When a heavy commercial door starts dropping, dragging, or won't close square, the pivots are usually to blame. Old Dominion repairs, replaces, and installs heavy-duty and medium-duty pivots so your entrances swing clean and stay secure.
Norton
Jackson
OMV
Accentra
Adams Rite
Alarm Lock
Kawneer
Corbin Russwin
Rutherford
Rockwood
Storefronts, lobbies, offices & high-traffic entrances.
Pivots sized to your door's weight and traffic.
Honest scope and pricing before any work begins.
Serving Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax & nearby.
Unlike side hinges, a pivot door swings on a single point at the top and bottom of the door: a clean look built for heavy glass, aluminum, and monumental entrances. But it also means all that weight and daily traffic is concentrated in one place. When a pivot wears out, the door drops, drags the floor, and stops closing square. Catching it early protects the door, the frame, and the closer.
A dragging door can be a pivot, a closer, or a frame problem. We assess the full door system on-site, identify the real cause, and recommend the repair or replacement that actually holds. No guesswork!
Book an AssessmentFrom a heavy glass storefront door to a medium-duty office entrance, we cover every commercial pivot repair, replacement, and installation across Northern Virginia.
Large glass, aluminum, and monumental doors put serious load on their pivots. We service worn heavy-duty pivots before the weight damages the door or frame.
When a heavy-duty pivot is seized, leaking, or past saving, we replace it with a system rated for your door's weight and daily traffic.
Office and interior entrance doors on medium-duty pivots still take heavy daily use. We restore smooth, square operation with the right repair.
For medium-duty pivots that are worn out, we swap in the correct replacement so the door hangs straight and closes square again.
Hanging a new door or upgrading a setup that keeps failing? We install medium- and heavy-duty pivot systems sized to your door, traffic, and frame.
A failing pivot only gets worse. It drags the frame, closer, and threshold down with it. Here’s what tells you it’s time to call.
A heavy door that sinks, drags the floor, or scrapes the threshold is putting its weight on a worn bottom pivot.
If the door no longer lines up with the frame or strike, the pivot points have shifted out of alignment.
Resistance, grinding, or catching through the swing points to a seized or worn pivot bearing.
A growing gap where the door meets the frame means the pivot is letting the door sag out of position.
Oil around the bottom pivot, or a door that slams instead of controlling, means the pivot needs service.
A door that suddenly feels heavier than usual is fighting friction from a failing pivot point.
No runaround. Here’s exactly what happens from your first call to a door that swings clean.
Call or send the form with your location and what the door is doing.
We inspect the pivots and the full door system to find the real cause .
You get a plain-language recommendation and price before any work starts.
We complete the pivot repair, replacement, or installation and test the door.
We’re a local, family-owned crew serving commercial properties throughout Northern Virginia. Whether you need heavy-duty pivot repair in Arlington, medium-duty pivot repair in Alexandria, or commercial pivot door repair in Fairfax, we’re nearby and ready.
From glass storefronts in the City of Fairfax to office lobbies across Fairfax County, we keep heavy doors swinging true.
We don’t do residential side jobs. Commercial pivots, hinges, closers, and storefront hardware are all we do, and we’ve done it across Northern Virginia for over a decade.
Fully licensed and insured for commercial work, so your business and your building are protected on every job.
A family-owned company that has been fixing Northern Virginia's commercial doors for more than ten years.
The right pivot system, sized and set for your door's weight, traffic, and frame; repaired, replaced, or installed.
We tell you whether a repair will hold or a replacement makes more sense, and what it costs, before we start.
Still have a question about your door? Give us a call during business hours, and we'll talk it through.
Call Now →It depends on the wear. Some pivots can be adjusted, reset or serviced to restore smooth operation. But a seized, leaking, or badly worn pivot carrying a heavy door is usually safer to replace. We assess on-site and tell you honestly which option will actually last.
It comes down to the door's weight and traffic. Heavy-duty pivots are built for large glass, aluminum, and monumental entrance doors, while medium-duty pivots suit office and interior doors. We match the pivot to your door so it holds up over the long haul.
Yes. We provide medium- and heavy-duty pivot installation for new doors and retrofits. We'll size and set the top and bottom pivots so the door hangs straight, swings clean, and closes square from day one.
Often, yes. A dragging or dropping door usually means the bottom pivot is worn and the door's weight has shifted. That said, it can also involve the frame or closer, so we assess the whole system before recommending a fix.
We serve commercial properties across Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria, McLean, Annandale, Fairfax, Vienna, and Springfield. If you're nearby and not listed, just ask.
We're open Monday through Saturday, 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Call or submit the request form during those hours, and we'll get back to you to schedule your service.
Tell us about the door, and we'll take it from there. Send the form during business hours, or call and talk to a real person who knows commercial doors.
