From emergency repairs to planned maintenance, we ensure your doors are ready to face whatever nature throws at them. Whether you’re looking to reinforce your property ahead of a hurricane or need help recovering from a natural disaster, our service teams are available to inspect, service, and upgrade your equipment. Don’t wait for bad weather.
Storm Preparation & Door Repair Services
Doors are one of your first lines of defense against severe weather. Vortex Doors can help keep your business safe, secure, and protected ‒ before, during, and after a storm.
Why Storm Preparedness Matters
Storms can put your business at risk, endangering your building, assets, and inventory. They can even create unsafe working conditions. Without a watertight barrier, rain and snow leave floors wet and slippery, increasing the risk of falls and accidents.
Strong doors may not only help prevent severe flooding, they also protect against flying debris during hurricanes and windstorms. In extreme cases, poor maintenance can leave hardware weak, corroded, and unsecured – unable to withstand pressure from high winds. Doors might buckle or blow off entirely, possibly injuring staff and leaving your business unsecured.
During severe weather events, poor insulation can send temperatures plummeting inside your workplace. Failing weatherseal lets cold air seep in and interfere with your climate systems, raising energy costs and damaging productivity.
Vortex service teams deliver proactive solutions to help prevent damage, avoid costly repairs, and prolong its life. In order to prepare your doors for extreme and unpredictable weather, our technicians provide a range range of preventative maintenance, including:
- Tightening loose fasteners and mountings
- Inspecting locks, slats, sections, sprockets, brackets, and weather seals
- Lubricating rollers, hinges, guides, bearings, and other applicable hardware
- Checking and adjusting safety devices
- Discussing options for additional preventive features and products
We’ve Got You Covered
Businesses and property owners rely on Vortex to restore and strengthen their doors. In order to minimize downtime, we provide both planned and emergency maintenance. We not only repair doors, we maximize uptime ‒ protecting your systems from sudden mechanical failures and reducing risk of future breakdowns. To preserve your investment, we implement a number of strategies to fix and fortify entry points before and after a storm.
Inspections
We check seals, hardware, and weatherstripping for damage, ensuring your doors are sound, secured, and functioning correctly ‒ to prevent wind, rain, and debris from entering your building.
Emergency Planning
Before the storm arrives, our technicians reinforce key anchor points and brace your doors by adding stronger hardware.
24/7 Response Availability
Vortex service teams are ready to take your call in case of emergency. Help is close by once the severity of the situation has subsided.
Damage Assessment & Repair
Once the storm has passed, our technicians conduct prompt and thorough inspections to uncover hidden damage and ensure your doors are structurally sound and fully operational.
Industries We Support
Vortex provides comprehensive service and maintenance for a wide range of commercial and industrial sectors, including:
Manufacturing & Logistics
We make sure high-traffic doors, loading docks, and sectional doors remain operational at warehouses, factories, distribution centers, and cold storage facilities.
Hospitality & Entertainment
Vortex service specialists check and service doors at hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other venues where smooth foot traffic contributes to a positive experience.
Healthcare & Medical Facilities
Our technicians ensure entrances at labs, clinics, hospitals, and pharmacies are ADA-compliant and provide full access to doctors, nurses, and patients.
Retail & Shopping Centers
In order to protect assets and maintain security, we check front entrances, security gates, and emergency exits at malls, storefronts, and supermarkets.
Professional Office Buildings
Vortex service teams check doors in office parks, corporate worksites, and commercial towers to make certain they’re secure and well-functioning.
Government & Education
Our field staff inspects and repairs doors at schools, colleges, courthouses, and municipal buildings in order to promote security, public safety, and efficient operation.
Any & All Environments.
Nationwide coverage allows us to provide fast, reliable, and professional services to every type of business and organizations across the country, with no geographical limitations.
Repair and Emergency Response Services
Our technicians and service dispatchers are trained to act fast in the face of natural disasters, with the parts, tools, and expertise needed to reinforce and repair your doors. We provide critical, on-site support for a wide range of industries, in order to protect assets, minimize harm, and enhance security before the event. Once the event has passed, our emergency response teams act fast to assess damage, replace broken parts or hardware, and get your operation back up and running, and your building secured. Besides reducing long-term costs, we also improve peace of mind for businesses in areas at risk of:
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, & Flooding
We install temporary and permanent upgrades to prevent water damage, wind stress, and structural breaches, including flood doors, threshold seals, and bracing systems. Our board-up services secure broken entryways after the storm, while we source and install replacements matching the needs of your building ‒ everything from storefront systems to hollow metal doors.
Wildfires & Smoke
Our inspectors ensure your fire-rated doors are up to code and properly sealed, enhancing gaps, thresholds, and weatherstripping to prevent smoke from entering your building. At the same time, we tighten structural anchors and connection points, in order to guard against the high winds that often accompany wildfires.
Extreme Heat
Vortex evaluates materials, finishes, and components to identify doors vulnerable to warping, expansion, and seal degradation. Besides shoring up gaskets, thresholds, and weatherstripping, we also renovate existing entryways by adding high-speed doors, insulated doors, air curtains, and strip curtains to prevent heat infiltration and promote cooling efficiency.
Snowstorms
In addition to sealing gaps, replacing worn weatherstripping, and adjusting thresholds to block cold air and prevent moisture buildup, we also lubricate hinges, locks, and motors to prevent freezing and mechanical failure. Afterwards, we check for frost damage, frozen parts, and broken hardware that could impair normal operations and leave you vulnerable.
Why Vortex?
We’ve been helping businesses cope with adverse weather for over 88 years. Convenient Service Centers enable us to dispatch technicians quickly during urgent, high-demand situations. Our unmatched expertise has earned us the trust and confidence of businesses nationwide who rely on us to keep their doors in optimal condition even under demanding conditions. Make sure you’re ready for the next storm. Talk to a Vortex Door specialist today!
Frequently Asked Questions
What doors are best for hurricane-prone areas?
Steel doors provide the best, all-round protection from severe weather. Impact and corrosion-resistant, they function reliably in storm-prone areas, often for up to 30 years, with few long-term effects. Aluminum and laminated glass are popular alternatives. Though not as durable as steel, they provide excellent protection without sacrificing visibility or aesthetics. If you aren’t interested in upgrading your doors, installing hurricane shutters provides strong protection at a lower upfront cost.
How fast can Vortex respond to an emergency?
In most instances, Vortex technicians respond to emergencies within the same day. Thanks to our fully stocked service vehicles, many problems can be addressed in a single visit.
Can you help secure my building if a door or window is damaged during a storm?
Vortex emergency repair and board up services cover and secure damaged windows and entryways, providing a firm barrier against pests, vandals, and outside elements while we gather the supplies necessary to replace the damaged glass.
Do you provide reinforced doors or safety upgrades for future storms?
Yes. Vortex technicians can retrofit your building with impact resistant glass, frames, and hardware. There are options available to help provide reinforcement and security to your building. We are happy to discuss options and availability.
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