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Hangar & Large Scale Doors

Due to their large size, hangar doors require regular professional maintenance to keep the doors in proper working order.

Protect Your Most Valuable Assets

The most common use for hangar doors is to protect aircraft and equipment within the hangar. A faulty or inoperable hangar door could result in decreased security for your aircraft and other items kept inside the hangar.

Since hangar doors are often very large, it’s important that all of the seals are maintained and in good condition to avoid dust and debris from coming into the hangar to ensure a clean environment for the aircraft and equipment.

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Keeping People Safe

In order to keep you, your employees and customers safe, it is imperative to ensure your hangar doors are regularly maintained and repaired. A faulty hangar door could result in damage to the aircraft and security issues.

Improper installation or maintenance of your hangar doors can result in damage to the doors themselves, or damage to the property within or around the hangar.

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Hangar Door Inspection

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Regular inspections are necessary to provide peace of mind and confidence that you are creating a safe working environment. Semi-annual or annual inspections allow technicians to clean and lubricate mechanical components, protect against rust, and extend the life of critical operational mechanisms.

Our technicians examine every element of the door system, such as the panels, rollers, cables, straps, safety devices, motor operators, and weather seals. In the event of an emergency, our technicians are on call to diagnose and repair problems to get your hangar door working safely again so you can operate your business.

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Inspection

Annual inspections lower the lifetime cost of ownership and can extend the lifespan of the door system.

Preventative Maintenance

Proactively check and service critical parts before they break and result in significant downtime.

Retrofit Automation

Retrofit automation to improve ergonomics and optimize the operation of hangar doors.

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Refurbishment

Salvage custom or hard to find parts to manufacturer standards.

Repair

Repair worn and damaged parts to get your door back into operating mode.

Parts Replacement

Upgrade or replace custom or hard to find parts to manufacturer standards.

Maintenance and Repair

While general wear and tear over time is inevitable, regular maintenance can help prevent costly emergency repairs. Our technicians are trained on all aspects of hangar door systems, including tracks, rollers, safety devices, locks, and electrical components.

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Maintenance includes inspecting all aspects of the hangar doors. This means ensuring that all weather-stripping and seals are in good condition to make sure that dust, dirt and debris do not enter your hangar.

Preventative maintenance helps in catching repairs early, so you can make certain your assets and property remain protected. We help ensure your doors are safe, secure, and that all parts are tested and calibrated for easy operation to keep you flying with confidence!

Upgrades, Refurbishments, and Customization

Replacing a door can at times be more effective than repairing it. Our technicians offer solutions on the best options to help save you time and money.

A variety of factors may qualify your hangar doors for repair including weather and regular wear and tear. We can help determine which parts can be salvaged and which should be replaced in order to improve safety and reliability. Our experience allows us to source most parts for any model, regardless of its age or construction. Our proficiency extends to all aspects of airplane hangar doors, including straps, safety edges, lock arms, and automated motors.

Services & Expertise

Replacements
Upgrades (or customizations)
Installation
Refurbishing

Inspection
Maintenance
Repair – (rollers/wheels, cables, track, weather seals, motors, safeties, lookouts)

Vortex works closely with businesses like yours to inspect, maintain, and repair hangar doors and components. For over 86 years, we’ve created solutions for a wide range of locations and industries, including:

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Airports & Airfields
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Military and Government Contractors
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Museums
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Vineyards
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Airports & Airfields
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Restaurants
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Aviation MROs (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul)
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FBOs (Fixed Base Operator)
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Law Enforcement
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Agricultural Centers

We work on a variety of hangar style doors across multiple applications, including:

Bi-Fold – Cable Strap & Hydraulic
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Common Repair Needs:

Weather Seals
Straps
Cables
Motors
Safety Interlocks
Safety Edges
Warning/Horns/Strobes

Tip-Up – Hydraulic
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Common Repair Needs:

Weather Seals
Motors
Safety Interlocks
Safety Edges
Warning/Horns/Strobes

Sliding – Manual & Motorized
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Common Repair Needs:

Weather Seals
Motors
Top & Bottom Rollers
Tracks
Safety Interlocks
Safety Edges
Warning/Horns/Strobes

Vortex Doors specializes in the maintenance, repair and installation of all types of Hangar Doors.

Our team has extensive expertise in:

Bi-Folding Hangar Doors

Horizontal Sliding Doors

Single or Multiple Panel Options

Vertical Lift Doors

Aircraft Tail Hangar Doors

Fabric Doors

Motor Operators or Manual Systems

Hangar Canopy Doors

Telescopic Canopy Doors

Centerfold Canopy Doors

Canopy Doors

Hangar Door Partners

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In order to minimize downtime, our internal support team is ready to respond quickly. With our reliable expertise and ability to quickly source, fabricate, or refurbish essential parts, we will make certain you get the maximum working hours for your business.

Whether you’re interested in improving operations, increasing uptime, or upgrading your existing door, you can depend on Vortex to keep your hangar doors working safely and reliably.

Fully Certified & Accredited Commercial Door Experts

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What Our Customers Are Saying

Gary S. ★★★★★ I was blessed this morning on my hangar door service call by Cotton and Wade. They were so professional, competent and friendly. They quickly diagnosed my problem, fixed it, and then completely serviced the rest of the lifting unit. Thank you Cotton, Wade and Vortex! A five star service call from a AAA rated service team.Edgar N. ★★★★★ John and Ernie did a great job replacing our wheel. Would definitely recommend this company to anyone for their hangar/door needs.Dashiell P. ★★★★★ Tom and Anthony did a fantastic job fixing my company's hangar door in an emergency. They did a quick and easy repair and got our business back up an running! We plan on calling them back in for when we plan on replacing our wheels for our doors!Victor V. ★★★★★ John and Jonathan came by and did a great job with my hangar does. Some preventive maintenance but were pretty much on time, did great written, and very nice to week with. Looking forward to working with them in the future.Nate M. ★★★★★ John and Cory were at our worksite to fix multiple issues with our hangar doors. We have had other companies out for these repairs and they were stumped. Outside of needing some parts to order, Vortex doors were able to solve 90% of our issues. Very professional, knowledgeable, and worked with very high safety standards. Will definetly be reaching out to Vortex for any issues we have in the future.Chris B. ★★★★★ Vortex came out and did a great job installing a new liftmaster jack shaft opener.Cole was on time and very friendly. Job was professionally done will I use them again in the future for our hangar at kcfo space portJammy J. ★★★★★ Alex & Ryan came out to our hangar at mather and fixed our doors we’ve been having issues with for a long time- they work quickly and efficiently with a great attitude to get the job done and we couldn’t be more satisfied with the service!Michael L. ★★★★★ Can't say enough about John & Ernie. Both techs were very polite & knowledgeable. I had multiple hangar doors worked on after a recent storm, they had them fixed in no time. Will certainly use Vortex again when needed.Andrew S. ★★★★★ I recently had John and Cory work on my hangar in Mckinney and they were great! On time, professional and their work was very clean. I highly recommendjs_loader

Perfect service, incredibly fast.

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