Preventive door maintenance is a planned service program for your commercial openings. Instead of waiting for a door to fail, a trained technician visits on a set schedule. We inspect hinges, closers, locks, exit devices, and automatic operators. We clean, lubricate, tighten, and adjust each part, then record what we find. This routine helps fire doors close and latch, keeps opening force within ADA limits, and holds egress doors ready for an emergency. It also extends hardware life and protects your repair budget from surprises.
Fire and egress doors stay ready for NFPA 80 and 101 inspections, with records on file.
Small wear issues get fixed during routine visits, so doors rarely fail at the worst moment.
Clean, lubricated, and adjusted closers, hinges, and locks last years longer, delaying costly hardware replacement projects.
King Locksmith And Doors Inc. is a commercial locksmith and door company serving Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia. We build preventive maintenance plans for small businesses, government agencies, hospitals, hotels, schools, and large enterprises. Our technicians service every part of the opening, from hinges and closers to exit devices, access control, and automatic operators. We work around your hours, document each visit, and give you clear repair priorities. One partner keeps every door working.
No two buildings use their doors the same way. A busy hospital corridor needs more care than a quiet office. Use these five factors to build a maintenance plan that fits your openings and risks.
A good plan begins with a complete list of every opening. We record each door’s location, type, fire rating, and installed hardware. This survey quickly shows which doors carry code duties and which see the heaviest traffic.
The result is a door index you can share with your fire marshal, insurer, or safety officer. It also becomes the baseline for every future visit, so we can track wear and plan repairs well before parts fail.
Door hardware wears out by cycles, not by the calendar. A busy main entrance in a hotel or hospital may open thousands of times a day. A storage room door may open only a few times a week.
We set monthly or quarterly visits for high-traffic entrances and simple semi-annual checks for quiet, low-use doors. This way, your maintenance budget goes where wear happens fastest, and nothing on your door list gets skipped or forgotten.
Fire-rated doors must be inspected and tested at least once a year under NFPA 80. Many egress doors with panic hardware or electric locks also need yearly checks under NFPA 101, depending on the occupancy.
Automatic doors should get a yearly inspection by an AAADM-certified inspector, plus a quick daily safety check by your staff. Your plan should cover each of these duties and keep dated, signed records ready for the local authority having jurisdiction.
A door is only as reliable as its weakest part. Closers drift out of adjustment, hinges sag, strikes shift, and exit device latches stop returning. Electric strikes and magnetic locks can slowly lose power or alignment.
Your plan should list every component on each door, from frames, gaskets, and thresholds to access control readers. Our trained technicians carry common parts, so most adjustments and minor repairs happen on the first visit, without a second trip.
After each visit, you should get a simple report for every door. It should show what we checked, what we fixed, and what still needs work. Clear photos and door numbers make follow-up fast and easy.
We rank needed repairs by safety risk, so you can fix urgent items first and plan the rest over time. A fixed service agreement turns surprise repair bills into a steady, predictable line item in your yearly operating budget.
Many commercial buildings only call for service after a door breaks. Here is how a planned maintenance program compares with break-fix repairs on safety, cost, compliance, and daily building operations.
Consideration
Preventive Maintenance
Reactive Repair
Small planned fixes cost far less
Emergency calls and overtime raise every bill
Doors stay ready for NFPA 80 inspections
Deficiencies often surface during the fire inspection
Work is scheduled around your business hours
Doors fail without warning, often after hours
Regular lubrication and adjustment extend service life
Neglected wear forces early full hardware replacement
Latches, locks, and closers checked every visit
Broken latches leave doors unsecured for days
Most door problems start small and grow worse with every single cycle. These are the faults our technicians find most often during routine visits to commercial buildings across the DMV.
We clean, lubricate, and adjust hinges, closers, locks, and strikes so every door swings and latches smoothly.
Annual NFPA 80 inspections with close-and-latch tests, clear findings, and signed reports ready for your fire marshal.
We test panic hardware, delayed egress locks, and electric releases so people can exit quickly and safely.
Sensor checks, safety zone tests, and operator tune-ups that keep automatic entrances aligned with ANSI/BHMA A156.10 standards.
We measure opening force and closing speed, then fine-tune closers so doors meet ADA and code limits.
We test cylinders, keypads, card readers, electric strikes, and maglocks to keep your building secure and accessible.
Book a free door assessment and get a custom maintenance plan for your Maryland, DC, or Northern Virginia facility today.
