Is this the right service for your job?
Choose this when an opening glass door needs a stop before it hits something.
- If the door slams while closing, see the Glass Door Closer Replacement. The closing mechanism controls that movement; a stopper does not.
- If the door catches the floor before it opens fully, see the Glass Door Alignment. It checks the door position instead of adding a stop.
Why a glass door needs a stopper more than a wooden one
A wooden door that hits a wall dents the paint. A glass door that hits a wall takes a shock into a toughened panel. Toughened glass is strong, but a hard knock near an edge or a corner is what it handles worst.
Many glass doors that break without warning had been taking small knocks for months. The knocks came from a wall, a handle or another door, until an edge finally gave.
A firm stop before anything hard is cheap protection for a glass door. It also saves the wall, the handle and the hinges. The hinges are strained every time the door slams open past its natural swing.
Floor or wall stopper, and which yours needs
A floor stopper is the standard choice. It is a low dome anchored into the floor, with a rubber ring where the door meets it. It works with every kind of glass door.
A wall stopper does the same job from the skirting or the wall. It suits floors with pipes or cables underneath, or marble nobody wants drilled.
Where neither surface can be drilled, a floor spring door has another option. A floor spring is the closer set into the floor under the door. Many can hold the door open at a set angle, which limits the swing. It is not as firm as a real stop, but it prevents many of the knocks.
We look at the door, the floor and what is behind the door, and fit the one that suits.
Fitting it in the right place, which is the whole job
A stopper in the wrong spot is worse than none. Too close to the hinge, and the door levers against it and strains the fittings. Too far out, and the handle still reaches the wall.
We swing the door to its full natural travel and mark where its outer third lands. The stopper goes there, where the pull on the hinges is least.
The stopper is drilled and anchored, not glued. A stuck-on stopper slides away on the first hard knock. Ours are bolted into the floor or the wall, and they stay.
What stoppers cost
One stopper, supplied and fitted, is ₹553. Each extra stopper costs the same. So every swinging door in an office or a flat can be done in one trip.
Stainless and chrome are standard. Black finishes may need ordering.
A stopper is a good addition to an alignment or door closer visit. Then the door closes properly and stops properly.
