Floor spring repair and replacement questions for retail, hospitality and commercial entrances.
Floor springs fail when internal seals wear and the hydraulic fluid leaks out, or when the spring itself loses tension. Symptoms are a door that slams, drops, refuses to self-close, or sits unevenly in the frame. Heavy doors and high-traffic entrances accelerate floor spring wear.
Floor springs are sealed units — once the internal seals have failed and the fluid has leaked, the unit cannot be re-filled or rebuilt and must be replaced. The cover plate (the brass or steel strip set into the floor) can usually be re-used.
A floor spring replacement is typically a few hundred pounds in parts plus labour. The exact figure depends on the spring make, the door weight, and whether the cover plate also needs replacing. A same-day written quote can be given from photographs of the existing unit.
A floor spring sits in a recessed box in the floor below the door and uses a bottom pivot to control closing. A transom closer sits horizontally inside the top frame (transom) of an aluminium door. Both do the same job — control the door's closing speed and latch — but from different positions. Most APG glass doors use floor springs; most aluminium shopfront doors use transom closers.
On site the swap itself is 2–4 hours, but the door must be lifted off and re-aligned, so booking a half day is sensible. We can work out of hours where the entrance must remain in service during the day.
Most diagnostics are completed remotely from a description, photo or short video — no site visit needed in most cases.
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Commercial Door Maintenance and Security Ltd
61 Bridge Street,
Kington,
HR5 3DJ
t: 0800 774 7998
e: info@cdms-ltd.co.uk
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Sun: Closed
