door designs.

Some of the designs we offer are:

• Standard, Single Doors
  For small businesses, standard, single doors are often the best choice. They don’t involve any fancy automation and they fit into small spaces. These make great entrances for businesses that are part of a commercial strip. We can attach a standard tubing handle or even attach a custom handle of your choosing.
• Standard, Double Doors
  Our standard, double doors are of the same variety as our standard, single doors. However, double doors are much better for large entrances or standalone buildings. They’re better for businesses with slightly higher traffic, create great entrance visibility, and are more accessible. If your business gets product shipments that aren’t big enough to require a loading dock, double doors make carrying things into the building faster and easier.
• Sliding, Automatic Doors
  For convenience stores or large commercial offices, sliding, automatic doors are a huge plus. Nothing says modern professionalism like automatic doors. Are you getting your entire entrance replaced? Consider sliding, automatic doors to replace an old set of standard, double doors.

Professional Commercial Door Installation

DIY projects are great for some updates, but commercial door replacement isn’t one of them. When you buy commercial door replacements from Aluplex in Toronto, we install them for you. Our professional commercial door installation process is quick and easy. That makes your only job to make the order and then sit back and relax. 

Buy Commercial Door Replacements in Toronto

If you’re ready to buy commercial door replacements in Toronto, make your order today. If you’re not quite ready yet, take some time to think on it. Have questions? We’re always happy to help. Just give us a call and we’ll give you all the details you need to make an informed replacement decision. We look forward to hearing from you!

Is your old front door just not doing it for you anymore? When it comes time to get something better, consider one of Aluplex’s fiberglass doors. Fiberglass doors are great for home aesthetic. So, let’s take a moment to look at the benefits of fiberglass door designs and what styles they come in.

What Are Fiberglass Doors?

Fiberglass doors are a lot more than they seem. These doors are made of a frame, polycarbonate insulation filling, and a fiberglass skin. The fiberglass skin is the outer layer of the door – the part that you can see. You might be wondering if fiberglass is actually made of glass. In fact, it is! However, it doesn’t look like glass. Fiberglass doors are made to look like all kinds of materials – like wood or metal.

Fiberglass doors take a visual that everyone loves and makes it more durable. Wooden doors are prone to damage. They can chip, dent, split, and take damage in a number of other ways. Steel doors are the other standard for front doors. Those can rust, dent, scratch, and generally aren’t very welcoming. Fiberglass takes the best qualities of both – appearance and strength – and polishes out the things that make both weak or unappealing.

Flexible Design

A fiberglass door is great for any home because they’re made by such a flexible design. You can buy a fiberglass door in virtually any color you want. You can choose a style that looks like natural wood. Or, if you would rather it look painted, you can have that as well. There are also sleek designs that fit more modern homes. No matter what kind of design your house calls for, Aluplex can offer you a fiberglass door that fits perfectly. 

Windowed Door

One of the most popular styles of fiberglass door are those with a window at the top. Peep holes are functional, but they don’t look very nice and can be hard to see through. Instead of squinting into a hole, you can simply look through the window. Windowed doors can have curtains or shades put over them as well to improve privacy.

Windows in fiberglass doors can come in any shape or size. Arched windows are traditional, but there are also modern door windows, such as those that are more rectangular. In either case, your window pane can be divided into wedges or blocks to add flair. 

Doors with Sidelights

You know those windows people often have beside their doors that make their entryway feel nicer? Those are called sidelights and we have plenty of fiberglass door options available that include them. Sidelights open up an entry area by providing more visibility and letting in light from outside. If you like the accessibility and beauty of sidelights, order your new fiberglass door with one, or even two, sidelights.

If you have questions about our fiberglass door designs or other products, call us at Aluplex today. Our excellent staff can help clear up any confusion or concerns you may have and assist with your order.

If you’ve got a broken front door, you’re probably in a hurry to figure out how to fix it. After all, the front door, or even the back door, are both vital to home security and insulation. Fortunately, you can fix a broken door with these three steps.

1. Buy Supplies

It’s easy to put the cart in front of the horse and want to remove the door right away to fix it. However, if you need to replace broken parts, you’ll want to make sure you have them first. Otherwise, you’ll end up letting in the summer heat, bugs, and the eyes of your curious neighbors. So, the first step is always to stock up on what you need. 

If you’ve got broken hardware, such as a hinge, lock, or door handle, head to your local hardware store. Bringing measurements and pictures with you can help an employee direct you to the right replacements.

If the body of your door is broken, you’ll want to buy a new one entirely. Trying to repair a broken door, especially a fiberglass or foam-injected one, is not really possible for a layman. It’s better to replace it entirely. If, however, you’ve got a solid wooden door, you might be able to repair it temporarily with some strong wood glue and some sanding. Just remember, this kind of door is already substandard as it is. Relying on a door with a new weak point where you repaired it is a recipe for disaster. 

2. Remove Your Door

When you have the supplies you need to fix a broken door, it’s time to remove your door. If you’re simply replacing a knob or lock, this part isn’t necessary and can be skipped. 

Removing a door is easier than you might think. You’ll simply need to remove the pin from each hinge. Some hinge pins have a screw on the bottom and some don’t. After removing any screws in place at the bottom of the pin, simply line up a screwdriver with the bottom of the pin and tap the handle with a hammer. The narrow end of the screwdriver will push the pin out of the top of the hinge’s knuckles. If your screwdriver has a plastic handle, we recommend holding a folded cloth over the end to avoid damaging it with your hammer.

The entire door removal process is best done with two people. One person will need to hold the door in place while the other removes the hinges. Trying to do this alone is both dangerous and nearly impossible. With each hinge removal, the door will bear down more on the remaining hinge, tightening its grip on the pin. When the last hinge is free, it’s liable to fall and could cause serious injury. Please work in a team for door removal.

3. Replace What’s Broken

Last, but not least, it’s time to replace the broken part of your door. Replacing a lock or knob is easy to do without removing the door. Simply unscrew what’s broken and follow the instructions on the part you bought to replace it.

Replacing a broken hinge requires a bit of screwing and unscrewing. Lay your door down on the ground and begin unscrewing the half of broken hinge that’s still attached to it. Then, do the same for the half in the door frame. Ensuring your new hinge is positioned in the right direction, screw your new hinge into the side of the door. 

With the new hinge completely assembled, begin reconnecting the previous hinges with their pins, ensuring the loose half of the new hinge is in place before affixing the others. When the other hinges have been reconnected, the loose half of your new hinge will hang in place by the door frame, making screwing it into the proper place easy as pie.

Replacing a broken door with a new one requires much the same steps as replacing a hinge. However, you’ll attach all three hinges to the new door before having your partner hold it in place. You can then screw the hinges into the door frame, using the old screw holes for guidance.