Panic Bar Installation in Pike Creek, DE

When you push an exit door and it sticks or drags, the trouble may be in the door itself or the part that holds it closed.

At your Pike Creek business, we install panic bars so an exit can open with a push from inside. If the door is difficult to move, use another clear exit rather than forcing it. A new device alone may not solve a door that catches on the floor or frame.

The outside can stay locked while the push bar lets people leave. If you need a way back in, an outside handle with a key lets people enter without changing how they exit. You may prefer no outside handle if the opening is only used for leaving. For a pair of doors in Pike Creek, the choice also involves whether each door needs its own device and how the two meet when closed. We can explain which arrangements fit your entrance and the way you use it.

When we look at your door, we check how it swings, closes and latches, and whether it sticks or drags.

A panic bar needs enough clearance to work with the opening as it stands. If you have a pair of doors, we look at how the two sides meet and which one you use for entry. We also look at the existing hardware so we can explain what needs to change and whether sticking needs other work before installation.

We explain the outside access choices before starting. You may want a fixed pull with no entry from outside, or an outside handle operated by a key. Either choice should leave people able to open the exit by pushing from inside, even when access from outside is locked. After installation, we check the operation with you. The door should close and latch, release with a push and stay secure from outside. If you choose keyed entry, we also check that the key operates the handle.

Keep the path to your exit door clear, including the floor area where the door swings.

If it sticks when you push, look for an object blocking its path. Avoid forcing the panic bar or propping the door open. If you need to leave and the door will not open, use another clear exit and tell the person responsible for the building.

A door that drags may not close fully, leaving the outside entry unsecured. Check that it latches when closed and that you can still open it with a push from inside. If there is an outside handle with a key, check that it works as intended too. Call us if the door sticks, drags, fails to latch, or needs extra pressure to open. A change in how it moves is worth reporting, even if it still opens.