Hinge & Pivot Replacement
Heavy commercial doors take a beating. When hinges sag or pivots wear out, doors drag, close improperly, or fail inspections. NYC Doors and More replaces and rebuilds hinges and pivots on storefront, fire-rated, and heavy entry doors across all five boroughs – with same-day service available.
Signs Your Door Needs Hinge or Pivot Service
- The door scrapes the floor or threshold
- The door won’t close fully or sticks mid-swing
- The door visibly sags to one side
- The pivot is leaking oil or making noise
- The door is out of square with the frame
- The closer can no longer compensate for the misalignment
If your commercial door shows any of these signs, the hinges or pivots are likely the cause. Continuing to use a misaligned door damages the frame, the closer, and the door itself.
Hinges and Pivots We Service
We work with all major commercial hardware brands and door weights, including:
- Top and bottom pivots – Rixson, Dorma, Stanley, Hager
- Continuous geared hinges – full-length and limited-length
- Heavy-duty ball-bearing hinges – for fire-rated and high-traffic doors
- Spring hinges – for self-closing doors
- Custom-built pivot brackets – for non-standard installations
- Center-hung and offset pivots — for storefront and entrance doors
Many older NYC buildings use discontinued or hard-to-find hardware. We source matching parts or fabricate custom replacements when needed.
Why Commercial Door Pivots Fail
Commercial doors in NYC see thousands of cycles per day. Over time, three things wear down:
Volume of use. A retail or office door can cycle 1,000+ times daily. Pivots are designed for that load, but eventually the bearings wear and the door drops.
Door weight. Steel, fire-rated, and oversized glass doors are heavy. Pivots compress under that weight, especially when the building shifts or settles.
Lack of maintenance. Pivots are designed to be serviced. When they’re ignored, small adjustments turn into full replacements.
Our Process
- On-site assessment – We diagnose the issue, check the frame alignment, and identify the specific hardware
- Source matching parts – We pull from our in-house inventory or order directly from the manufacturer
- Replace and adjust – We install, square the door, adjust the closer, and verify smooth operation
Most jobs are completed in a single visit. For specialty or discontinued hardware, we’ll provide a clear timeline upfront.
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Trusted by NYC’s Most Demanding Buildings
We’ve replaced pivots and hinges at the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and Tudor City – buildings with heavy historic doors that require careful, code-compliant work. We service property managers, retail tenants, and commercial building owners across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.
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Same-Day Service Available
A sagging commercial door is a safety risk and often a code violation. We provide fast, professional hinge and pivot replacement across NYC.
Call 212-202-0491 or request a free quote today: Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island.