Repair work here has one rule: we come early. Once these lanes fill, we cannot get a vehicle, a ladder or a panel near your shop. And there would be no room to work. Most shops open late morning, which suits us. We start at first light. We are usually finished before the street wakes up.
Floor springs on doors that never rest
A door on Commercial Street is opened more often than almost any door we work on. The floor spring controls how the door swings and shuts. It is a wearing part, not a permanent one. In time it loses control or starts to leak oil.
You notice this. The door slams, drifts open, catches on the floor, or will not lock at closing time.
Changing one is usually a two to three hour visit. Our van carries the common springs. Send a short video of the door moving before we come. It tells us more than words. Then we bring the right spring with us.
Broken glass on a lane that cannot be closed
If a front is broken, the first visit is about making it safe. Not finished. We clear the glass and board or screen the opening. Then you can trade and the lane stays safe.
The new panel then has to be made. Toughened glass (safety glass) is cut and drilled before it is toughened. Nothing can be done to it after. So a made-to-size panel takes a few working days.
We would rather tell you this plainly at the first call. We will not promise a next-day panel that does not exist.
The aluminium window at the back of a Commercial Street shop
Repairs at the front of a Commercial Street shop are about trading. Repairs at the back are about stock. A store room window that will not shut lets in rain and dust. One that will not lock is a way in.
An aluminium window that drags or sits crooked has usually worn its rollers, the wheels under the sliding shutter. We fit a new pair, clean the track and set the shutter so the lock meets. On a uPVC window the handle drives bolts at several points. So we check the shutter sits square before we change the handle.
A window kept open for air in the rains needs a mosquito net. The mesh has its own sliding shutter, so the glass still shuts at closing time. Book it with the front door work, so one early visit covers both.
How the job works
- Tell us about the jobSend a few photos, rough sizes and what you need. Use WhatsApp or the form. For a repair, a short video of the door moving helps a lot.
- We call you back in about 2 minutesWe confirm what you need and a time to visit. Where we can, we give you a rough price on the call.
- We come and measureWe measure the opening and check the walls, floor and ceiling around it. Anything made to size is made to these measurements, so they must be right.
- You get a written priceIt lists each item, with GST as its own line. If anything about the job changes, we tell you before we go ahead.
- We fit itYou approve the price and pay the advance. Our own team fits the work, checks that every door and window opens and closes properly, and clears up. Most jobs are done in 3 to 4 days.
