In a warehouse the glass and doors are doing a security and weather job rather than a comfort one. So the question on any fault is what it stops the building doing — whether stock is exposed, whether an area can still be closed off, whether rain is getting to something. That decides how fast it needs dealing with.
Damage caused by vehicles rather than weather
Nearly all damage in these buildings is impact: a forklift into a door frame, a trolley into a glazed panel, a vehicle into a roller shutter guide.
That is predictable, which means it is largely preventable with barriers at the points that keep getting hit.
So when we repair impact damage we ask whether it has happened before in the same place. Where it has, fitting a bollard or kerb costs a fraction of the repeat repairs and is the actual fix.
Personnel doors beside a shutter
Most of these buildings have a small door beside the main shutter, and that door does nearly all the coming and going.
It is usually specified as an ordinary door and used like an industrial one, which is why it fails so often.
So when one wears out we would fit a heavier closer and a stronger hinge set rather than replacing like for like. It costs somewhat more once and stops the annual replacement that these doors otherwise need.
Rain getting in where the building meets itself
Water ingress in a warehouse is rarely through the glass — it comes in at junctions: where a roller shutter meets its guides, where a personnel door meets an uneven floor, where cladding meets a window head.
So when something is getting wet inside, we look at those junctions before the glazing.
The fixes are usually cheap: a new bottom seal, a brush strip, a length of flashing. Replacing a window that was never the cause is an expensive way of not solving it, and we would rather find the junction.
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.
